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