From 71f41686c0c3f0ed4f24e30c7a0f647011a50d45 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Kirk <michael.code@endoftheworl.de>
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2024 16:38:16 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] changelog entry

---
 geo/CHANGES.md | 14 ++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/geo/CHANGES.md b/geo/CHANGES.md
index e33b422d8..efbd78bdd 100644
--- a/geo/CHANGES.md
+++ b/geo/CHANGES.md
@@ -4,6 +4,20 @@
 
 - Loosen bounds on `RemoveRepeatedPoints` trait (`num_traits::FromPrimitive` isn't required)
   - <https://github.com/georust/geo/pull/1278>
+- Added: `Validation` trait to check validity of `Geometry`.
+  - https://github.com/georust/geo/pull/1279
+  ```
+  // use in control flow
+  if polygon.is_valid() { foo() }
+
+  // raise an error if invalid
+  polygon.check_validation()?;
+
+  // get all validation errors
+  let errors = polygon.validation_errors();
+  // error implements Display for human readable explanations
+  println!("{}", errors[0]);
+  ```
 
 ## 0.29.3 - 2024.12.03