# The BasePlus package [ver. 1.26.0]
### New Features:
Two new macros were introduces in the release:
- `%findDSwithVarVal()`
- `%getTitle()`
Documentation updated.
The BasePlus package [ver. 1.24.2]
Updates:
- the `%RainCloudPlot()` has 2 new parameters: `catLabelAttrs` and `xLabelAttrs`,
- documentation was updated (new examples with plots), and
- some spellings were fixed.
The SHA256 hash digest for package BasePlus:
`F*2A4F3953EC56DB914024457F74286D565C23DCF220FF151040BDB704FD8DDB06`
SAS Packages Framework, version 20230520
Fixes:
- Bug fixes for the "Additional Content" feature. In the `%loadPackageAddCnt()` and `%generatePackage()` macros lengths of the "file path" variables were extended.
Packages:
- The `BasePlus` package, version `1.24.1` was regenerated with latest version of the framework.
- The `%RainCloudPlot()` macro from the `BasePlus` packages was updated with new parameters (see the documentation).
Documentation:
- Documentation updated.
The BasePlus package [ver. 1.24.0]
Six new utility macros for the BasePlus:
- `%letters()` - allows to print a list of Roman letters,
- `%filePath()` - from fileref returns path to a file,
- `%libPath()` - from libref returns path to a library,
- `%workPath()` - returns path to the `WORK` library,
- `%translate()` - a wrapper to translate() function,
- `%tranwrd()` - a wrapper to tranwrd() function.
Documentation updated.
The BasePlus package [ver. 1.23.0]
Three new utility macros for the BasePlus:
- `%intsList()` - prints a space separated list of integers,
- `%splitDSIntoBlocks()` - splits dataset into block of given size (and one[the last] possibly smaller)
- `%splitDSIntoParts()` - splits dataset into given number of parts (of approximately same size)
Macros `splitDSIntoBlocks` and `splitDSIntoParts` supports *BASE* and *SPDE* engines.
Documentation updated.
Link to "SAS Packages Framework - an easy code sharing medium for SAS" presentation at Warsaw IT Days 2023 added.
YT: https://youtu.be/T52Omisi0dk&t=0s
The BasePlus package [ver. 1.19.0]
New macro:
The `%dirsAndFiles()` macro allows to extract info about all files and subdirectories of a given `root` directory. The macro is based on Kurt Bremser's "*Talking to Your Host*" article presented at WUSS 2022 conference.
The SQLinDS package [ver. 2.2.5]
Mike Rhoads' article "Use the Full Power of SAS in Your Function-Style Macros" added to the additional content for the package.
SAS Packages Framework, version 20230207
News:
- "Additional Content" feature added to the framework.
Changes in the framework related to the new feature:
- new macro `%loadPackageAddCnt()`,
- modifications in the `%generatePackage()` macro,
- new parameter in `%loadPackage()` and `%installPackage()` macros,
- new code added in loading test.
Fixes:
- IML Modules loader utility macro rewritten,
- bug fixes.
Documentation:
- documentation updated,
- spelling fixes.
SAS Packages Framework, version 20230112
In the `%generatePackage()` macro:
- A `packageGenerated` macrovariable added to packages metadata.It contains timestamp when the package was generated in the ISO8601 form (`YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss`) The variable is from now on used the log output for headers in lading, help, preview, etc.
- Diagnostic messages for loading required packages extended.
- Help info updated for macros dedicated to CASL UDFs and IML modules loading.
- SHA256 hash digest for the package is calculated in two versions(types). Type `F` generates digest for whole package zip file. Type `C` generates digest for package zip file content. For developer convenience both digests are generated and displayed. Details are available in the [documentation](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation).
The `%verifyPackage()` macro adjusted to new digest types. For the backward compatibility verification works also of packages generated with previous versions of SPF.
Documentation updated.
SAS Packages Framework, version 20221215
Changes in the framework:
- Bug fix for `formats` and `proto` with cherry picking.
- Packages regenerated with the latest framework version:
- SQLinDS [2.2.4]
- DFA [0.5.4]
- macroArray [1.0.4]
- BasePlus [1.18.4]
- GSM [0.20.4]
- dynMacroArray [0.2.4]
- New macro `%bpPIPE()` in BasePlus package.
- Documentation updated.
SAS Packages Framework, version 20221212
- New type `CASLUDF` for CASL User Defined Functions added to the framework.
- If a package contains IML modules or CASL user defined functions additional utility macros for IML Modules and CASL UDFs are generated when package is loaded.
- Documentation updated.
- Minor bugfix.
SAS Packages Framework, version 20221212
- New type `CASLUDF` for CASL User Defined Functions added to the framework.
- If a package contains IML modules or CASL user defined functions additional utility macros for IML Modules and CASL UDFs are generated when package is loaded.
- Documentation updated.
- Minor bugfix.
## SAS Packages Framework, version 20221125
---
### Changes in `%generatePackage()` macro:
- Bug fix on the edge between cherry picking feature and loading required packages.
- Documentation updated.
---
### The following packages were regenerated with the latest version of the SAS Packages Framework:
- BasePlus [1.17.3]
- DFA [0.5.3]
- dynMacroArray [0.2.3]
- GSM [0.20.3]
- macroArray [1.0.3]
- SQLinDS [2.2.3]
## SAS Packages Framework, version 20221121
---
### 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:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
%loadPackage(BasePlus, cherryPick=rainCloudPlot getVars)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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.
---
### 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.
---
### 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, version 20221121
---
### 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:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
%loadPackage(BasePlus, cherryPick=rainCloudPlot getVars)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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.
---
### 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.
---
### 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.
---
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]
