
Version 0.5
iRfcb 0.5.0
CRAN release: 2025-04-15
New features
- Added
NEWS.mdto track package changes. - New functions:
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ifcb_download_dashboard_data()for fetching data from the WHOI IFCB Dashboard. -
ifcb_download_whoi_plankton()for downloading WHOI-Plankton PNG datasets. -
ifcb_prepare_whoi_plankton()to process WHOI data for integration.
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- New vignette:
vignette("whoi-plankton-data-integration"). - Python virtual environments can now be automatically activated by setting the
USE_IRFCB_PYTHONenvironment variable when loading the package. - Added scale bar support (#42) to:
- Added
gammaargument toifcb_extract_annotated_images ()andifcb_extract_classified_images()for gamma correction. -
ifcb_is_near_land():- Now returns a plot if
plot = TRUE. - Added option to download EEA coastline data using the new argument
source. - Deprecated the argument
utm_zone, which is now determined automatically from longitude.
- Now returns a plot if
Minor improvements and fixes
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ifcb_read_hdr_data()now correctly handles files from IFCB Acquire 1.x.x.x (#41). -
ifcb_convert_filenames()is more efficient and now correctly parses filenames like"IFCB1_2010_309_192918"(#40). - The default location of the venv path in
ifcb_py_install()has changed to “~/.virtualenvs/iRfcb”. - Added support for old
.adcfile format (IFCB1-6) by argumentold_adcin: -
ifcb_read_mat()now returns consistent data structures aligned withR.matlab::readMat()(#50).
Deprecations
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ifcb_summarize_png_data()is now defunct (previously deprecated in version 0.3.11). - Deprecated arguments:
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adc_folderinifcb_annotate_batch()(replaced byadc_files). -
unclassified_idinifcb_create_empty_manual_file()(replaced byclasslist). -
utm_zoneinifcb_is_near_land()(now determined automatically from longitude).
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ifcb_create_empty_manual_file()now accepts a complete class list viaclasslist, replacing the olderunclassified_id.
iRfcb 0.5.1
CRAN release: 2025-04-22
Minor improvements and fixes
- Skipping certain internet-required tests on CRAN servers.
- Corrected help pages for
ifcb_download_dashboard_data()andifcb_download_whoi_plankton().
iRfcb 0.5.2
CRAN release: 2025-09-03
Minor improvements and fixes
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ifcb_download_test_data()gains checksum validation,keep_zipoption, and improved retry logic. -
ifcb_extract_biovolumes()andifcb_summarize_biovolumes()gain adrop_zero_volumeoption to exclude artifacts with zero biovolume -
ifcb_read_features()andifcb_extract_biovolumes()now handles singlefeature_filescorrectly. - Tests are now skipped if required resources are unavailable, improving stability in environments with limited access to external dependencies.