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Highlights of each release are described below. For more details, see our wiki (https://github.com/nexusformat/definitions/wiki/Release-Notes) which provides links to the Release Notes (itemized list of changes) for any release.

v2023.06

expected 2023-06

New Features

Add h5wasm and H5Web to HDF tools list.

Allow recommended attribute as alias for optional, but with the recommendation that this attribute be specified.

NXxas: Added NXdata/mode to report detection method.

Fixes

Added missing close parenthesis in rendering of suggested target.

Maintenance

NXdata: clarify how errors are described in documentation.

NXmx: clarify pixel size.

NXsas: Various fields and groups changed to optional. Only those deemed necessary for data reduction are required.

NXtransformations: Add equipment_component attribute

NXxas: data fields` changed from NX_INT to NX_NUMBER.

NXxpcs: clarify use of entry_identifier, entry_identifier_uuid, and scan_number.

Deprecations

NXdata: deprecate errors field in favor of VARIABLE_errors for the signal field.

v2022.07

released 2022-08-02

This is a bugfix release. See notes on wiki: https://github.com/nexusformat/definitions/wiki/releasenotes__v2022.07

v2022.06

released 2022-07-05

This release is the result of a virtual NIAC meeting in 2022-03, NeXus Code Camps in 2021-03 and 2022-06, and substantial work by both the NeXus Community and NIAC members.

Summary statistics from the GitHub definitions repository show this activity since the (previous) v2020.10 release:

activity quantity
Pull Requests 134
Issues 101
Commits 250

See the wiki for more details: https://github.com/nexusformat/definitions/wiki/releasenotes__v2022.06

Breaking Changes

  • Included PDF files moved /pdf/ to /_static/.
  • Minimum Python requirement (for testing and building documentation): 3.7
  • NXsample: Removed group named temperature.
  • NXsnsevent & NXsnshisto: category changed to application (was base)
  • Publishing workflow completely rebuilt in Python, now in /dev_tools/ directory (was in /utils/). All Python code adheres to automated code style checking (black and flake8).

New Features

  • contributed definitions:
    • atom probe microscopy
    • electron microscopy
    • ellipsometry
    • multidimensional photoemission spectroscopy
    • NXregion
    • X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy
  • Full vocabulary (names of all groups, fields, attributes, and links) now built and published in the manual.
  • NX_COMPLEX data type to describe complex numbers.
  • NX_COUNT unit type to describe counting events.

Enhancements

  • All classes provide a list of reST & HTML anchors to every defined item (groups, fields, attributes, & links).

Maintenance

  • Add
    • depends_on (field) and NXtransformations (group) to more base classes.
    • NXdetector: image_key
    • NXdetector, NXmx: countrate_correction_lookup_table
  • Change GitHub default branch to main (was master).
  • Clarify:
    • naming rule of NXDL XML files
    • symbol table in NXDL files
    • NXdetector: dimensions
    • how default attribute is used to find the plottable data
    • NXBeam: various symbols and polarization fields
  • Documentation built and published from GitHub Actions workflow
  • Switch repository default branch from master to main.
  • Units of flux corrected.
  • Various documentation revised:
    • Description of links

Deprecations

  • incr attribute of dimensionType
  • NXspecdata contributed definition withdrawn and removed.

Contributors

In addition to the NIAC members, these people have contributed to this release:

  • Advanced Light Source
    • Dylan McReynolds
    • Ron Pandolfi
    • Juliane Reinhardt
    • Padraic Shafer
  • Advanced Photon Source
    • Daniel Ching
    • Miaoqi Chu
    • Suresh Narayanan
    • Qingteng Zhang
  • Dectris
    • Sophie Hotz
    • Kal Conley
  • Diamond Light Source
    • Tim Snow
  • FAIRmat
    • Carola Emminger
    • Florian Dobener
    • Markus Kühbach
    • Andrea Albino
  • National Synchrotron Light Source II
    • Abby Giles
    • Andi Barbour

v2020.10

released 2020-12-08

v2020.1

released 2020-01-31

v2018.5

released 2018-05-15

Releases before v2018.5