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FreesearchR 25.7.2 - DEV

  • FIX refining hiding drop downs. All JavaScript is now in separate file. Coded with GAI help from claude.ai.

  • FIX refined iconography and navigation

  • NEW preparing to automatically only show relevant tabs to simplify interface. NOT IMPLEMENTED YET

FreesearchR 25.7.1

  • NEW UI overhaul and navigation update. The interface is simplified to clearly show the relationship between panels and sub-items by abandoning multiple levels on panel to instead show a drop-down menu. This also results in simplified sidebar menus with room to add more controls in the future.

FreesearchR 25.6.4

The app is now also published as a docker container. See the README for instructions. It is mainly to use for hosting the app. Work is ongoing to publish a true standalone app, preferably for both Windows and MacOS.

  • FIX improved plot labels.

FreesearchR 25.6.3

  • NEW Introducing more options to evaluate missing observations. Inspired by the [visdat()] function from the {visdat} package, a specialised function has been introduced to easily visualise data classes and missing observations in the data set. This highly increases the options to visually get an overview of the data and to assess the pattern of missing data. Also under Evaluate, a comparison module has been introduced to compare the distribution of observations across variables depending on the missing vs non-missing in a specified variable.

  • FIX The REDCap import module has been updated visually and the PAI token is now hidden as a password. This module should still only be used when running locally if you are accessing sensitive data.

  • minor rewordings and updated UI.

FreesearchR 25.6.2

  • FIX Added warning about only using REDCap with sensitive data running locally. THis applies to all data actually. Considering taking REDCap out in hosted version. Standalone app is in the works.

  • FIX Reworded the completeness filter to be on missingness, as this is a more commonly used concept.

  • FIX Improved layout around data filters to improve usage.

  • FIX Regression table in report respects inclusion of p-values or not.

FreesearchR 25.6.1

  • FIX big not allowing to browse data

  • FIX caught the last bugs when initiating the creation of new variables

FreesearchR 25.5.6

  • FIX note on max file size of 5 mb

  • FIX added a banner to the dev version on shinyapps.io

  • FIX updated intro text

FreesearchR 25.5.5

  • FIX several minor bugs and polish

  • FIX include/exclude p-values in regression table.

FreesearchR 25.5.4

  • FIX correctly omit NAs in data_type() call

  • FIX omit NAs when plotting Euler diagrams.

  • FIX print correct labels in horizontal stacked bars.

  • FIX initial app load should feel faster.

FreesearchR 25.5.3

  • FIX a little polish on the data import

  • FIX polished REDCap import and new code to reference the REDCapCAST::easy_redcap() function.

  • FIX updated documentation to reflect new private hosting on a Hetzner server in Germany.

FreesearchR 25.5.2

  • FIX: correct export of plots. The solution in the last version broke more than it solved.

  • NEW: added simple loading animation.

A privately hosted version is now live on app.freesearchr.org. For now, it is hosted on Hetzner with Yunohost.

FreesearchR 25.5.1

  • FIX: correct export of single variable plot.

  • NEW: Include app version in report for reference.

  • NEW: Show progress on connecting to a REDCap database.

  • FIX: Data import code export.

FreesearchR 25.4.5

  • BUG: Regression results and code not returned correctly

  • IMPROVED: analyses results are reset on data change

  • NEW: app usage tracking only in hosted app. README updated to reflect.

FreesearchR 25.4.4

Minor updates in docs and easier citation.

FreesearchR 25.4.3

  • NEW: Added a variables type filter to easily exclude unwanted types. This also includes having data type rather than data class in the summary table. Will evaluate. Types are a simpler, more practical version of the R data class to easy interpretation.

  • NEW: A logo is here! It should emphasize the underlying reliance on R while also inspire to explore.

  • IMPROVED: docs are updated and much more comprehensive. They will be continuously updated.

Polishing and moved hosted app to new address to fully reflect name change: https://agdamsbo.shinyapps.io/FreesearchR/

FreesearchR 25.4.2

Polished and simplified data import module including a much improved REDCap import module.

  • CHANGE default_parsing() now ensure unique variable names.

  • NEW Working code output for all major modules including import, modifications, filter, evaluation, plotting and regression. And it is nicely formatted!

  • NEW The basics of a “Getting started”-vignette is done, and can be expanded on later.

FreesearchR 25.4.1

Focus is on polish and improved ui/ux.

Updating project name to FreesearchR, with renamed repository. Graphics are coming. This may introduce some breaking chances for others calling or installing the package. No additional future changes are planned. A complete transition is planned before attending and presenting a poster at the European Stroke Organisation Conference 2025 in May.

Testing file upload conducted and improved.

Working on improving code export. This is very difficult to get perfect. Initial focus is on extracting enough to be able to learn from it.

Regression calculations, plots, and checks have been improved and moved to standalone module.

Data overview/modifications has been simplified slightly.