Changelog

Source: NEWS.md

manydata 0.9.2

Package

• Fixed the emperors data documentation issues related to lost braces with CRAN submission

manydata 0.9.1

Package

• Updated test expectations to make package compatible with the new release of ggplot2

Connection

• Closed #266 by adding startup messages to ‘many’ packages
• Closed #267 by adding links to package websites in console messages
• Closed #282 by updating all references from ‘database’ to ‘datacube’
• Closed #293 by fixing bugs related to missing dates when using consolidate()
• Closed #294 by updating how call_sources() identify datasets within datacubes

manydata 0.9.0

Package

• Closed #259 by revising CCC package structure and updating the package cheatsheet
• Updated documentation for ‘emperors’ data to new style to improve visibility and transparency
• Closed #264 by removing tibbleand janitor package imports in DESCRIPTION file
• Closed #276 by reviewing package vignettes
• Closed #277 by updating ‘manydata-defunct’ file
• Closed #284 by removing vignette and updating README to include more information on how to use the package
• Updated all references and argument from ‘database’ to ‘datacube’

Connection

• Renamed and updated ‘call_’ family of functions
  • Closed #250, #251, and #262 by renaming get_packages() to call_packages() and updating how the function works and look up packages, version updates, and availailabity
  • Closed #269 and # by adding a call_sources() function that displays sources and variable changes for datasets in datacubes
  • Closed #271 by updating the retrieve_ family of functions to call_ functions
  • Closed #283 by renaming plot_releases() to call_releases
• Renamed and updated ‘compare_’ family of functions
  • Closed #243 and #257 by creating a compare_missing() function to compare missing values in datasets in a ‘many’ datacube
  • Closed #249 and #253 by renaming db_plot() function to compare_categories() and updating variable categories
  • Closed #261 by renaming and updating other db_ functions to compare_ functions
  • Closed #268 by adding compare_overlap() to help users investigate overlap for datasets within datacubes
  • Closed #285 by adding compare_dimensions() and compare_ranges() to compare dimensions and ranges in datacubes

manydata 0.8.3

CRAN release: 2023-06-15

Connection

• Made ´network_map()´ function defunct

manydata 0.8.2

CRAN release: 2022-11-19

Connection

• Updated consolidate() to require two keys when joining memberships’ databases
• Updated db_comp() to follow consolidation defaults for memberships’ databases
• Closed #231 by adding a retrieve_texts() function to retrieve treaty texts from other ‘many’ packages

manydata 0.8.1

CRAN release: 2022-11-11

Package

• Added ‘RDataTmp’ files to Rbuildignore and .gitignore
• Updated data_evolution() to use inherits() instead of class() for condition comparison

manydata 0.8.0

Package

• Closed #212 by implementing package caching in GitHub actions workflows
• Closed #218 by fixing bug with GitHub actions workflows
• Closed #225 by changing the structure of datasets in “many” data packages
• Closed #240 by updating the package cheatsheet

Connection

• Closed #134 by adding a data_evolution() function to the report family of functions that gets original datasets, if available, or opens the preparation scripts, if not available
• Added ‘db_profile’ family of functions to visualise databases
  • Closed #214 by adding db_plot() function to plot a profile of the database to facilitate comparison of matched observations across datasets
  • Closed #224 by adding db_comp() function that creates a tibble of the database to facilitate comparison of matched observations across datasets
• Updated get_packages() function
  • Closed #215 by making get_packages() interactive so that users can chose which branch to download
  • Closed #219 by improving get_packages() printing
  • Updated get_packages() and plot_releases() to use {messydates}, instead of lubridate, for dates coercion
• Closed #222 by adding network_map() function for plotting geographical networks
• Updated consolidate()function to make function over 20 times faster
  • Closed #227 by making consolidate() ignore text related variables due to their size
  • Closed #230 by making consolidate() more concise to avoid running into memory limits
  • Closed #228 and #232 by replacing coalesce_compatible() for a faster approach to coalescing compatible missing observations that relies on zoo::na.locf()
  • Made coalesce_compatible() function defunct

manydata 0.7.5

CRAN release: 2022-06-07

Package

• Removed skimr table from emperors database documentation
• Updated path for binaries in push release GitHub actions

manydata 0.7.4

Package

• Closed #187 by updating GitHub actions to implement package caching
• Closed #209 by removing all non-ASCII characters in package
• Closed #210 by removing pkgdown dependency
• Updated emperors data to contain correct date class name consistent with {messydates}

manydata 0.7.3

CRAN release: 2022-04-01

Connection

• Updated how the get_packages() function identifies installed packages to avoid using installed.packages()
• Updated documentation for coalesce_compatible() function to include the returns

manydata 0.7.2

• Ignored CRAN-SUBMISSION and resubmitted.

manydata 0.7.1

Package

• Updated DESCRIPTION by removing ambiguous word from title
• Updated README by correcting the URL for life cycle badge

Connection

• Updated helper functions for consolidate() to use inherits() to identify variable’s class

manydata 0.7.0

Package

• Closed #194 by updating all remaining references from “qID” to “manyID”
• Updated package website
  • Closed #196 by updating elements that configure website to work properly
  • Updated ’_pkgdown.yml’ file to use bootstrap 5 template to build website

Connection

• Updated consolidate() function
  • Closed #191 by making consolidate() function more concise and faster by removing redundant code lines
  • Fixed dates-related warnings by changing how {messydates} package is used to resolve dates
  • Updated how consolidate() substitutes missing observations with first non-missing observation from other datasets
  • Closed #201 by fixing how consolidate() detects variables to be resolved to avoid ambiguous variable matching
  • Closed #202 by allowing for multiple key vectors to be declared as arguments for consolidate()
• Closed #199 by adding favour() (also favor()) function that re-orders datasets within a database

manydata 0.6.0

Package

• Closed #189 by renaming package from {qData} to manydata
• Updated user vignette to include more examples on working with consolidate()
• Updated package website
• Closed #167 by adding a cheatsheet to README

Connection

• Updated consolidate() function
  • Closed #169 by making default key variable “many_ID” instead of “qID”
  • Closed #183 by adding further methods to resolve conflicts between observations:
    • Added “max” resolve argument which resolves conflicts in favor of the largest non NA value
    • Added “min” resolve argument which resolves conflicts in favor of the smallest non NA value
    • Added “mean” resolve argument which resolves conflicts in favor of the average non NA value
    • Added “median” resolve argument which resolves conflicts in favor of the median non NA value
    • Added “random” resolve argument which resolves conflicts in favor of a random non NA value
  • Closed #185 by making so that users can specify resolve argument differently for different variables
• Closed #188 by adding more informative warnings for GitHub download limits for get_packages() function
• Added extraction functions to generate edgelists from agreements membership datasets
  • Added extract_bilaterals() for extracting adjacency edgelist for bilateral agreements
  • Added extract_multilaterals() for extracting adjacency edgelist for multilateral agreements