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MassWateR 2.2.1

CRAN release: 2026-02-09

  • Added the argument useapi to anlzMWRmap() to retrieve water features (if TRUE) from the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) ArcGIS REST API. This option can retrieve water features from anywhere in the United States. Default FALSE will return data for Massachusetts from GitHub as before.
  • Added quiet argument to anlzMWRmap() to show download progress if useapi = TRUE.
  • Updates vignettes with information about the new feature for anlzMWRmap()
  • Added utilMWRgetnhd() to retrieve NHD features from the API, used internally by anlzMWRmap()
  • Expanded test coverage to qcMWRreview() and anlzMWRoutlierall()
  • jsonlite package removed from dependencies
  • Deprecated calls to size changed to linewidth for internal calls to geom_hline()
  • Increase required R version to >= 4.1.0 in DESCRIPTION

MassWateR 2.2.0

CRAN release: 2025-05-29

  • utilMWRsheet() function created to format tabular output if savesheet = TRUE for qcMWRreview()
  • Vignettes updated to describe optional censored data file as input to quality control workflow
  • Censored data file can be included as an optional file in qcMWRreview() via tabMWRcom() and qcMWRcom()
  • Complete workflow to import, check, and format censored data file using readMWRcens(), checkMWRcens(), and formMWRcens()
  • qcMWRreview() has option to save tables in a spreadsheet using savesheet = TRUE
  • tabMWRcom() places censored data next to qualified records
  • readMWRresultsview() will show NA entries if found in a column of the water quality results file
  • checkMWRresults() will now return an error (stop) if NA found in Result Value column
  • Training video link added to resources page of website
  • tabMWRwqx() has option to return tabular output in a list format using listout = TRUE
  • anlzMWRoutlierall() has option to export images in a zipped folder using format = 'zip'
  • bssize argument added to all analysis functions to uniformly change font size for all text
  • Tests no longer load artifacts into the environment when running package dev version locally
  • Fixed broken links on web page for downloadable resources

MassWateR 2.1.5

CRAN release: 2024-10-20

  • Added check to checkMWRresults() for results data to verify all values in the quantitation limit column are numbers, with updated instructions in the results template file
  • Parameter list (paramMWR) updated with Pycocyanin, Phycocyanin (probe), RFU as unit for chlorophyll, including appropriate updates to thresholdMWR, results template, and WQX phys-chem template
  • Removed prettymapr, raster, added maptile and tidyterra for anlzMWRmap() basemaps, this changes the options that are accepted by the maptype argument

MassWateR 2.1.4

CRAN release: 2023-11-19

  • Improved warning message for all empty or na entries in checkMWRacc() and checkMWRfrecom()
  • Fixed spelling of tabMWRwqx() output in the Result Detection Condition column for “Present Above Quantification Limit”
  • Fix to checkMWRacc() if more than two value ranges in DQO accuracy file as ascending, previously resulted in error
  • Fix to incorrect parameter paste in error message in checkMWRfrecom() if values less than 0 or greater than 100 are found
  • Improved tests to check error or warning messages for checkMWRfrecom() and checkMWRacc()

MassWateR 2.1.3

CRAN release: 2023-10-26

  • anlzMWRmap() has different basemap options using the maptype argument, these include "cartolight", "cartodark", "osm", or "hotstyle". These changes accommodate recent issues with access to stamen tiles.
  • ggmap dependency was removed, added raster and prettymapr dependencies
  • Fixed issue in Roxygen documentation for itemized lists

MassWateR 2.1.2

CRAN release: 2023-10-06

  • Warning is now returned if a column for a QC check includes all na entries on import of the DQO accuracy file with readMWRacc()
  • readMWRacc() no longer uses dplyr::na_if() on all columns, only for numeric, to correctly identify columns that have all na entries for a QC check
  • Sorting behavior for dplyr::arrange() reverted to .locale = 'en' to ignore case
  • utilMWRfre() function added to prep results data for frequency checks, similar to existing utilMWRlimits() function
  • Correct number of data records is now reported by tabMWRfre() following value range filtering
  • tabMWRfre() and qcMWRfre() now require the DQO accuracy file as input to identify appropriate ranges to check for each parameter using the value range column
  • Added utilMWRvaluerange() function to check for na, gaps, and overlap in the value range column on import of the DQO accuracy file with readMWRacc()
  • Error is now returned if overlapping value ranges are present in the DQO accuracy file
  • Warning now returned if gaps are present in the value ranges for a parameter in the DQO accuracy file
  • Fix to checkMWRacc() to convert MDL and UQL columns in DQO accuracy as numeric following import as text
  • Fixed bug to evaluate lab spike QC checks as the absolute difference, was previously a relative difference
  • New error message if the upper value range in the DQO accuracy file is not a percent value for lab spike QC checks with units as percentage
  • Lab spikes entered as a percent measure are now always evaluated against the data quality objective for the upper value range
  • Better error and warning messages for tabMWRacc() for incorrect and required data for individual QC checks

MassWateR 2.1.1

CRAN release: 2023-07-16

  • Fix to incorrect secondary label for Enterococcus in thresholdMWR
  • Corrected column name to Record ID User Supplied in WQX output from tabMWRwqx()
  • Fix for tabMWRwqx() output if no entries in QC Reference Value column in the results file, this previously resulted in an error
  • formMWRresults() no longer imports dplyr and tidyr in Roxygen documentation
  • formMWRresults() now handles time and text inputs for Activity Start Time from Excel, all times are correctly formatted as HH:MM in 24 hour time. This includes more robust testing of inputs in text-formMWRresults.R.
  • Added check for data quality objectives for accuracy that returns an error if na entries are included in the Value Range column, should be all

MassWateR 2.1.0

CRAN release: 2023-06-01

  • Added option to report mean, median, min, max, or geometric mean in summary plots and maps
  • Updated utilMWRtitle() function to accommodate the previous point
  • Replaced utilMWRconfint() function with utilMWRsummary() for additional summary functions
  • Added option to change the scale bar from km to mi on the map created with anlzMWRmap()
  • Added option to reverse the color ramp in the legend created with anlzMWRmap()
  • All columns in the results file are now required on input with readMWRresults(), this includes a new column Local Record ID
  • Added a new check for depth data in the results file used by checkMWRresults(), must be present with no missing values
  • Removed cryptic error messages when confidence intervals cannot be plotted, replaced with informative warning
  • Fix to qcMWRacc() if output list elements return a data frame with zero rows
  • Fix to output message that was creating duplicates when a file is saved to disk
  • Fixed incorrect entry description for E. coli in thresholdMWR
  • Data input template files and example files updated
  • Created a vignette about the utility functions and added an example using patchwork in the modifying plots vignette

MassWateR 2.0.2

CRAN release: 2023-03-21

  • utilMWRfilter has fix to date filter and no longer uses lubridate::ymd
  • All but one test removed for utilMWRfilter, covered in other tests
  • Text for modifying vignette edited for better examples
  • Out of state article to vignettes
  • Added utilMWRhttpgrace for graceful fails if http requests do not work, applies to anlzMWRmap

MassWateR 2.0.1

CRAN release: 2023-02-06

  • Removed all uses of case_when and replaced with base ifelse, this was to address performance issues with dplyr v1.1.0
  • System files for examples replaced with real data
  • Slight change to method id and method context logic in tabMWRwqx
  • Functions that write files (e.g., qcMWRreview) require explicit entry for the output_dir argument
  • anlzMWRmap now imports NHD layers from external source (no user changes)
  • Added a NEWS.md file to track changes to the package.

MassWateR 2.0.0

CRAN release: 2023-01-20

  • Initial CRAN release following beta testing