packagetemplate release notes

[Bisaloo]

packagetemplate (dev version)

• the set_state_inspector() helper in tests to ensure global state is not modified is now more precise in identifying graphical parameters that need to be reset when modified in function (Only inspect a subset of par() in helper-state #166, @Bisaloo, based on a report from @joshwlambert in False positive on graphics par() from set_state_inspector() #163).
• the R CMD check GitHub Actions workflow now runs on R oldrel-4 to ensure our officially stated policy of supported the last 5 minor versions of R is tested (Add R CMD check on oldest supported R version #160, @Bisaloo, based on a report from @joshwlambert).
• an explicit dependency on R 4.0.0 is now present in the template to give a starting point more in line with our official policy (Add R CMD check on oldest supported R version #160, @Bisaloo, based on a report from @joshwlambert).
• the pipe_consistency_linter settings have been tweaked to ensure the base pipe is not used in packages yet, as it would force a dependency on R 4.1.0 (Disable base pipe for now #155, @Bisaloo).
• the test-coverage workflow has been updated to use our organization-wide CODECOV_TOKEN, as required by recent changes to codecov (Allow use of global codecov token #152, @Bisaloo).
• the cyclocomp R package is now installed manually in the lint-changed-files workflow, following a change in lintr making cyclocomp an optional dependency (Force cyclocomp installation in lintr workflow #151, @Bisaloo).
• a minimal pre-commit config file has been added to facilitate early feedback rather than having to wait until continuous integration checks complete. This change still requires installation of the pre-commit tool, and explicit opt-in from individual developers (Add minimal pre-commit config #150, @Bisaloo).
• the dependency-change.yaml workflow now includes a nudge to reach out to the team and collectively think about alternatives before adding a new dependency (Add nudge to reach out on slack #147, @Bisaloo, based on a report from @bahadzie).
• rcmdcheck settings has been updated to ensure inconsequential NOTEs about requiring GNU make do not check failure (Fix issue #119 about GNU make NOTE #144, @Bisaloo, based on a report and test from @ntorresd).
• dependabot has been set up to automate update of GitHub Actions official actions (Set up dependabot #138, @Bisaloo, based on a report from @jamesmbaazam).
• standard folder (doc/) and metadata (Meta) for vignettes are now included in .Rbuildignore and .gitignore so that individual packages don't each have to do it (Add vignette building to .gitignore and .Rbuildignore #136, @joshwlambert).
• all GitHub Actions workflows now use actions/checkout@v4 and use Node 20 (Use actions/checkout@v4 for all workflows #137, @joshwlambert).
• _pkgdown.yml now includes a clearer expectation that the url field needs to be updated (Add comment explaining that pkgdown url needs to be updated #133, @Bisaloo, based on a report from @joshwlambert and @TimTaylor).
• CITATION.cff is no longer updated directly in the feature branch but via a new PR once the feature branch has been merged to main (Update CITATION.cff workflow causes noise in PRs #128, Isolate citation updates into their own PRs #130, @chartgerink).
• Year in LICENSE and LICENSE.md is now automatically updated every year (Add license year workflow #127, @chartgerink, and follow up Set necessary permissions for copyright year workflow #142 by @Bisaloo).
• Formatting for ORCIDs in DESCRIPTION has been updated to remove the https://orcid.org/ prefix, which caused broken links on pkgdown website (Remove ORCID domains from DESCRIPTION #126, @chartgerink).
• All environment variables used by R CMD check are now in tools/check.env instead of having some of them defined directly in the R CMD check GitHub Actions workflow. This ensures these settings are also used when running R CMD check locally (Move _R_CHECK_LENGTH_COLON_ var to check.env #125 @Bisaloo, based on a report from @ntorresd)
• The external actions in all our GitHub Actions workflows have been updated (Bump external actions versions #124, @Bisaloo)
• The lint-changed-files workflow has been restored in this repository since organization-level GitHub Actions workflow are now only available to GitHub Enterprise customers (Add lint-changed-files GHA workflow #121, @Bisaloo).

packagetemplate 2.0.0 (2023-12-20)

https://github.com/epiverse-trace/packagetemplate/releases/tag/v2.0.0

packagetemplate 1.0.0 (2023-05-31)

https://github.com/epiverse-trace/packagetemplate/releases/tag/v1.0.0