# Boson 0.2.1 - A slew of new features **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [November 22, 2009, 4:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/boson-0-2-1-a-slew-of-new-features/179321 "2009-11-22T04:50:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ghorner](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@ghorner](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ghorner)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 4:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/boson-0-2-1-a-slew-of-new-features/179321/1 "2009-11-22T04:50:58Z")
Hi, Recently reased boson 0.2.1. New features include: - Custom option types - Pipe options - New global :query option - Local libraries I went over the important new features in depth in > **[Tagaholic - Boson - Command Your Ruby Universe - Part Deux](http://tagaholic.me/2009/11/21/boson-command-your-ruby-universe-part-deux.html)** > > With the latest release of Boson, there are a slew of new features that need some explaining. Yes, there is a changelog and documentation, but some of these features are novel enough that a good in... and > **[Tagaholic - Ruby Reference Commands With Boson](http://tagaholic.me/2009/11/07/ruby-reference-commands-with-boson.html)** > > Continuing where this post left off, we'll look at more examples of the unique command and view framework interaction that Boson and Hirb have. In particular, we'll look at commands that ar... Gabriel ---
**Author:** ![ghorner](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@ghorner](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ghorner)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 5:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/boson-0-2-1-a-slew-of-new-features/179321/2 "2009-11-22T05:55:49Z")
ghorner wrote: > Hi, > Recently reased boson 0.2.1. New features include: I was just about to start trying out Thor for command line apps. Boson looks great! Helpful references to other similar projects, too. Thx