## SAS Packages Framework, version 20221121
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### New feature of "Cherry picking" added to the SAS Packages Framework.
Sometimes a package offers so many features that the number may be "overwhelming".
In such case only some of them may be selected for loading. Such process
is called a "cherry picking". The feature is provided by the `%loadPackage()` macro
which uses a `cherryPick=` parameter (see description below).
For example, execution of the following code:
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%loadPackage(BasePlus, cherryPick=rainCloudPlot getVars)
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results with loading only the `rainCloudPlot` and the `getVars` elements.
If several object types (e.g., a macro and a format) share the same name
all will be loaded.
What is the trade-off?
- Since the cherry picking selects only a part of the package the `SYSloadedPackages`
macrovariable is not updated with the package name.
- Dependencies i.e., packages from the `ReqPackages` list, are not loaded automatically,
so they have to be loaded manually.
- The `%unloadPackage()` macro executed on such partially loaded package may issue
some (irrelevant) warnings.
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### Changes in `%loadPackage()` macro:
- New `cherryPick=` parameter added to the macro.
As a value a *space separated* list of selected elements
of the package to be loaded into the SAS session is expected.
Default value of an asterisk (`*`) means: "load all elements of the package".
Empty list is equivalent to default.
- Documentation updated.
### Changes in `%generatePackage()` macro:
- Code adjustment for the cherry picking feature.
- Minor additional code refactoring.
- The `%ICEloadPackage()` macro does not support cherry picking.
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### The following packages were regenerated with the latest version of the framework:
- BasePlus [1.17.2]
- DFA [0.5.2]
- dynMacroArray [0.2.2]
- GSM [0.20.2]
- macroArray [1.0.2]
- SQLinDS [2.2.2]
SAS Packages Framework, ver. 20221112
Changes in `%generatePackage()` macro:
- refactoring of package metadata extraction and metadata file preparation,
- in a package folder all subfolders which name starts with `!` are ignored in the package generation process,
- in a package folder all subfolders with unknown code types are ignored in the package generation process,
- bug fix in package version extraction for required package list,
- new test added to loading test,
- documentation updated.
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The following packages were regenerated:
- BasePlus [1.17.1]
- DFA [0.5.1]
- dynMacroArray [0.2.1]
- GSM [0.20.1]
- macroArray [1.0.1]
- SQLinDS [2.2.1]
The SAS Packages Framework, version 20220830:
- New metadata checks added for required SAS components and required SAS packages.
- New parameter `delTestWork` in `%generatePackage()` macro added. It indicates if `WORK` directories generated by user tests should be deleted, i.e. the (NO)WORKTERM option is set.
- Log aesthetics and readability improved in the `%generatePackages()` macro:
- subtitles added in the log,
- `stimer` turned off,
- some notes turned off.
- Generation of table with tests results updated.
- Documentation updated.
Packages regenerated with the new version of SPF:
- BasePlus
- SQLinDS
- macroArray
- DFA
- dynMacroArray
- GSM
**SAS Packages Framework**, version 20220420
- Changes in the `%GeneratePackage()` macro:
- check for driving files existence added,
- local `createPackageContentStatus` macro variable added,
- if `createPackageContentStatus` is not zero an _ERROR _is printed and tests are not executed,
- The `kscanx()` function and `kcountw()` function used in macros of the Framework,
- Doc. updated.
- Packages regenerated with new version of the SAS Packages Framework:
- BasePlus
- SQLinDS
- macroArray
- DFA
- dynMacroArray
- GSM
**SAS Packages Framework**, version 20211111:
- The `packages` fileref can point to multiple directories now, e.g. `filename packages ("/dir/nr/one" "/dir/nr/two");`
- New macro `%extendPackagesFileref()` added,
- Help updated,
- Packages regenerated with new version of SPF:
- DFA,
- GSM,
- MacroArray,
- BasePlus,
- dynMacroArray,
- SQLinDS.
**SAS Packages Framework**, version 20210528:
Help tags selection modified in the `%generatePackage()` macro.
New solution allows to write help tags surrounding comments in two ways.
The first (old) is:
```
/*** HELP START ***/
/*
comment
*/
/*** HELP END ***/
```
and the second (new):
```
/*** HELP START ***//*
comment
*//*** HELP END ***/
```
The second allows to print help info in log without `/*` and `*/` surrounding comments. It looks better and is easier for building `.md` files or other help documents (so you do not have to remove `/*` by hand).
Documentation updated.
The following packages were regenerated with new version of the SPF:
- BasePlus
- DFA
- dynMacroArray
- macroArray
- SQLinDS
**SAS Packages Framework**, version 20210109
Changes:
- type `formatS` added (mind the `S` at the end)
- testing extended:
- test for existence of datasets
- test for existence of macros
Documentation updated.
Packages recompiled with the new version of the SAS Packages Framework:
- `SQLinDS` (version 2.2)
- `macroArray` (version 0.8)
- `DFA` (version 0.4)
- `BasePlus` (version 0.991)
- `dynMacroArray` (version 0.2)
Bitmaps added to the list of datastructures generaten by the DFA package.
New components:
- proto bit64andprotodfa
- proto bit64orprotodfa
- function bit64anddfa
- function bit64ordfa
- macro createdfbitmap
