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flexStats Changelog

Changelog

Changelog

All notable changes to flexStats are documented here. This project uses Semantic Versioning and follows the Keep a Changelog format.

Reconstructed on 2026-04-23 from git history. Confirm accuracy before treating as authoritative.

[Unreleased]

[1.0] - 2026-04-23

Added

  • 11 chart types: bar, line, area, scatter, pie, donut, heatmap, waterfall, scatter3d, bar3d, surface
  • Chart3D integration for 3D scatter, bar, and surface plots (macOS 26+)
  • Chart palette system with 6 built-in palettes (vibrant, ocean, sunset, forest, monochrome, pastel)
  • 8 themes: minimal, bold, print, executive, startup, academic, dark, ocean
  • Typography system driven by theme properties
  • Multi-series support, tooltips, responsive sizing, and animation across all chart views
  • Waterfall chart with running totals and color-coded positive/negative bars
  • Donut chart with configurable inner radius
  • FoundationModels integration for chart suggestions, column labeling, and data description
  • Heuristic fallback for devices without Apple Intelligence
  • “Suggest a chart” in the chart editor
  • Intelligence suggestions surfaced during data import
  • On-device intelligence — data never leaves the Mac, full opt-out via Settings
  • Liquid Glass design language on toolbar, sheets, buttons, tooltips
  • Quick-start flow for new documents (import, choose, customize)
  • Progressive disclosure in chart editor (DisclosureGroup for style/advanced options)
  • 3 sample .flexstats documents (sales, analytics, survey)
  • Open-source file format spec (FILE_FORMAT.md, CC BY 4.0)
  • Bundle validator (FlexStatsValidator)
  • KPI cards (flexkpi block), data tables (flextable block), grid layouts (flexgrid block)
  • Form-based chart editor — non-technical users author charts without typing YAML
  • PDF export with print-quality rendering, cover pages, page breaks, headers/footers, vector chart embedding
  • CSV import via TabularData, XLSX import via CoreXLSX
  • Detector framework: header row, footnote, subtotal, multi-table, currency column, date column, mixed type detection
  • Visual data cleaning UI with highlighted issues and one-click confirmations
  • Data refresh from original imported files with schema diff surfacing
  • ChartDSL parser and validator
  • Markdown parser + serializer with round-trip preservation
  • .flexstats bundle read/write via FileWrapper
  • DocumentGroup-based document lifecycle with autosave and versioning

Notes

  • Deployment target: macOS 26
  • This is the initial public release, combining work from v0.1 through v1.0

[0.1] - 2026-04-22

Added

  • FlexStatsCore package scaffolding
  • Markdown parser + serializer with round-trip tests
  • .flexstats bundle read/write via FileWrapper
  • DocumentGroup app that opens .flexstats bundles and shows title + Markdown prose
  • Initial project structure and build configuration