NEWS.md

In samadb: South Africa Macroeconomic Database API

samadb 0.3.1

• Fixed errors occurring when internet connection or certain datasets are not available (as demanded by CRAN).

samadb 0.3.0

• The database has been moved, and the connection changed accordingly. All users should update the package.

• The package now displays a startup message reminding users that the main data provider, EconData, provides free datasets only for non-commercial users. Other users must obtain a license at https://econdata.co.za/support/.

• sm_pivot_wider() has become faster by internally replacing data.table::dcast() by collapse::pivot().

samadb 0.2.6

• Minor changes demanded by CRAN

samadb 0.2.5

• Change host to EconData database server located in South Africa.

samadb 0.2.4

• First private release of the package to interested stakeholders. API's for Python and Julia have also been completed.

samadb 0.2.3.9000

• Minor changes to database model, providing some additional information about the number of series per dataset and the dataset-id from the data source (e.g. release code from STATSSA). Also columns counting observations are prepended with n_.

samadb 0.2.2.9000

• Removing discontinued EconData series from the database, allowing simpler 'dsid' and 'series' codes without version numbers.

samadb 0.2.1.9000

• Adding series = NULL argument to sm_series(), allowing retrieval of information for individual series from the SERIES table.

samadb 0.2.0.9000

• Revision of the database model and API's to have unique series code, with 'series' the sole primary key of the SERIES table.

samadb 0.1.0.9000

• Stable version for database with composite primary key in the SERIES table ('dsid', 'series').

samadb 0.0.0.9000

• First development version of the package, mid-March 2023

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