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antaresread vs maths.genealogy
A side-by-side editorial comparison of antaresread and maths.genealogy — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Shared themes:r-package
antaresread vs maths.genealogy: at a glance
What is antaresread?
The R reader for Antares Simulator studies, pinned to whatever the simulator ships next
antaresRead loads Antares Simulator studies from disk or the Antares Web API into R. Its release history maps one-to-one onto simulator versions: 2.9.2 for Antares 9.2, 2.9.3 for 9.3, and the 3.0.x line for the study-format changes that followed. The recurring work is the converted study version format (9.0 becoming 900) which has now been fixed or re-fixed in three consecutive releases, and 3.1.0 turns that churn into a declared breaking change as Antares Web 2.33.0 introduces yet another numbering scheme.
What is maths.genealogy?
A young Mathematics Genealogy client spending its first four releases satisfying CRAN.
maths.genealogy queries the Mathematics Genealogy Project over a WebSocket connection and renders academic advisor-student trees, with plot_grviz() as the visualisation entry point. The package reached CRAN in early 2025 and its functional surface has barely moved since — max_zoom() for deep trees at 0.1.1 is the only user-facing addition in the visible history.
antaresread vs maths.genealogy: editorial side-by-side
antaresread
0.0ANALYTICS
The R reader for Antares Simulator studies, pinned to whatever the simulator ships next
◆ Current state
antaresRead loads Antares Simulator studies from disk or the Antares Web API into R. Its release history maps one-to-one onto simulator versions: 2.9.2 for Antares 9.2, 2.9.3 for 9.3, and the 3.0.x line for the study-format changes that followed. The recurring work is the converted study version format (9.0 becoming 900) which has now been fixed or re-fixed in three consecutive releases, and 3.1.0 turns that churn into a declared breaking change as Antares Web 2.33.0 introduces yet another numbering scheme.
◆ Where it's heading
The package is a compatibility layer whose roadmap is set entirely upstream, and version identity is where it keeps getting cut. The same .getSimOptionsAPI() version-format fix appears in 3.0.0, 3.0.1 and again in 3.1.0 — three passes at one problem, which suggests the API and disk representations of a study version have not converged. Alongside that, API-mode work is displacing disk-mode work: dedicated endpoints for output listing, district definitions, per-area output handling.
◆ Prediction
The next release will most likely track the following Antares Simulator or Antares Web version, and given the 3.1.0 breaking change, a follow-up correcting the new numbering scheme is a reasonable expectation.
maths.genealogy
0.0ANALYTICS
A young Mathematics Genealogy client spending its first four releases satisfying CRAN.
◆ Current state
maths.genealogy queries the Mathematics Genealogy Project over a WebSocket connection and renders academic advisor-student trees, with plot_grviz() as the visualisation entry point. The package reached CRAN in early 2025 and its functional surface has barely moved since — max_zoom() for deep trees at 0.1.1 is the only user-facing addition in the visible history.
◆ Where it's heading
Every release after the first is CRAN policy management. Three consecutive entries deal with the same underlying problem: examples that hit a live network resource and therefore fail unpredictably on check machines. The progression from wrapping them in \donttest{} to catching a stray case to rewriting all examples against published API-package guidance shows the maintainer converging on a pattern rather than adding features. That is the normal cost of shipping a network client to CRAN, and it appears to be settling.
◆ Prediction
With the examples problem resolved, the next release is the first plausible opportunity for feature work — likely on the plotting side, given max_zoom() was the sole non-compliance change so far. The entries do not name anything specific in progress.
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Recent activity from antaresread and maths.genealogy
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 1mo agoantaresreadBreaking: new API study-version numbering from Antares Web 2.33.0
- 2mo agoantaresreadReads the new MIN GEN thermal output variable from Antares 9.2
- 6mo agoantaresreadFixes area output imports for Antares 9.3 studies
- 6mo agoantaresreadVersion bump for CRAN release
- 9mo agoantaresreadAdds support for Antares Simulator 9.3 studies
- 10mo agoantaresreadAdds read_storages_constraints() for Antares 9.2 storage constraints
- 1y agomaths.genealogyExamples rewritten to CRAN API-package guidance
- 1y agomaths.genealogyRemaining network-dependent example wrapped in donttest
- 1y agomaths.genealogyDESCRIPTION quoting and donttest example wrapping
- 1y agomaths.genealogyplot_grviz() gains max_zoom for deep trees
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between antaresread and maths.genealogy?
Both compete on the same themes — r-package — within Analytics. antaresread and maths.genealogy are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 0.0 vs 0.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is antaresread better than maths.genealogy?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. antaresread and maths.genealogy are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 0.0 vs 0.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Analytics products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to antaresread?
Top antaresread alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "antaresread alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/antaresread for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to maths.genealogy?
Top maths.genealogy alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "maths.genealogy alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/maths-genealogy for the full list with editorial commentary on each.