eyeris - eyeris 2.1.1.9003 “Lumpy Space Princess”

⚠ development version — unreleased

Note: This is the working changelog for features and fixes being developed for the next CRAN release (v2.2.0). Items will continue to be added here until that version is finalized.

• ENH: Added post-render cleanup of figures directories in pipeline-bidsify.R. Enhanced zip_and_cleanup_source_figures to remove existing zip files before reprocessing, move new zip files to the parent figures directory, and delete run directories after successful zipping. This streamlines figures management and prevents leftover files from previous runs, by @shawntz in #261.

• ENH: Added post-render cleanup of figures directories in pipeline-bidsify.R. Enhanced zip_and_cleanup_source_figures to remove existing zip files before reprocessing, move new zip files to the parent figures directory, and delete run directories after successful zipping. This streamlines figures management and prevents leftover files from previous runs, by @shawntz in #261.

Further cleans up number of derived files in eyeris BIDS directories (which is especially useful for cloud compute deployments).

The new behavior will be:

1. Create zip files in the figures/ directory (i.e., one level up from the run directories)
2. Remove existing zip files when reprocessing
3. Remove the entire run-XX/ directories after successful zip creation

As such, the final file structure will be:

bash sub-01/ └── ses-enc/ ├── sub-01.html └── source/ ├── figures/ │ ├── run-01.zip # now contains all images from run-01/ │ ├── run-02.zip # now contains all images from run-02/ │ └── run-03.zip # now contains all images from run-03/ └── logs/ ├── run-01_metadata.json ├── run-02_metadata.json └── run-03_metadata.json

🔧 Minor improvements and fixes

• RF - post-render cleanup to remove figures directory: The cleanup_source_figures_post_render() function now removes the entire source/figures directory after report generation, as images are embedded in the HTML. Documentation and comments updated to reflect this change, and unused parameters are noted for compatibility, by @shawntz in #261.

• RF - increase zip file embed size limit to 1GB: Raised the maximum allowed zip file size for data URL embedding from 10MB to 1GB in print_lightbox_img_html(). Updated warning message to reflect the new limit, by @shawntz in #261.

• RF - update report title in make_report function: Changed the report title from 'preprocessing summary report' to 'preprocessing report' for consistency and clarity, by @shawntz in #261.

• CHORE - update logo image URL: Changed the logo image source in README files to use a GitHub raw URL for better compatibility, by @shawntz in #261.

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Published by shawntz 7 months ago

eyeris - eyeris 2.1.1.9002 “Lumpy Space Princess”

⚠ development version — unreleased

Note: This is the working changelog for features and fixes being developed for the next CRAN release (v2.2.0). Items will continue to be added here until that version is finalized.

• NF - DuckDB database integration: Added optional DuckDB database functionality to bidsify() as an alternative to CSV files for large-scale analyses. When db_enabled = TRUE, all eyeris data (timeseries, epochs, events, blinks, confounds) are written to a centralized database for efficient querying and analysis. Features include seamless out-of-the-box configuration, user-friendly database functions (eyeris_db_collect(), eyeris_db_connect(), eyeris_db_read(), eyeris_db_list_tables()), and dplyr-style data access. CSV file generation can be optionally disabled with csv_enabled = FALSE for cloud compute environments, by @shawntz in #256.

• DOC: Added a comprehensive 'Internal API Reference' vignette documenting all internal functions for advanced users and developers and updated the README to link to the new vignette/included it in the pkgdown docs site configuration, by @shawntz in #257.

• RF: Updated documentation and comments across multiple files to improve clarity and align terminology throughout the codebase, especially in function descriptions, parameter names, and return value documentation, by @shawntz in #257.

• FF: Updated the log_message() function to use tryCatch when applying glue interpolation, ensuring that errors (e.g., from malformed braces or embedded JSON) do not interrupt logging; now, the original message is used if interpolation fails, by @shawntz in #258.

• CHORE: Add a GitHub Actions workflow to auto-render vignettes and publish them to the eyeris GitHub repo wiki, by @shawntz in #259.

🚨 Breaking changes & deprecations

• DEPRECATED: merge_runs and merge_epochs parameters in bidsify(): Both merge_runs and merge_epochs parameters are now deprecated. All runs and epochs are now saved as separate files following proper BIDS conventions, which is the recommended approach for neuroimaging data standards. Users relying on these features should update their analysis workflows to handle separate run and epoch files. Deprecation warnings will be shown when these parameters are used.

🔧 Major code improvements

• Simplified bidsify() function: Significantly refactored and streamlined the pipeline-bidsify.R file to improve maintainability and reduce code complexity:
  • Removed mergeruns and mergeepochs logic: Eliminated ~250+ lines of complex conditional logic for merging runs and epochs, simplifying the codebase while ensuring BIDS compliance
  • Consolidated baseline data access: Updated helper functions to prioritize baseline information stored within epoch_xx$block_1$baseline structure, providing consistent data access patterns while maintaining backward compatibility with legacy storage locations
  • Simplified epoch summary generation: Replaced 257 lines of repetitive sapply() calls with a clean 77-line implementation using unlist() approach for generating *_desc-epoch_summary.csv files, improving code readability and maintainability
  • Added helper functions: Created centralized functions (get_epoch_info(), get_baseline_events(), get_baseline_type(), has_baseline()) to eliminate code duplication and provide consistent data access across the pipeline

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Published by shawntz 7 months ago

eyeris - eyeris 2.1.1.9001 “Lumpy Space Princess”

⚠ development version — unreleased

Note: This is the working changelog for features and fixes being developed for the next CRAN release (v2.1.2). Items will continue to be added here until that version is finalized.

🚀 New features

• Zip-based epoch gallery system: Replaced individual epoch image files with zip-based storage and loading system. The make_gallery() function now creates epoch images in zip files instead of individual PNG files, and uses zip.js to dynamically load images in the HTML gallery. This reduces file count, improves organization, and provides more efficient loading while maintaining full backward compatibility with existing individual image files. This is particularly beneficial for high-throughput compute environments with limited inode quotas and simplifies file transfers to cloud storage providers like GitHub LFS, by @shawntz in #254.

• Automated source figure cleanup: Added post-render cleanup functionality that automatically zips all png and jpg files in each source/figures/run-xx/ directory after the main HTML report is generated before deleting the individual image files, further reducing file count burden while preserving all figure data in compressed format, creating only one zip file per run per subject instead of hundreds of individual image files, by @shawntz in #255.

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Published by shawntz 7 months ago

eyeris - eyeris 2.1.1.9000 "Lumpy Space Princess"

⚠ development version — unreleased

Note: This is the working changelog for features and fixes being developed for the next CRAN release (v2.1.2). Items will continue to be added here until that version is finalized.

🔧 Minor improvements and fixes

• BF (#250): Updated functions in pipeline-confounds.R and pipeline-epoch.R to handle cases where 'startmatchedevent' is used instead of 'matchedevent' in epoched data. Resolved an issue with inconsistent variable naming introduced in #a8df0c0, and fixed time and duration calculations in `epochstartendmsg()` to use correct units and sample counts, by @shawntz in #251.

• Added Bootstrap and Lightbox assets (CSS, JS, fonts, images) to inst/www and updated .Rbuildignore to exclude them from builds. Refactored make_gallery to use local copies of these dependencies with CDN fallbacks, improving offline support and reliability of gallery reports, by @shawntz in #252.

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Published by shawntz 7 months ago

eyeris - eyeris 2.1.1 "Lumpy Space Princess"

This release patches a few bugs that emerged as a result of the v2.1.0 minor release.

🔧 Minor improvements and fixes

• BF (#237): Ensure full raw timeseries .csv file is written by bidsify() for single-run (monocular) data, including cases with or without epoching and with run number override. Previously, the file was only written for multi-run data by @shawntz in #240.

• FF (#236): Certain sprintf-formatted log messages (e.g., those with '%s') for blinks/events writing in pipeline-bidsify.R now parse and display correctly in the logger by using the internal alert() wrapper by @shawntz in #241.

• FF (#238): Only log [INFO] Filtered epochs: ... when data is epoched by @shawntz in #242.

• CHORE (#239): Remove duplicate logging events for "Created gaze heatmap" in bidsify() pipeline. The log message now appears only once per run and uses the [OKAY] log level for both run-level and epoch-level heatmap creation, improving clarity and consistency in logs, by @shawntz in #243.

• ENH DOC: Add GitHub Actions workflow for automated spellchecking of documentation and code using r-spellcheck-action. The workflow runs on pushes and pull requests to dev and release/** branches by @shawntz in #244

• CHORE: Adjust pkgdown CI deployment trigger conditions for PRs to be more specific about which branches should trigger the workflow by @shawntz in #245.

• CHORE: Update the GitHub Actions workflow configuration to fix CI triggers for the R CMD build/check action. The changes modify the workflow name and expand branch pattern matching to include release branches with additional path segments, by @shawntz in #246.

• CHORE: Standardize the GitHub Actions workflow configurations for air formatting operations. The changes update workflow names and branch targeting patterns to ensure consistent formatting checks and suggestions across the development workflow, by @shawntz in #247.

• CHORE: Resolve spelling errors throughout the package by correcting typos in documentation, comments, and code, while also creating a WORDLIST file for the spellchecker to recognize domain-specific terms by @shawntz in #248.

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Published by shawntz 7 months ago

eyeris - eyeris 2.1.0 "Lumpy Space Princess"

This minor release introduces significant enhancements, new features, and robust improvements focusing on binocular data support, standardized logging, and improved reporting and development workflows, substantially elevating eyeris' functionality, robustness, and user experience.

✨ New features & enhancements

• Comprehensive Binocular Recording Support: eyeris now provides full binocular recording support, resolving a critical data loading bug previously encountered with binocular EyeLink recording data files (#216 reported by @anomalosepia). This enhancement includes nesting eyeris class lists with left and right parent lists to explicitly separate left eye (L) and right eye (R) data. All downstream operations are now designed to treat L and/or R as separate entities, which ensures no cross-contamination between data from the two eyes during processing. Additionally, the bidsify() function now appends _eye-L and/or _eye-R to all derivatives and output HTML reports for binocular data for clear naming conventions. Pipeline functions such as deblink(), interpolate(), lpfilt(), detransient(), zscore(), epoch(), downsample(), detrend(), and bin() have been updated to handle binocular objects. A new plot_binocular_correlation() function has also been added, and vignettes were updated to explain binocular data structures and usage with glassbox(); by @shawntz in #228.

• Standardized Logging and Error Handling (using cli package): The eyeris package has undergone comprehensive refactoring to standardize and enhance the clarity of logging, warning, and error messages by transitioning fully to the cli R package. This replaces base R functions like message(), stop(), and warning() with cli::cli_alert_*, cli::cli_abort(), and cli::cli_alert_warning() respectively. Consistent log level tags such as [INFO], [OKAY], [WARN], and [EXIT] are now implemented within cli alert messages for clearer categorization and improved message clarity and uniformity across various pipelines and functions. These changes have been applied across key components including run_bidsify, detransient_pupil, pipeline-epoch.R, interpolate_pupil, make_epoch_label, check_and_create_dir, compute_baseline, load_asc, process_eyeris_data, pipeline-glassbox.R, and plot.eyeris.R; by @shawntz in #229.

• Enhanced HTML Reports for Multi-Run Data: HTML reports now accurately reflect all detected runs, including their metadata and call stack. This addresses a previous issue where only the latest run was shown, by modifying make_report() to detect all run-xx folders in source/figures/ and updating save_progressive_summary_plots() to use the folder structure rather than eyeris$timeseries names. The metadata section now shows one line per run for the .asc file source and a formatted call stack for each run; by @shawntz in #224.

• Integration of Air R Formatter: The project's R code formatting has transitioned to Air, an R formatter and language server written in Rust, replacing the lintr-based formatting system. This change involved deleting the .github/workflows/linter.yml file, introducing a new .air.toml configuration file, and adding two new GitHub workflows for format checking and suggestions. Furthermore, comprehensive code reformatting has been applied to all R source files to match Air's standards, ensuring better line breaks, consistent spacing, and improved argument alignment throughout the entire codebase; by @shawntz in #234.

🔧 Minor improvements and fixes

• Improved HTML Report Navigation: The table of contents depth in HTML reports has been increased from 3 to 6 levels for better navigation by @shawntz in #229.

• Refined Makefile Targets: New Makefile targets have been added for CRAN presubmission checks, CRAN submission, GitHub releases, and code formatting with Air. This also includes expanded dependency installation and improved output formatting and redirection for cleaner logs by @shawntz in #230.

• Event Placeholder Fix: The event placeholder in example code and documentation has been updated from {type} to {startstop} to resolve a name conflict with an existing type column name in the derived .csv data files by @shawntz in #232.

📚 Documentation & Development Workflow Updates

• Revamped README: The README has been significantly expanded with detailed feature highlights, a comprehensive function reference table, and new sections outlining the BIDS-like file structure for both monocular and binocular data. It also includes quick links to eyeris tutorials (R CRAN package vignettes), improved example output, and updated section headings for clarity and visual appeal; by @shawntz in #231.

• Enhanced Pull Request Template: The GitHub pull request template has been updated to provide a more structured and detailed format for contributors. This update includes structured sections for problem description, key changes, and acknowledgments, providing detailed examples and expanding the breaking changes section into a more comprehensive checklist; by @shawntz in #227.

• Makefile Maintenance: Comments and section headers in the Makefile have been updated and clarified for better maintainability by @shawntz in #230.

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Published by shawntz 7 months ago

eyeris - v2.0.0 "Lumpy Space Princess"

This is the largest update yet for eyeris, introducing a wealth of new features and addressing numerous small issues to significantly enhance functionality, robustness, and user experience (#215).

✨ New features

Enhanced reporting and visualization:

• Progressive preprocessing summary plots can now be generated and saved, visualizing the effects of each preprocessing step on pupil data and updating report structures to include these visualizations. The plot.eyeris() function now includes an add_progressive_summary parameter to optionally generate these plots by @shawntz in #212.

• Gaze heatmap generation is added for both runs and epoch groups within bidsify(), enabling visualizations of eye coordinate distributions, data quality, and participant attention when eye tracking and screen dimension data are available. A new plot_gaze_heatmap() function is introduced for this purpose by @gustxsr and @shawntz in #213.

• Interactive HTML reports now include a floating table of contents, enhancing navigation for longer reports by @shawntz in #182.

• The html_report parameter in bidsify() now defaults to TRUE by @shawntz in #212.

Core data processing functions:

• New bin() and downsample() functions are introduced for pupil time series data processing, including anti-aliasing filtering for downsampling and averaging for binning. Both functions are integrated into the eyeris::glassbox() pipeline by @shawntz and @mh105 in #204.

• Unique identifiers (text_unique) are now added to event messages in eyeris::load_asc() to prevent duplicate event merges, and the merge_events_with_timeseries() function is updated to utilize these for correct event matching and merging by @shawntz in #181.

• Confounds calculation and export are integrated into the processing pipelines, with eyeris::summarize_confounds() now included in eyeris::glassbox() and eyeris::epoch() pipelines by @shawntz in #182.

Pipeline robustness and reproducibility:

• Tracking of pipeline step provenance is improved, adding the original function call and parameters for each step via a new call_info argument. This metadata is passed to eyeris functions to enhance reproducibility and debugging by @shawntz in #209.

• The eyelogger() utility documentation has been updated with a new section in the README, detailing its purpose, usage examples, parameters, and generated log files for improved reproducibility and debugging by @shawntz in #214.

🔧 Minor improvements and fixes

Robustness and error handling:

• Enhanced plotting robustness includes tryCatch blocks to handle errors and display informative messages in plots, and time series plotting now iterates over all intermediate steps to ensure plots are generated even with missing or incomplete data by @shawntz in #181, #183.

• Handling of missing valid samples in random epoch plotting has been improved in plot.eyeris(), adding warning messages and placeholder plots when no valid samples are found by @shawntz in #181, #183.

• Stricter validation checks are added for the prev_op argument in the eyeris::zscore_pupil() internal function to catch missing, non-existent, or corrupted column names early, improving error handling by @shawntz in #207.

• Validation for pupil data in the eyeris::lpfilt_pupil() internal function ensures data is numeric, non-empty, and contains only finite values before filtering, preventing errors related to invalid matrix extents by @shawntz in #210.

• Stricter checks for corrupted or empty latest pointers and output column names are added in eyeris::pipeline_handler(), improving error handling and transitioning operation calls to use do.call for flexible argument passing by @shawntz in #211.

• The eyeris::load_asc() function now correctly sets the latest pointer as a named list for multi-block structures and as a single value for single block data, enhancing multi-block support by @shawntz in #211.

• Fixes an edge case where mad_val is NA in the eyeris::detransient_pupil() internal function (occurring when all pupil data is NA), ensuring the original pupil data is returned unchanged and preventing comparison to zero when mad_val is NA by @shawntz in #193.

• Baseline handling in eyeris::epoch() is simplified by deprecating calc_baseline and apply_baseline in favor of a single baseline parameter, also resolving bugs related to baseline computation and event mismatches by @shawntz in #177.

Pipeline and data logic:

• The eyeris::glassbox() function has been refactored to process each block in the time series individually (except load_asc), improving modularity and ensuring correct error handling of multi-block data by @shawntz in #189.

• The calculation of mean_gaze_distance_from_center_px now correctly uses the screen center coordinates (cx, cy) instead of defaulting to the origin, ensuring the metric reflects distance from the actual screen center by @shawntz in #199.

• The eyeris::bidsify() function is refactored to handle cases where no epochs are present, preventing errors and unnecessary processing for users who want summary reports of the entire pupil time series without prior epoching by @shawntz in #201.

• The eyeris::bidsify() function now properly allows manual specification of the run_num for single-block data, while still auto-numbering multi-block files for improved naming consistency by @shawntz in #203.

• The recalculation of epoched confounding variables is now performed when new epochs are created by @shawntz in #182.

Documentation and internal clean-up:

• Extensive documentation cleanup has been performed, including fixing various spelling errors/typos in multiple function documentations by @shawntz in #179, #214.

• The pdf_report parameter is eyeris::bidsify() has been deprecated in favor of html_report = TRUE, with associated removal of PDF rendering logic from the render_report() internal function by @shawntz in #197.

• Updates to _pkgdown.yml, README, NAMESPACE, and R/zzz.R to support new features and functionality, including exposing the eyeris_color_palette() and other global variables by @shawntz in #214.

• The structure of the latest field in mock data for unit tests was fixed to be a named list to ensure tests do not fail due to incorrectly specified data structures by @shawntz in #208.

• Added MASS, viridis, and fields package dependencies to Imports to support new gaze heatmaps functionality by @shawntz in #213.

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Published by shawntz 8 months ago

eyeris - eyeris 1.2.1

🚨 What's changed

✨ New features

• eyelogger(): a new utility function to automatically capture and record R console output, errors, and the evaluated eyeris command into timestamped log files (.out, .err, and .cmd) for improved reproducibility, record keeping, and debugging by @shawntz in #171

Logging your eyeris commands with eyelogger() is as simple as wrapping your command like this:

r eyelogger({ glassbox(eyelink_asc_demo_dataset(), interactive_preview = FALSE) }, log_dir = file.path("~/Documents", "eyeris_logs"))

🐛 Bugs fixed

• Fixed edge case related to non-finite samples in bidsify epoch plotting function by @gustxsr in #166
• Fixed multi-block epoch bug by extracting data from blocks using their names rather than their indices by @hyang336 in #168
• Fixed plotting bug (#165) by @shawntz in #169

🔧 Other minor improvements and fixes

• ENH: make plot color scheme more accessible/easier to read by @shawntz in #169
• FF: missing x-axis labels on histograms in rendered reports by @shawntz in #169
• NF: add detrend fitted values diagnostic plot to rendered reports by @shawntz in #169

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Published by shawntz 9 months ago

eyeris - eyeris 1.2.0

✨ New features

• NF: Add vertical lines to plots to indicate where missing data (such as blinks and/or removed artifacts) are located in the time series
• ENH: Plotting now takes time ranges in seconds directly and does the conversion to row index using tracker Hz on the backend, making plotting in eyeris more intuitive. To demonstrate: plot(eyeris_preproc, steps = c(1, 5), preview_window = c(0, max(eyeris_preproc$timeseries$block_1$time_secs)) )

🐛 Bug fixes

• BF: NA slot offset in diagnostic plotting (#161)
• BF: normalize physical machine time bins and convert to seconds / start at 0 seconds (#162)
• BF: unit displayed on the x-axis doesn't match the unit listed on the x-axis text label in plots (#162)
• BF: minor issue where a manually specified block number in load_asc() wasn't being translated to the column block in the resulting list of time series data frames
• BF: minor issue where setting block = NULL in load_asc() didn't actually omit the block column values from the resulting data frames within the returned eyeris list object

🔧 Minor improvements and fixes

• RF: update package title to match that of the published bioRxiv preprint
• RF: Deprecated the num_previews parameter in plot().
  • Please use preview_n instead.
• DOC: manually update citation file to include all authors + bioRxiv preprint DOI (#152)
• DOC: incorrect URIs in eyeris documentation for load_asc() function (#160)
• DOC: standardize default values for deblink() standalone [previously 40ms] vs. in glassbox() now all 50ms
• DOC: updates to pkgdown documentation website:
  • Matching accent color theme with the eyeris hex logo
  • New nav bar items (buttons/links to access the bioRxiv preprint and socials)
  • Update funders and contributors list
  • Add funders disclaimer statement to the footer

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Published by shawntz 9 months ago

eyeris - eyeris 1.1.0

✨ New Features

• NF: Simplify glassbox() caller with redesigned parameters that enhance continuity across all pipeline steps (#148)

📚 Documentation

• DOC: Improved function documentation across the package and added more usage notes for clarity.
• DOC: Updated styling of documentation website.

Minor improvements and fixes

• ENH: Make histograms disabled by default when plotting an eyeris object (#156).
• RF: Deprecated the confirm parameter in glassbox().
  • Please use interactive_preview instead.
• RF: Deprecated the num_previews parameter in glassbox().
  • Please use preview_n instead.
• BF: Random seed assignment was not behaving as expcted within the glassbox() pipeline.
• RF: Modify paths to documentation assets to fix broken links at build.

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Published by shawntz 10 months ago

eyeris - eyeris 1.0.1

This non-CRAN release patches a small handful of documentation-related chores that have no direct impact on the functionality of eyeris for the end user. The minor improvements and fixes contained within this release will soon be bundled with a more substantial feature upgrade when submitted to CRAN to reduce burden on the CRAN reviewers at this time. Stay tuned!

Minor improvements and fixes (#159)

• CHORE: fix duplicate LICENSE file issue in release/** branches (#145)
• CHORE: update funders list on DESCRIPTION (#149)
• CHORE: add DOI badge to README (#150)
• CHORE: fix citation years in DESCRIPTION (i.e., put them in parentheses, per request of CRAN reviewer) (#151)
• DOC: update README to include CRAN install code + option for latest dev branch via download with devtools/GitHub (#153)
• DOC: fix version titles + urls on changelog webpage (#154)
• CHORE: change pkgdown docs website deployment rules so that public webpage only updates on pushes to official release branches, and not the dev branch (#155)
• DOC: add CONTRIBUTING.md guidelines file for GitHub (#157)
• DOC: fix /man/figures/... image ref issues which is leading to broken links on the R CRAN read-only GitHub mirror repo (#158)

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Published by shawntz 10 months ago

eyeris - eyeris 1.0.0

March 31st, 2025

🎉 First CRAN release!

This version marks the official launch of the eyeris package on CRAN.

✨ New Features (#125)

• Added example vignettes to demonstrate core functionality:
  • Preprocessing pipelines with glassbox()
  • Event-based epoching with epoch()
  • BIDS-style export with bidsify()
  • Custom pipeline extensions using pipeline_handler()

📚 Documentation (#125)

• Improved function documentation across the package
• Added citation guidance and reproducibility tips

Thanks for checking out eyeris! 🧠👁️

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Published by shawntz 11 months ago

eyeris - eyeris 0.1.0.9001

eyeris 0.1.0.9001 (development version)

February 26th, 2025

Minor improvements and fixes

• FF (#115): add more aggressive handling of edge cases in eyeris::detransient() (#121)
  • Specifically, situations where pupil data appear to have already undergone some type of online filtering directly from the EyeLink Host PC machine.
  • There is now detailed instructions on what to do if this exception is raised.
  • Furthermore, a new mad_thresh override parameter has been added to eyeris::detransient() for advanced users to override the mad_thresh computed property. Note: this new mad_thresh parameter defaults to NULL (and should pretty much always stay as such).
• FF (#122): fixed issue with incompatible unicode character in plot titles (#123)

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Published by shawntz about 1 year ago

eyeris - eyeris 0.1.0.9000-beta

eyeris 0.1.0.9000 (development version)

February 11th, 2025

Breaking changes

• NF (#10): add support for .asc files containing multiple recording segments within the same file (#120)
  • There is a new block argument added to the load_asc() function
  • The default setting is "auto", which aims to automatically handle multiple recording segments within the same .asc file. We recommend using this default as this is likely the safer choice rather than assuming a single-block recording. Furthermore, add downstream functions are intentionally designed to support any N number of blocks; using the "auto" setting automatically enables this support for .asc files containing single recording blocks by labeling the single recording session as block_1
  • You can also manually specify a different block value (numeric) instead of "auto", which can be helpful for multi-block experiments where each block/run was recorded to a separate .asc file. This is especially important to consider when running the downstream epoch() and bidsify() functions so that derived files and summary reports are properly labeled with the correction block/run number
  • Currently, there is also a NULL option; however, this is likely going to just be a part of beta testing and will probably be removed in a future version given the foregoing 2 options should cover most (if not all) use cases

New features

• NF: robust HTML and PDF output summary sidecar reports within bidsify() (#120)
  • Here, reports are well-organized both by block/run and any specific event message epochs that have been processed using the epoch() function
  • For epoched data, we now provide a useful interactive utility within the epoch-specific HTML reports: you can now use your mouse and/or keyboard to swiftly navigate through an interactive gallery of pupil plot segments from every single trial from any given subject, right out-of-the-box! We hope this alleviates some of the complexities/roadblocks users might face when needing to perform manual inspections of their data for quality assurance and/or diagnostic purposes.

Minor improvements and fixes

• FF (#118): resolved a minor bug in the EyeLink EDF header model and version fields for data collected on newer EyeLink hardware/software (#120)
• ENH: event epoching is now both more robust and super fast (#120)
  • We have implemented more efficient data structures to swiftly handle large sets of pupil samples in rapid time
  • We have also added in better visual feedback within the console regarding epoching progress
  • Similarly, these added benefits coincide nicely with the new multi-block support (#10)
• General bug fixes and enhancements to codebase and front-end UX (#120)

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Published by shawntz about 1 year ago