NEWS

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correspondenceTables 1.0.2 (2026-05-15)

• correcting test file to resolve CRAN checks error
• CRAN release

correspondenceTables 1.0.1 (2026-05-12)

• removing duplicate test files
• CRAN release

correspondenceTables 1.0.0

• major re-factoring, stable release

correspondenceTables 0.10.30

• Cleaned helpfile to hide internal utility functions from end users.

• Removed obsolete function structureData() and related documentation.

• Marked classificationEndpoint() and correspondenceList() as deprecated, in favour of classificationList() and correspondenceTableList().

• Harmonised user-facing extraction functions: all now expose a showQuery argument with consistent ordering of parameters.

• Clarified in the documentation which functions accept both data.frames and CSV file paths as input (e.g. classificationQC()).

• Added basic unit tests to ensure internal utilities are not exported and that the interface of extraction functions is stable.

• Reworked classificationList() to:

  • use a JSON configuration file for endpoint URLs with sensible fallbacks,
  • provide a stable Prefix (lower-case, no spaces) compatible with retrieveClassificationTable(),
  • add a Languages column summarising all languages used in concept labels,
  • support offline mode via the global option useLocalDataForVignettes.

• Made classificationEndpoint() a thin deprecated wrapper around classificationList(), with dedicated tests checking argument names, returned values and deprecation warnings.

• Updated aggregateCorrespondenceTable() and analyseCorrespondenceTable() to:

  • accept both CSV file paths and data.frames for all table inputs (AB, A, B),
  • standardise input validation through testInputTable(),
  • improve error messages for duplicate codes, missing values and hierarchy inconsistencies,
  • keep CSVout as the last argument and validate it via testCsvParameter().

• Simplified retrieveClassificationTable():

  • removed the obsolete localData argument (behaviour now governed solely by options(useLocalDataForVignettes = TRUE/FALSE)),
  • ensured that both offline (embedded CSV) and online (SPARQL) modes respect the showQuery contract (data.frame vs list with SPARQL.query),
  • documented the argument order (endpoint, prefix, conceptScheme, language, level, CSVout, showQuery).

• Aligned the interface of retrieveCorrespondenceTable() so that endpoint precedes prefix and updated the documentation and tests accordingly.

• Updated lengthsFile() to:

  • clarify that correction is a Boolean argument,
  • handle special classifications (CN, PRODICOM, CPA, etc.) in a more explicit and documented way,
  • issue clearer warnings when code lengths are inconsistent across levels.

• Reordered arguments of newCorrespondenceTable() so that:

  • the logical/semantic arguments come first (Tables, Reference, MismatchTolerance, Redundancy_trim),
  • CSVout is now the final, optional output argument,
  • examples and tests now call the function with explicit argument names to avoid ambiguity.

• Updated updateCorrespondenceTable() so that:

  • all classification-related inputs (A, B, Astar, AB, AAstar) accept either CSV file paths or data.frames,
  • CSVout is the last argument,
  • input validation and CSV export are routed through the same shared helpers as the other correspondence-table functions.

correspondenceTables 0.10.29

New features

• Added correspondenceList() to list available correspondence tables in CELLAR and FAO, with a structured output and improved robustness against malformed SPARQL responses.

• Extended classificationList() with:

  • endpoint ("CELLAR", "FAO", "ALL")
  • showQuery to return SPARQL queries. Now supports offline mode via options(useLocalDataForVignettes = TRUE) using bundled CSV files for reproducible vignette builds and offline work.

Improvements and API changes

• correctionClassification():

  • Added new prefix argument to enable prefix-specific corrections.
  • Replaced SPARQL example with static demo data (inst/extdata/Nace2.csv) so that examples work offline and during CRAN checks.
  • Documentation enhanced with clearer input/output description.

• lengthsFile():

  • Improved detection of inconsistent code lengths across levels.
  • More explicit warnings when code hierarchies do not behave as expected.

• retrieveClassificationTable():

  • Cleaned all non-ASCII characters in comments and messages.
  • Strengthened error handling when SPARQL queries fail or return unexpected number of columns.
  • Added explicit imports for utils::capture.output and utils::str.

Quality control module

• classificationQC() functionality has been temporarily disabled for this release (tests skipped), but its supporting imports (stringr, tools) remain in place for the upcoming version.

Testing improvements

• Added new unit tests for:

  • dataStructure() : validation of returned level/size structure.
  • prefixList() : consistency of prefix extraction for each endpoint.
  • retrieveCorrespondenceTable() : correct parsing, duplicate checks, error handling.
  • retrieveClassificationTable() : correct structure, column naming, error detection.

• Updated existing tests for:

  • analyseCorrespondenceTable() : better handling of missing files, mismatches, duplicates, and filtering options.
  • aggregateCorrespondenceTable() : improved robustness when validating AB tables.

correspondenceTables 0.10.22

Changes and Improvements

• Rewrote the logic for classificationList() and correspondenceTableList() to handle the "ALL" endpoint through recursive calls, ensuring consistent and robust behavior.
• Internal function prefixList() is now no longer exported, as it is not meant for end-users. It remains accessible via correspondenceTables:::prefixList() if needed.
• Cleaned up the "RetrieveClassificationsAndCorrespondenceTables" vignette:
  • Restored uncommented example code (e.g., correspondenceTableList("ALL")) to improve readability and reproducibility.
  • Removed internal calls to prefixList() from examples to avoid confusion.
• Fixed vignette rendering errors by defining missing intermediate objects (e.g., result_ls).
• Improved @examples sections and corrected Rd documentation accordingly.

Package Infrastructure

• Reduced export clutter by making utility-only functions internal.
• Ensured full R CMD check compliance (0 errors, 0 warnings, 1 note on line width).

Minor

• Cleaned up documentation and fixed formatting for clarity.
• Updated vignettes titles to ensure consistency between YAML and \VignetteIndexEntry.

correspondenceTables 0.8.1

• adding the functions prefixList(), classEndpoint(), correspondenceList(), retrieveCorrespondenceTable(), retrieveClassificationTable(), structureData()

correspondenceTables 0.8.0

• adding test cases
• corrections for the newCorrespondenceTable() and updateCorrespondenceTable() functions

correspondenceTables 0.7.5

• updating the vignette showing the initializing code part

correspondenceTables 0.7.4 (2022-09-27)

• aligning to the second round of comments from CRAN
• replacing readr::write_excel_csv() with data.table::fwrite()
• removing absolute paths from vignettes and examples
• the example of newCorrespondenceTable() using only the 100 hundred rows of the classifications
• more details in the error messages
• CRAN release

correspondenceTables 0.7.3

• aligning to the comments from CRAN
• using txtProgressBar() and setTxtProgressBar() functions
• replacing cat() with message() function
• examples updated to be able to test it automatically

correspondenceTables 0.7.2

• adjustment for CRAN approval

correspondenceTables 0.7.1

• initial public release on GitHub