Changelog

Source: NEWS.md

gst 0.3.1

Minor Changes

• Point the package site, issue links, and in-app help links at the xni7/gst fork
• Cite Luo et al. (2025) in the reference vignette and in obt(), and remove the private white-paper link
• Record Xiao Ni as the maintainer contact
• Reword the sartheme() title; the function name and app colors are unchanged

gst 0.3.0

Last release on GitLab. gst will move to GitHub for all future development

Major Changes

• Added obrien_plus() to compute power for joint endpoints and any individual endpoint

• Added obt() to perform O’Brien truncated closed testing

Minor Changes

• Improved functionality and UI of make_forestplot_app() and gst_power_app()

gst 0.2.0

Major Changes

• Custom columns feature with option to reorder/resize columns

• Improved downloads: preview/adjust the image in real-time

Minor Changes

• Improved R code generator: more robust to future changes; added options to remove gst dependency, ‘copy to clipboard’, or ‘download’

• Added dynamic default parameters based on input data

• Axes: customize tick marks; toggle symmetry on/off

• Arrows: customize/reverse arrow labels

Bug Fixes

• Fixed infinite loop when selecting ‘Number of Trees’

• Fixed issue with invert column when copy/pasting data

gst 0.1.0

Initial release.

Includes functions to launch two shiny applications:

• GST Power App: gst_power_app()
• Make Forestplot App: make_forestplot_app()

GST Power App can be used to run power and sample size calculations for the Global Statistical Test under a variety of scenarios. Additional details can be found in the vignette.

Make Forestplot App allows users to easily generate a forestplot by uploading data, copy/pasting from a spreadsheet, or manually typing. The resulting plot can be resized and visually customized in a variety of ways. Also included are options to handle endpoints with inverted directionality and different scales. See the vignette for additional details.