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rjwsacruncher

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Velocity0.0

Interface to the JWSACruncher of JDemetra+

github.com/AQLT/rjwsacruncher ↗

A thin R wrapper around a Java seasonal-adjustment tool, slowly absorbing the setup work.

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◆Current state
rjwsacruncher drives JDemetra+'s JWSACruncher from R, handling parameter files and batch runs of seasonal adjustment workspaces. Recent releases have shifted from wrapping the executable to managing its installation: 0.2.3 adds a downloader for JDemetra+ itself, a check that a given directory really contains the cruncher binary, and tolerance for users pointing at the executable instead of its bin directory.
◆Where it's heading
The work is defensive. Most of each release addresses a way users misconfigure paths or versions — clearer errors, a startup message naming which cruncher version the options select, and a standalone flag on the downloader. The package is absorbing the friction of a Java dependency it does not control.
◆Prediction
Expect continued compatibility work as JDemetra+ 3.x diverges from 2.x, since the version split is already surfaced as a user-facing option rather than resolved internally.

◆Recent moves

  1. 5mo ago

    download_jdemetra() and bin-directory validation added

    Adds download_jdemetra() alongside the existing cruncher downloader, a check_cruncher_bin_directory() validator, and tolerance for a path pointing at the executable rather than its bin directory. The package is taking over environment setup, not just invocation.

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  2. 1y ago

    read_param_file() no longer forces full_series_name to FALSE

    Adds short_column_headers to create_param_file() and fixes read_param_file() silently converting full_series_name to FALSE, plus stops default_param_file() deleting an existing parameter file. Parameter-file handling correctness, which is most of what this package does.

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  3. 1y ago

    Renaming controls and configurable parameter file names

    Adds renaming controls to cruncher(), lets default_parameter_file() read defaults from a local JWSACruncher install, and makes the parameter file name configurable. Incremental control over the batch run.

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  4. 2y ago

    Parameter-file read/write functions added; cruncher 3.x support

    Extends download_cruncher() past version 3.0.0 and introduces the read_param_file(), default_param_file() and list2param_file() trio that later releases keep refining. This is where parameter files became a first-class object rather than a side effect.

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  5. 7y ago

    First CRAN release

    The initial CRAN release, with no described contents beyond the fact of publication.

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