## SAS Packages Framework, version 20221125
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### Changes in `%generatePackage()` macro:
- Bug fix on the edge between cherry picking feature and loading required packages.
- Documentation updated.
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### 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
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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]
**SAS Packages Framework**, ver. `20221022`
In the `%generatePackage()` macro additional quality checks for files of EXEC and CLEAN types were added.
Each EXEC file should have a CLEAN file counterpart and vice versa.
- If the number of EXECs and CLEANs differs but both are positive macro issues a Warning.
- If EXECs are positive but CLEANs are zero (or other way around) macro issues an Error!
Documentation updated.
**SAS Packages Framework**, version `20221002`
- Modifications in the `%installPackage()` macro it is allowed to call installation of packages with version number (if used with `mirror=0`), for example: `%installPackage(baseplus(1.17) macroarray(1.0) dfa(0.5) GSM)`,
- For the `%installPackage()` and in the `%loadPackageS()` macros the list of packages standardised before execution to the form `package1(ver1) package2(ver2) package3(ver3)`,
- Fix for directories "with spaces" for `%installPackage()`.
- Documentation updated.
**SAS Packages Framework**, version 20221001
Update in setting package version.
- Modified macros: `%loadPackage()` and `%generatePackage()`.
- The `major.minor.patch` approach is also accepted accepted. Now package version can be: `X`, `X.Y`, or `X.Y.Z`. Missing parts are treated as 0, e.g. 1 is equivalent with 1.0.0, 1.2 is 1.2.0, and .2 is 0.2.0.
Modification in path for mirror 0 in the `%installPackage()` macro, it is `https://github.com/SASPAC/` now.
**SAS Packages Framework**, version 20220930.
- In `%installPackage()` macro:
- New parameter `version=` added. Indicates which historical version of a package to install. Historical version are available only if `mirror=0` is set. Default value is null which means "install the latest".
- New default value for `mirror` parameter set to 0
- New repository dedicated for SAS Packages created: the *SASPAC - SAS Packages Archive* introduced under: `https://github.com/SASPAC`. Each package has its own project with historical versions in it.
- Documentation updated.
SAS Packages Framework, version 20220925, extension
Features:
- For the purpose of easy use of the SPF with SASAUTOS, inside the `SPF` directory, a subdirectory `Macros`, containing each macro of the framework in separate `*.sas` file, was introduced.
- Documentation update.
