Changes in version 2.0.14 7 May 2026 - Adds FRACNP to country list. HT @mbs2016 Changes in version 2.0.13 29 January 2026 - Min versions added to selected imports Changes in version 2.0.12 9 December 2025 - readHMDweb() now accepts vectors for CNTRY and item - readHMDweb() now gives an informative eror for failed login Changes in version 2.0.8 (2025-10-03) 2 October 2025 - fixes xpath for getHMDcountries() to adapt to changes in HMD website. HT Ugo and Alyson for reporting Changes in version 2.0.7 11 February 2025 - fixes date handling bug when specific HFD update is requested HT Rahul Mondal Changes in version 2.0.6 (2025-01-21) 21 January 2025 - minor change to DESCRIPTION to comply w CRAN. - Fixes minor OpenInterval coding error for HFD denominators. HT @alysonvanraalte Changes in version 2.0.5 07 July 2024 - getHFDdate() modified to pull date from country page footer rather than from table dates. The HFD website sometimes has inconsistent labeling of last update dates, leading to url failures unless we get the date right. Page footer was consistent with file urls so far. Changes in version 2.0.4 25 July 2023 - getHMDitemAvail() now fixed HT @samhyunyoo Changes in version 2.0.3 (2023-06-20) 20 June 2023 - removes closeAllConnections() from all functions. HT mbs2016 - readHFCweb() temporarily deprecated due to source website upgrade. This function will be reintroduced in the future. Changes in version 2.0.2 24 March 2023 - getHMDcountries() adds in HMD subpopulations that weren't scraped from the main page Changes in version 2.0.0 1 Feb 2023 - getHMDcountries() adapted to the new HMD website - getJMDprefectures() refactored, now returns tibble object instead of named vector - readHMDweb() refactored ro work with new HMD website and new HMD credentials, HT Markus Sauerberg for Python example - getHMDitemavail() adapted to the new website and now returns an informative table - getHMDcountries() adapted to new HMD website Changes in version 1.9.19 (2022-11-06) 5 November 2022 - getHFDdate() adapted to the new HFD website - getHFDcountries() adapted. Now rather than a vector of codes we return a tibble with more information per source. - getHFDitemavail() adapted. Now rather than a vector of items, we return an informative table of all available files for the given country with lots of metadata that might help a user figure out what file is needed. - extract_HFD_items() removed. - readHFDweb() refactored to authenticate and grab from the new HFD website. The old HMD mirror site will no longer be accessed as of this update, so users may need to re-register at the HMD. - getHFDitemavail() now returns an informative table - Changes in version 1.9.18 (2022-06-18) 16 June 2022 - readHMDweb() and related functions now temporarily point to a new url to grab data: https://former.mortality.org. This is a patch until a new API will be released. Changes in version 1.9.16 22 December 2021 - readJMDweb() adapted to changing website specifications - readHFCcountries() fixed - readHFDweb() adapted to changing website specifications - getJMDprefectures() fixed Changes in version 1.9.14 7 April 2021 - HMDparse() handles territorial adjustments properly now. HT Jim Oeppen Changes in version 1.9.13 (2020-02-20) 20 Feb 2020. - readHFDweb() documentation Warning fixed. - incomplete url NOTE fixed Changes in version 1.9.1 (2018-08-09) 9 Aug 2018. - readHFDweb() fixed, now relies on hhtr HT @jasonhilton - readHMDweb() fixed, now relies on httr