Changelog • BioCroValidation

Changes in BioCroValidation Version 0.3.0 (2026-03-11)

Fixed typos in the help page for objective_function, and in the add_norm function (defined in R/objective_function_helpers.R)
Allowed user-supplied regularization functions
Allowed driver-specific initial values and parameters
Errors that occur while running simulations are now caught so they do not prevent an optimization from finishing
More options for debug_mode are now available; the default setting (minimal) only prints info to the terminal when an issue with a simulation occurs
Improved formatting of output from write_module, so that initial value and parameter lists are alphabetized, equals signs are aligned, and module names are preserved
Fixed a bug where calling objective_function with dependent_arg_function = NULL and verbose_mode = TRUE caused an error

Added 2002 and 2005 SoyFACE biomass and standard deviation data.
Added several new functions: objective_function, update_model, and bounds_table.
Added two new vignettes: a “Getting Started” article (BioCroValidation.Rmd) and a user guide illustrating how to perform a model parameterization (parameterizing_soybean_biocro.Rmd).

This is the first version of BioCroValidation. At this point, the package is in a state of rapid development, and not all changes will be described here.
We are reserving version 1.0.0 for a more stable and complete future release; until then, major changes should only increase the minor version number.