fix a problem with metadata parsing does not work properly for table
names
make documentations more consistent wrt default langauge names
add convenience functions for setting cache paths for data accessed
via get_cansim_connection
cansim 0.4.3
Minor changes
better handling of duplicated levels in metadata, ignore duplication
for geography names of census tables but emit warning
fix issue with accessing tables without footnotes
cansim 0.4.2
Minor changes
ensure proper ordering of levels even if StatCan metadata is not
ordered
better error messages and information on how to disable peer
checking when StatCan SSL certificates have problems
automatically batch vector or coordinate data retrieval in case
users request more than 300 series at a time ## Major changes
enable series information by table and coordinate
generate table template and facilitate adding vector info to aid
pinpointed data download
enable downloading of data by vector and multiple coordinates in
get_cansim_data_for_table_coord_periods (breaking changes with change to
parameter)
cansim 0.4.1
Minor changes
fix problem with parsing census data tables
fix problem with converting to factors when classification codes are
attached.
cansim 0.4
Major changes
add support for local caching in parquet and feather formats
uniform interface for sqlite, parquet, and feather caching
principled approach to column order ## Minor changes
fix problem with inconsistent type parsing of notes
better support for french language when accessing data by vector or
coordinate
tests
cansim 0.3.17
Minor changes
fix problem with reading French tables released by the census
division
restore original column order after converting to factors
convert geography column to factor if available
fix problem with add_provincial_abbreviations that
could lead to mislabelling of provinces in some cases
improve handling of metadata, enable downloading only metadata
instead of only via full table download
fold metadata into data when accessing via vector or
coordinates
allow for cansim vectors in view_cansim_webpage to view
vector information from statcan in the browser
cansim 0.3.16
Minor changes
improve offline handling when StatCan servers are down
improve metadata handling when Member ID order is mixed up in
metadata
fix problem with refreshing data in get_cansim_vectors
cansim 0.3.15
Minor changes
accommodate quirks in table 98-10-0017
cansim 0.3.14
Minor changes
Better header parsing to avoid warning messages
Fix problem with some semi-wide tables
cansim 0.3.13
Minor changes
Speed up access to cached sqlite tables
Fix problem with get_cansim_vector_info()
cansim 0.3.12
Major changes
Fix bug that causes collect_and_normalize not to function on some
operating systems
cansim 0.3.11
Major changes
Support for new semi-wide table format, e.g. Census data releases ##
Minor changes
Improvement in offline handling of sqlite tables
cansim 0.3.10
Minor changes
Better error handling when StatCan returns empty tables
Add Hierarchy for Geography in sqlite tables
Better fallback and warning messages when StatCan table categories
are internally inconsistent
Performance improvements
cansim 0.3.9
Major changes
deprecate list_cansim_tables and
serach_cansim_tables and fallback to corresponding “_cube”
methods as Open Data Canada API has changed and similar functionality is
available through the “_cube” methods that tie directly into StatCan
APIS ## Minor changes
Fix issues with top level duplicate categories
Check for expired tables in
list_cansim_sqlite_cached_tables
New auto-update feature for sqlite tables
cansim 0.3.8
Minor changes
Exclude vignette from automatic CRAN checks to fix problem of CRAN
checks failing when StatCan servers are down and lead to the package
being removed from CRAN (checks are still active in local environment
and when using GitHub action checks)
add release date info to cube metadata and cube list calls
add auto-refresh option for sqlite tables
remove deprecated adjust_cansim_values_by_variable
function
cansim 0.3.7
Minor changes
Fix problem with UTF-8 encoding on solaris
move dbplyr dependence from Imports to Suggests
cansim 0.3.6
Major changes
Fold part of normalize_cansim_values into the default
table and vector output, in particular always add a scaled variable
column called val_norm and an imputed Date
column and covert categories to factors by default.
New get_cansim_sqlite function that stores tables in an
SQLite database and facilitates access and management of data.
Minor changes
Adapt to changes in dplyr, tidyr, and tibble
fix a bug that would not properly add hierarchies when category
names are repeated
Use system unzip if getOption("unzip") is set to enable
unzip for files larger than 4GB on unix-like systems
cansim 0.3.5
Minor changes
Exclude all vignettes and example code from compilation as this may
cause CRAN check errors when StatCan servers are down or otherwise
temporarily unavailable
cansim 0.3.4
Minor changes
Expand get_cansim_table_notes() functionality
Add functionality to access the new cube list API
cansim 0.3.3
Minor changes
Fix time zone problem when parsing and formatting times for the
StatCan API
cansim 0.3.2
Minor changes
Adjust package for changes in StatCan API with different metadata
format
cansim 0.3.1
Major changes
Fixes issues arising from StatCan changing their API row limit
Minor changes
Optimize vector retrieval by REF_DATE
cansim 0.3.0
Minor changes
Fixes issues arising from StatCan changing their API
Member Names come concatenated with Classification Code by default,
this could break existing code.
Adds option to change fields to factors
Adds option to strip Classification Codes from fields
Exposes timeout limit to deal with slow connections and large
tables