v0.3.0 - 2025-11-06

This release adds new pages on the mathematical proof of correctness, discrete-event simulation, and conclusions/feedback, as well as template repositories for structuring work as a package. It fixes the calculation of R time-weighted measures, updates the Python approach to determining warm-up length, and extends all pages to cover all performance metrics. Numerous smaller improvements are also included.

Added

• Template repositories for package structure.
• Mathematical proof of correctness page.
• Discrete-event simulation introductory page.
• Conclusions page.
• Feedback page.

Fixed

• Add correction for R time-weighted measures so last interval is included in calculations.

Changed

• Pages following Performance Measures now use all metrics (and not just two) for Python and R.
• Changed Python approach for determining length of warm-up (previous approach unsuitable when using all metrics).
• Added patient end-time logging to all simulation model pages.
• Upgraded to sim-tools v1.0.0 (Python) and add queueing (R).

Also some minor improvements and refinements, including:

• Extra desk-check suggestions in verification_validation.qmd
• Removed colour variable for R sensitivity plots.
• Expanded and cross-linked stuff on guidelines in sharing/archive.qmd and intro/guidelines.qmd.
• Small corrections in README, docstrings, linting.
• Refactoring tests.
• Clarifications on R data storage, seed sequences, correlated streams, and limitations of structuring research as a package.
• Mentions of MRAN, P3M, commit pinning, data-raw, pins and {targets}.
• Mentioned relevant verification/validation concepts in topic pages.
• Added link to repository renv.lock on environment page.

v0.2.0 - 2025-10-14

Added

• Logging page
• Output analysis section covering:
  • Initialisation bias
  • Performance measures
  • Replications
  • Parallel processing
  • Number of replications
  • Length of warm-up
• Experimentation section covering:
  • Scenario and sensivity analysis
  • Tables and figures
  • Full run
• Verification and validation section covering:
  • Verification and validation
  • Tests
• Style and documentation section covering:
  • Linting
  • Docstrings
  • GitHub actions
  • Documentation
• Collaboration and sharing section covering:
  • Code review
  • Licensing
  • Citation
  • Changelog
  • Sharing and archiving
• Add citation to footer.
• Add pre-commits.
• Add all-contributors.
• Add CONTRIBUTING.md.

Changed

• Redid the introduction box for each page to be simpler/clearer.
• Moved giscus comments settings to _quarto.yml so can have comments on index page.
• Improvements to existing pages (citations, illustrations, links, .lightbox).
• Switched to consistent modern execution options syntax.

Fixed

• Parameters from file (don't generate PDF).
• Input modelling (correct python-content to r-content).
• Add padding to bottom of side bar so can see all pages (otherwise cuts off for some reason sometimes).

v0.1.0 - 2025-09-10

🌱 Initial release of the website (work in progress). This version introduces the website structure and the first written sections (up to Output Analysis).

Added

• Project overview page (STARS).
• Introduction section covering:
  • Reproducibility and RAPs
  • Guidelines
  • Open-source languages
  • Example conceptual models
• Setup section covering:
  • Version control
  • Environments
  • Structuring as a package
  • Code organisation
• Model inputs section covering:
  • Input modelling
  • Input data management
  • Parameters from script
  • Parameters from file
  • Parameter validation
• Model building section covering:
  • Randomness
  • Entity generation
  • Entity processing