v0.2.0 – Rotherbaum

Release Notes

This release introduces major improvements to the library with new data format support, redesigned CLI, and enhanced architecture.

New Data Format Readers

• RBR ASCII - Read data from RBR logger ASCII exports
• RBR RSK - Support for both legacy and modern .rsk files
• Nortek ASCII - Process Nortek ADCP ASCII data files
• SeaBird ASCII - Read SBE ASCII exports
• RCM Matlab - Import RCM data from Matlab files
• ADCP Matlab - Process ADCP data from Matlab files

Technical Improvements

• New Project Structure - Reorganized codebase for better maintainability
• Lazy Loading - Improved performance through on-demand module loading
• Refactored Architecture - Cleaner, more modular design
• Dependency Updates - Fixed deprecated pkg_resources usage

Documentation

• Read the Docs integration - Comprehensive online documentation
• GitHub Actions - Automated documentation generation on PRs

CLI Redesign

• Streamlined commands - More intuitive argument naming
• Enhanced functionality - New command-line options for better workflow

Installation

pip install ctd-tools==0.2.0

What's Changed

• New Project Structure by @ysorge in #16
• CLI redesign (renaming of arguments + new arguments) by @ysorge in #19
• Reader for RBR ASCII format by @ysorge in #20
• Reader for Nortek ASCII format by @ysorge in #21
• Reader for RBR native old .rsk format by @ysorge in #25
• Adding RTD docs and Github action to generate on PR by @eleanorfrajka in #26
• Reader for RBR native format (modern version) by @ysorge in #27
• Refactoring by @ysorge in #31
• Lazy Loading by @ysorge in #33
• Dealing with deprecated pkg_resources in 3rd party modules by @ysorge in #35
• Reader for SBE ASCII by @isaschmitz in #37
• Reader for RCM Matlab by @isaschmitz in #38
• Reader for ADCP Matlab by @isaschmitz in #36

Full Changelog: https://github.com/ifmeo-hamburg/ctd-tools/commits/v0.2.0

Contributors

Special thanks to all contributors who made this release possible:

• @ysorge
• @eleanorfrajka
• @isaschmitz