NEWS.md

In maths.genealogy: Mathematics PhD Genealogy Data and Plotting

maths.genealogy 0.1.4

• Revamp all examples using recommendations at https://blog.thecoatlessprofessor.com/programming/r/api-packages-and-cran-requirements/ to avoid problems with CRAN which apparently will still occasionally run \donttest{} code.

maths.genealogy 0.1.3

• Catch stray example that could fail due to unavailable internet resources in \donttest{}.

maths.genealogy 0.1.2

• Correctly quote 'WebSocket' in DESCRIPTION.
• Wrap examples that could fail due to unavailable internet resources in \donttest{}.

maths.genealogy 0.1.1

• Add max_zoom argument to plot_grviz() to enable increasing default maximum zoom when plotting particularly deep or wide trees. Fixes issue https://github.com/louisaslett/maths.genealogy/issues/1.
• Additional tidying following final checks before first CRAN submission.

maths.genealogy 0.1.0

• Add plot_gg_path() to create shortest path plots via ggenealogy.
• Add plot_gg() to enable ggenealogy plots of ancestry local to a mathematician.
• Create a "Getting Started" vignette.
• Extra error handling in get_genealogy() for premature WebSocket closure.
• Add {pkgdown} site.
• Create warning for vignette viewed on R-universe. For some reason the embedded graphviz does not work, see https://github.com/r-universe-org/help/discussions/554.
• Changes to satisfy new lintr rules.
• README finished up.

maths.genealogy 0.0.1

• Add plot_grviz() to enable Graphviz plotting to both RStudio Viewer and PDF file.
• Add get_genealogy() to query the genealogical tree from the 'geneagrapher-core' WebSocket server.
• Add disciplines() to enable lookup of subject IDs to supply to search_id().
• Add search_id() to enable searching for mathematicians at The Mathematics Genealogy project: https://mathgenealogy.org/.
• Create the all important hex logo!
• Initial development.

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