NEWS.md

In Moohan/slfhelper: Useful functions for working with the Source Linkage Files

slfhelper (development version)

slfhelper 0.10.0

• {glue} is no longer a dependency as the required functionality can be provided by `stringr::str_glue().
• Dependency versions have been updated to the latest.
• get_chi() and get_anon_chi() now properly match missing (NA) and blank ("") values.
• slfhelper now defaults to using the .parquet file versions, old versions of slfhelper will no longer work.
• There is now a dev parameter available when using the read_slf_* functions which allows reading the file from the development environment.

slfhelper 0.9.0

• {openssl} is now required.
• get_chi() and get_anon_chi() are now much faster (>100X) and use significantly less memory.
• The year parameter is now checked early in the process, and if an invalid year is supplied the error message should be much more informative.

slfhelper 0.8.2

• ep_file_vars and indiv_file_vars updated with correct variables.

slfhelper 0.8.1

• Use {cli} for nicer error messages and warning.

slfhelper 0.8.0

• Add a number of 'variable packs' for easily selecting sets of variables: demog_vars, ltc_vars, ep_file_bedday_vars and ep_file_cost_vars.
• Add a new vignette introducing variable packs.

slfhelper 0.7.1

• Add check for server and hscdiip access on package load.
• Add a recid lookup for use with the recid filtering parameter.
• When using get_anon_chi() it will now use phsmethods::chi_check (if available) and warn if a lot of CHI numbers return as invalid.
• Update variable lists for new Home Care related variables.

slfhelper 0.7.0

• Now depends on R >= 3.5
• ep_file_vars and indiv_file_vars updated with the latest variable names. These now also return a character vector instead of a list.
• read_slf_ now returns a tibble.

slfhelper 0.6.0

• Fix bug with selecting partnerships/recids when also selecting multiple years (#13) (#14)

slfhelper 0.5.3

• Added a NEWS.md file to track changes to the package.
• Moved to use Rmd version for the readme.
• Bump dplyr version requirement to 1.0.0 to enable use of across() and other new things.
• Add checks to the year

Moohan/slfhelper documentation built on April 25, 2024, 5:24 a.m.