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In bitfield: Handle Bitfields to Record Meta Data

bitfield 0.6.0

• rename various things to get a more coherent and intuitive workflow: bf_test() -> bf_map(), operator -> protocol, bf_internal -> bf_pcl
• new function bf_standards() to interact with github to pull, push or list community standards base on the github personal access token.
• formalise the bitfield operators into a protocol, i.e., a standardised list with a dedicated .validateProtocol() function.

bitfield 0.5.0

• merge all functions into bf_test().
• remove bf_standards() and bf_stds.
• merge the previous test-functions into a structure that is similar to bd_stds, i.e., a list with instructions and documentation for that operation/test (bf_internal), which will be called in bf_test().
• revise determination of encoding with more user-friendly interface. Now, everything is specified in bf_test() with the ... argument; documentation explains everything in much more detail.

bitfield 0.4.0

• include the .rast() function for simple handling of gridded objects.
• unit tests for all functions.
• introduction of a small set of standard encodings in bf_stds and the function bf_standard() to create flags from those.

bitfield 0.3.0

• major revision of the template function body for the bitfield operators
• more options for bitfield operators, such as the possibility to specify an NA-value and the position in the bitfield, and a custom description
• more stringent provenance handling, now provenance is reported as a combination of the Action name and the parameters that are used (following PROV terminology and logic)
• revision of the bf_decode() output reporting, now with a more user-friendly return value
• full documentation and functionality of all functions (except auto determination of floating-point encoding for numeric values)
• document also MD5 checksum for registries

bitfield 0.2.0

• revise various functions
• improve text (readme/vignette)
• change naming of the functions
• correct terminology, the class is not the bitfield but instead an array or registry that contains information about the bitfield. Hence, I renamed it to registry
• use attributes to capture a bitflag description and name

bitfield 0.1.0

• Initial CRAN submission

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