v3.0.0

As discussed in #92, the goal of this upgrade was to:

1. Discontinue support for AusTraits version < 4.2.0

   • Mass removal of switch functions that controlled function behaviour depending on AusTraits version 102, #91

2. Creation of check_compatibility() A generalised solution to deprecate switch functions #100

   • Console messaging alerting user which version of AusTraits is supported by which functions A generalised solution to deprecate switch functions #100
   • Updated documentation guiding user on how to install an older version of the R package for backwards compatibility Backwards compatibility of austraits R package functions and AusTraits versions #93

3. Introduce new traits.build 'wrangling output' functions into austraits

   • flatten_database added to austraits #105
   • bind_databases added to austraits #106

4. Reduce redundancy across traits.build and austraits to streamline codebase maintenance

   • plot_trait_beeswarm moved back to austraits
   • trait_pivot_ moved back to austraits

5. Refactor {austraits} functions to support other traits.build databases and allow functionality across more tables and columns.

   • join_ functions #91
   • extract_ functions Refactor extract_taxa, extract_dataset, extract_trait to use extract_measurements #107
   • extract_data
   • Rename argument names #115

6. Update documentation accordingly

   • Pointing to APD and traits.build-book directly in README and vignette #96 #74
   • Added cheatsheet

Full Changelog: v2.2.2...v3.0.0

Version 1.0.0

Major changes

• Added extract_taxa to package
• Added print_versions
• Added summarise_trait_means to aid trait_pivot_wider
• Added print_austraits
• Added lookup_trait

Minor Changes

• Added a NEWS.md file to track changes to the package.
• Improved plot_site_locations
• Improved trait_pivot_wider
• Improved load_austraits

Version 2.1.1

Major Changes

• plot_site_locations is deprecated, use plot_locations
• join_sites is deprecated, use join_locations
• The following functions have been updated to work with AusTraits > v3.0.2, as well <=3.0.2
  • join_taxonomy
  • join_locations
  • join_contexts
  • join_methods
  • join_all
  • trait_pivot_wider
  • trait_pivot_longer
  • as_wide_table
  • extract_taxa
  • extract_trait
  • extract_dataset
  • plot_locations
  • plot_trait_distribution_beeswarm
  • print.austraits

Minor Changes

• Minor bug fix in extract_trait
• Minor bug fix in as_wide_table
• site & site_name renamed to location & location_name within functions
• austraits$sites renamed to austraits$locations

Version 1.1.1

Minor changes

Improved vignette building process
Improved extract_ functions
Rebuilt website