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pcatR 1.0.1

CRAN preparation release

  • Added complete source attribution and copyright notices for bundled source-derived instrument content.
  • Made the software citation derive its version and authors from package metadata and completed the author list for the 2026 updated-CFIR article.
  • Added an installed HTML technical guide alongside the PDF guide.
  • Added a dedicated R 4.1 continuous-integration check for the documented minimum R version.
  • Updated release metadata and submission checks for an initial CRAN review.

pcatR 1.0.0

Stable GitHub release

  • Added pcat_analyse() and a structured pcat_analysis result object.
  • Added pcat_write_analysis() for reproducible export of validation issues, classified responses, item summaries, consensus diagnostics, action plans, an analysis manifest, and an optional multi-page profile PDF.
  • Rebuilt visualization with ggplot2, shared legends, readable facet labels, explicit neutral labels and denominators, and device-independent output.
  • Improved profile defaults for multi-panel readability and expanded absent item records explicitly in respondent and change heatmaps.
  • Added pcat_save_profile_pdf() to place one grouping combination per page.
  • Added original and updated CFIR mapping metadata, including item 10’s secondary Funding mapping from the 2026 supplementary table.
  • Added user-defined small-cell suppression in pcat_summarise().
  • Clarified denominators: directional percentages use valid direction responses; five-category strength percentages use complete direction/effect responses.
  • Added a packaged technical user guide accessible through pcat_user_guide().
  • Added GitHub Actions, pkgdown configuration, citation metadata, issue and pull request templates, security/support/governance policies, and release tools.
  • Added automated tests and pcat_self_test().
  • Added privacy-aware export controls, analysis settings/session provenance, and deterministic cleanup of stale package-generated output files.
  • Preserved the methodological boundary that item display codes must not be summed into a purported validated total pCAT score.

pcatR 0.1.2

  • Corrected restoration of graphics parameters in early base-graphics plots.

pcatR 0.1.1

  • Corrected early development-test and installation issues.

pcatR 0.1.0

  • Initial development release.