# ChemoSpec 6.3.1 2025-09-08
## Bug Fix
* Fixed an error in `surveySpectra` with `method = "sd"` that had gone unnoticed since 2021.

# ChemoSpec 6.3.0 2025-07-31
## Misc
* Convert vignette to .Qmd for static formatting, and use a .Rnw to process it.  This allows a number of Suggests packages to be removed from DESCRIPTION.
* Note: version 6.2.0 was on CRAN for a month or so w/o a vignette.

# ChemoSpec 6.1.12 2025-06-14
## Misc
* At CRAN request, modified unit tests, examples and vignette to better conform to noSuggests standard.
* New internal function `.chkReqPkgs()` to facilitate better defensive programming.
* No user facing changes.

# ChemoSpec 6.1.11 2025-04-09
## Misc
* Fix broken cross references in help file per CRAN.
* Misc workflow modifications and changes necessary for build/check.
* No user facing changes.

# ChemoSpec 6.1.10 2024-02-03
## Bug Fix
* Fixed a logic error in `baselineSpectra()` which prevented plots from showing in the vignette (and presumeably any report).  Unfortunately also had to remove the ability to loop over the various spectra with one call to the function.

## Misc.
* Package `clusterCrit` is back on CRAN so it was returned to `ChemoSpec`.
* Misc documentation format fixes caught by CRAN.
* Remove use of `aaply` and `arrange` to avoid dependence on `plyr`.

# ChemoSpec 6.1.9 2023-06-06
## Misc.
* Fixed a problem with unit tests that should have been run only at home that were being run at CRAN.

# ChemoSpec 6.1.8 2023-06-03
## Misc.
* Bumped version at the request of CRAN.
* Replaced use of `@template` in documentation with inline functions, as `@template` is deprecated.
* There was no official 6.1.7 version, it got bogged down at CRAN.

# ChemoSpec 6.1.6 2023-04-20
## Misc.
* Package `clusterCrit` was archived by CRAN, and hence was removed from `ChemoSpec`.  Affects `evalClusters` function.
* Stopped exporting internal functions from `ChemoSpec` and stopped re-exporting internal functions from `ChemoSpecUtils`, due to closer checking by CRAN.
* Not released to CRAN.

# ChemoSpec 6.1.4 2022-10-21
## Bug Fixes
* Fixed an ancient bug in `cv_pcaSpectra` which affected the results. Data was being row scaled internally, this was removed.  Scaling was made consistent with `c_pcaSpectra`. Data will be centered before proceeding (notice repeated from 6.1.3 which did not go to CRAN).

## New Features
* `baselineSpectra` gains a new argument `show` to allow control of which spectra are shown to the user after baseline correction  (notice repeated from 6.1.3 which did not go to CRAN).

## New Functions
* `averageReplicates` will average sample replicates and return a new `Spectra` object

## Misc.
* Removed remaining deprecation warnings about `plotScoresRGL` and `plotScores3D`.
* Removed `loopThroughSpectra` which was "sort of" deprecated.  Use `reviewAllSpectra` instead.
* `normSpectra` documentation updated to include warning about protein-containing samples and the PQN method.

# ChemoSpec 6.1.3 2022-08-06
## Misc.
* This version not on CRAN.

## Bug Fixes
* Fixed an ancient bug in `cv_pcaSpectra` which affected the results. Data was being row scaled internally, this was removed.  Scaling was made consistent with `c_pcaSpectra`. Data will be centered before proceeding.

## New Features
* `baselineSpectra` gains a new argument `show` to allow control of which spectra are shown to the user after baseline correction.

# ChemoSpec 6.1.2 2022-02-08
## Misc.
* Removed stale entries in `Suggests` and `Imports` - housekeeping for CRAN, no user-facing changes.

# ChemoSpec 6.1.0 2022-01-08
## Overhauled Functions
* `mclust3dSpectra` was overhauled completely and now uses `plotly` graphics (an interactive plot appears in a browser window).  The color scheme was changed to use `Col12` (see `?colorSymbol`).

## Defunct Functions
* Functions `plotScoresRGL` and `plotScores3D` have been removed from the package.  Please use `plot3dScores`, which uses `plotly`, as a replacement.

## New Features
* Tab completion for `Spectra` objects implemented.  In RStudio typing `SrE.IR$` will show a list of possible completions.  In the `R` console, typing `SrE.IR$` followed by the tab key shows possible completions.

## Misc.
* Fixed the example in `hmapSpectra` (the plot `p` was not called).
* `plotSpectra` argument `lab.pos` can now be set to `"none"` to supress labeling entirely (fixes issue #88).

# ChemoSpec 6.0.1 2021-10-09
## Significant Changes to Graphics Output
* Courtesy GSOC and Tejasvi Gupta, the following plotting functions gain the ability to produce either `base` graphics, `ggplot2` or `plotly` graphics:
  - `plotSpectra`
  - `surveySpectra`
  - `surveySpectra2`
  - `loopThruSpectra` (which has been renamed to `reviewAllSpectra`)
  - `plotScree` (resides in `ChemoSpecUtils`)
  - `plotScores` (resides in `ChemoSpecUtils`)
  - `plotLoadings` (uses `patchwork` and hence `plotly` is not relevant)
  - `plot2Loadings`
  - `sPlotSpectra`
  - `pcaDiag`
  - `plotSampleDist`
  - `aovPCAscores`
  - `aovPCAloadings` (uses `patchwork` and hence `plotly` is not relevant)

* The `ggplot2` graphics output are generally similar in layout and spirit to the `base` graphics output, but significant improvements have been made in labeling data points using the `ggrepel` package.  And of course the `ggplot2` graphics can be modified after creation through the usual mechanisms.
* The `plotly` graphics output are interactive plots which can be used for better understanding the data. `plotly` provides tools such as zoom, interactive labels and custom positioning which are very useful.
* The graphics output options can be chosen by `options(ChemoSpecGraphics = "option")`.
* See the details in new help file `?GraphicsOptions`.
* `loopThruSpectra` has been renamed `reviewAllSpectra` to better reflect what it does under the new graphics options.

## Misc.
* `plotScree2` which has been deprecated for some time now, was removed.
* Functions with the `leg.loc` argument now allow much more flexibility with regard to how the legend is positioned.  See the documentation.
* `plotSpectra`, when using `base` graphics, now positions the sample names by a different mechanism, but gives a similar result.

# ChemoSpec 5.3.21 2021-07-05
## Misc.
* Update `hmapSpectra` as the wrapped function in `seriation` has changed.

# ChemoSpec 5.3.11 2021-03-24
## Changes in ChemoSpecUtils that affect ChemoSpec
* Documentation of `...` in `sumSpectra` corrected to show how to pass `tol` to `check4Gaps`.
* Option to use `Col7` a palette of 7 colorblind-friendly colors added to `files2SpectraObject` documentation.

## Misc.
* Checked against `R` 4.04 RC

# ChemoSpec 5.3.2 2020-08-09
## Misc.
* Vignettes updated, and moved to html format.
* Continuous integration for building and checking, as well as automated building of the `pkgdown` documentation site.
* The "Reference Spectrum" panel label in `plotLoadings` shortened to "Ref. Spectrum" in order to fit the allotted space better.

# ChemoSpec 5.2.12 2020-01-23
## Misc.
* Fixed class-checking issues due to changes coming in R 4.0 coming soon.
* Improved documentation in various places.
* Added documentation for `updateGroups` which has been in `ChemoSpecUtils` for a while but effectively hidden from users of `ChemoSpec`.
* Fixed the example in `plotSpectraDist` which had strange limits.
* Fixed the example in `mclustSpectra` which had an error and used data that was not a good illustration.
* `sampleDistSpectra` was renamed `sampleDist` and moved to `ChemoSpecUtils`.  The internal workings and plot details have changed.

## Changes in ChemoSpecUtils that affect ChemoSpec
* New color and symbol schemes are now provided for using during the import process.
* `removeFreq` now accepts a formula for `rem.freq`.  The old syntax remains valid.  See the documentation for `ChemoSpec2D` for examples of how to construct formulas.
* New functions `sampleDist`, `sampleDist.Spectra` and `sampleDist.Spectra2D`.

# ChemoSpec 5.1.88 2019-11-14
## Improvements
* Documentation for `hypTestScores` now shows several ways to look at the results.
* `files2SpectraObject` now will pass the argument `SOFC` to `readJDX` if JCAMP-DX files are being processed.

## Bug Fixes
* In `hmapSpectra` the return values (updated in version 5.1.48) were labeled incorrectly. Noticed by Gabriele Beltrame.  The function now returns everything returned by `seriation::hmap` making it easier for the user to extract the information they desire. Documentation was improved, and additional examples were added illustrating how to pass arguments downstream to customize the plot.
* Fixed a bug in `plotScores3D` and `plotScoresRGL` in which the wrong percent variance was plotted in the axes labels.  Reported by Owen Horsfall.

# ChemoSpec 5.1.48 2019-07-25
## Improvements
* `plotScoresRGL` gains an argument `axes` which allows one to control the drawing of the reference axes.
* `hmapSpectra` now returns the carpet matrix in addition to the sample and frequency rankings.

## New Features
* A new vignette, Introduction to PCA, was added.

# ChemoSpec 5.1.34 2019-06-23
## Improvements
* `matrix2SpectraObject` can now handle multiple input matrices (i.e. argument `in.file` can be a vector of file names). The function now includes a progress bar, similar to `files2SpectraObject`.

## Bug Fixes
* Fixed a buglet in `hcaSpectra` that involved an undesirable cast to data frame, which upset the cosine calculation.
* `evalClusters` was not returning the result in the case of `pkg = "NbClust"`.

## Misc.
* Unit test framework shifted to `tinytest`.
* Additional unit tests added.

# ChemoSpec 5.1.9 2019-06-09
## New Features
* Function `s_pcaSpectra` which performs sparse PCA added.
* Function `irlba_pcaSpectra` which performs IRLBA PCA added.

## Improvements
* Numerous internal changes to the handling of PCA results were made to accommodate the introduction of sparse PCA features, and allow for easier future introduction of other PCA methods.

## Bug Fixes
* An issue with the setting of x and y limits in `plotScores` was fixed.  This was a long standing bug that somehow escaped notice from the early days of this package. Note that `plotScores` is actually in `ChemoSpecUtils` but is called from `ChemoSpec`, affecting the results here.

## Misc.
* Function `conColScheme` moved to package `ChemoSpecUtils`.
* Documentation `colorSymbol` was moved to package `ChemoSpecUtils`.
* Vignette updated regarding color issues.

# ChemoSpec 5.0.229 2019-02-28
## Misc.
* Unit tests added for `.cleanArgs`.

# ChemoSpec 5.0.215 2018-12-06
## Improvements
* `files2SpectraObject` can now accept *any* arguments to `list.files` or `read.table` via the ... mechanism.  Arguments are sanitized more robustly.  However, it is possible to pass arguments that may not be of real utility.  For instance `na.strings` can be specified, but any `NA` in the data imported will trigger warnings and errors.

## Misc.
* `plotScree` added to `r_pcaSpectra` example.

# ChemoSpec 5.0.207 2018-11-28

## Improvements
* `files2SpectraObject` can now accept optional arguments `path` and `recursive` to allow reading through a directory substructure.  In addition, a progress bar is now displayed unless `debug = TRUE`. Both features suggested by Reinhard Kerschner along with preliminary code (thanks!).

# ChemoSpec 5.0.193 2018-11-20

## Bug Fixes
* Fixed a problem with color assignment in `.groupNcolor` (the problem seems to have been present from the very beginning).  Reported by Reinhard Kerschner (many thanks!). Note `.groupNcolor` now resides in `ChemoSpecUtils`.  Reported here for convenience.

## Improvements
* `matrix2SpectraObject` now uses `tryCatch()` to more gracefully fail and offer suggestions to user.
* `files2SpectraObject`

## Notices
* Older news may be found via `news(package = "ChemoSpec")`.
* The changelog/NEWS file has moved to [https://bryanhanson.github.io/ChemoSpec/](https://bryanhanson.github.io/ChemoSpec/), but you must know that since you are viewing it!
