This release removes RDS writing from package APIs. The motivation is
safety: loading an RDS file can execute code through object hooks and
crafted class attributes, and JSON covers every data shape the package
uses. Migration utilities have been in place since
1.2.0.
boilerplate_export() now defaults to
format = "json" (previously "rds").write_boilerplate_db() now defaults
to format = "json".get_db_file_path() now end in .json rather
than .rds.format = "rds" or format = "both"
to boilerplate_save(), boilerplate_export(),
or boilerplate_init() now errors before any file is
written. The package no longer creates new RDS databases.boilerplate_import() and the migration
utilities (boilerplate_migrate_to_json(),
boilerplate_rds_to_json(), compare_rds_json())
remains supported. Existing databases continue to load and can be
converted with a single function call..rds output_file to
boilerplate_export() also errors before any file is
written.boilerplate_batch_edit() now loads JSON file paths
only. Legacy RDS files must first be imported with
boilerplate_import() or migrated with
boilerplate_migrate_to_json().make_clean_title() no longer strips hyphens from
measure display names. Hyphens in a name field or
label_mappings value are treated as intentional
typography.boilerplate_save(create_backup = TRUE) overwrites JSON
files.test-generate-text.R and
test-vignette-internals.R that used RDS only as an
incidental fixture have been migrated to JSON. Tests that exercise the
RDS-to-JSON migration path continue to use RDS input on purpose.tools::R_user_dir() for cache storage instead of
~/.boilerplate/cachetools::R_user_dir() for CRAN compliancetools::R_user_dir("boilerplate", "data") instead of project
directoriesinteractive() checks to all user prompts for
non-interactive compatibilitystatistical.default instead of non-existent
analysis)get_default_data_path an internal function to
resolve pkgdown documentation issues.vscode directory inclusion in package
buildsboilerplate_init(),
boilerplate_import(), boilerplate_save(),
boilerplate_export()) now accept a project
parameterboilerplate/projects/boilerplate_copy_from_project() - Selectively copy
content between projects with conflict handlingboilerplate_list_projects() - List all available
projectsboilerplate_merge_databases() - Use
boilerplate_copy_from_project() insteadboilerplate_merge_unified() - Use
boilerplate_copy_from_project() insteadboilerplate_merge_category() - Use
boilerplate_copy_from_project() insteadboilerplate_update_from_external() - Use
boilerplate_copy_from_project() insteadglue, janitor, and
stringr - replaced with base R equivalentsboilerplate_manage_text() and
boilerplate_manage_measures()) - saving 625+ lines of
code_json variantsboilerplate_import(), boilerplate_save(), and
boilerplate_export() now auto-detect and handle both JSON
and RDS formats seamlesslyboilerplate_import() - Now auto-detects JSON or RDS
format based on file extensionsboilerplate_save() - Added format
parameter supporting “json”, “rds”, or “both”boilerplate_export() - Added format
parameter for flexible export optionsboilerplate_batch_edit() - Can now load databases
directly from file paths (JSON or RDS)boilerplate_standardise_measures() - Added
json_compatible parameter for JSON-specific formattingboilerplate_migrate_to_json() - Migrate RDS databases
to JSON formatboilerplate_rds_to_json() - Convert individual RDS
files to JSONcompare_rds_json() - Compare RDS and JSON databases for
migration validationvalidate_json_database() - Validate JSON structure
against schemasboilerplate_add_entry_enhanced() - Add entries with
documented template variablesboilerplate_update_entry_enhanced() - Update entries
while preserving variable documentationboilerplate_get_variables() - Retrieve variable
documentation for a specific pathboilerplate_list_variables() - List all template
variables across database with documentation statusextract_template_variables() - Extract variables from
template stringsboilerplate_check_health() - Comprehensive database
health checks including:
boilerplate_check_health() - Now includes
integrated report generation with report parameterboilerplate_import() - Can now import database
files directly by path (both timestamped and backup files)boilerplate_list_files() - List and organise all
database files (standard, timestamped, backups)boilerplate_restore_backup() - Convenient function to
restore from backup filesprint.boilerplate_health() - Formatted output for
health check resultsboilerplate_add_bibliography() - Add bibliography
information to databaseboilerplate_update_bibliography() - Download and cache
bibliography filesboilerplate_copy_bibliography() - Copy bibliography to
project directoryboilerplate_validate_references() - Check that all
citations exist in bibliographyboilerplate_generate_text() - Now supports automatic
bibliography copying with copy_bibliography parameterboilerplate_generate_measures() - Now fully replaces
deprecated boilerplate_measures_text()boilerplate_standardise_measures() - Standardises
measure entries by extracting scale information, identifying reversed
items, cleaning descriptions, and ensuring consistent structureboilerplate_measures_report() - Analyses a measures
database and reports on completeness and consistencyboilerplate_import_json() - use
boilerplate_import() instead (auto-detects format)boilerplate_save_json() - use
boilerplate_save(..., format = "json") insteadboilerplate_batch_edit_json() - use
boilerplate_batch_edit() instead (accepts file paths)boilerplate_standardise_measures_json() - use
boilerplate_standardise_measures(..., json_compatible = TRUE)
insteadboilerplate_manage_text() and
boilerplate_manage_measures() - deprecated functions no
longer neededboilerplate_batch_edit() allows batch editing of
specific fields across multiple entries in a boilerplate databaseboilerplate_batch_edit_multi() allows editing multiple
fields across multiple entries in a single operationboilerplate_batch_clean() - allows batch cleaning of
text fields by removing or replacing specific characters or patterns
across multiple entries in a boilerplate databaseboilerplate_find_chars() - helper to search across a
boilerplate databaseboilerplate_export() fixed, works nowextract_selected_elements() fixed (was not properly
handling the traversal to get all elements)merge_recursive_lists() improved handlingboilerplate_save()find_changes()boilerplate_init() supports initialising empty database
structures by defaultboilerplate_export() export wholes or parts of
databases, for:
boilerplate_save()
for normal database updates and boilerplate_export() for
creating standalone exportsget_default_measures_db() creates measures data with
the correct structureboilerplate_methods(), boilerplate_results(),
etc.boilerplate_merge_databases() for merging databases
with conflict resolutionboilerplate_merge_category() for category-specific
mergingboilerplate_merge_unified() for merging unified
databasesboilerplate_report_statistical_estimator() enhanced for
grf and allows short and long reporting.boilerplate_measures() - one function that does all we
need for measures reporting
boilerplate_report_measures() works if
only baseline_vars, exposure_var, or
outcome_vars are passed.boilerplate_manage_measures(): now, if
‘n’ is selected for new database name, the manager will return to the
main menu instead of charging along.boilerplate_merge_databases(): merges databases,
currently implemented for measures_data.boilerplate_report_methods() function.boilerplate_manage_measures(): simple gui to input
measures, saves as .rds filesboilerplate_report_measures(): report an appendix of
measures with items described.boilerplate_report_causal_interventions(): report
causal contrastsboilerplate_report_variables():report variables in
methods section (exposure/ outcomes)