Changelog

This changelog is generated automatically from GitHub Releases.

v0.26.0

2026-07-27 · GitHub

Pointblank v0.26.0 is a major release focused on clinical data standards, data quality measurement, and AI-assisted validation editing. This release introduces comprehensive CDISC conformance validation with a built-in rule engine and bundled controlled terminology, a metadata import/export system supporting SDTM, ADaM, Frictionless, and CSVW formats, and structured missingness handling through a new MissingSpec type. Validation steps are now automatically tagged with data quality dimensions and rolled up into health scores, and the new EditValidation class lets you modify existing validation plans through interaction with an LLM.

New Features

• Data quality dimensions and health scoring — Every validation step is now tagged with a data quality dimension (Completeness, Validity, Uniqueness, Consistency, Timeliness, or Volume) inferred automatically from the assertion type. Dimensions are overridable per step via dimension= or remappable globally via pb.config(dimension_map=...). New methods get_dimension_scores(), get_health_score(), get_scorecard(), and get_validation_summary() expose test-unit-weighted scores, with assert_dimension_scores() available to fail a run when a dimension falls below a threshold. The validation report shows color-coded dimension badges on each step number with a health-score summary in the footer. (#409)

• CDISC submission conformance — A new conformance validation framework provides a rule engine, bundled SDTMIG 3.4 rules with SDTM controlled terminology, and public APIs for validating study submission packages. Includes ConformanceReport with JSON and Excel export, findings_df() and get_findings_table() for detailed inspection, and integration with the CDISC CORE engine. (#413)

• Metadata standards — New metadata import, export, and validation workflows for clinical data standards. The import_metadata() function reads Frictionless Table Schema, CSVW, CDISC Define-XML, CDISC Controlled Terminology, and SPSS/SAS/Stata files into a unified MetadataImport object. Built-in SDTM and ADaM templates enable domain-level structure validation with validate_sdtm() and validate_adam(). Metadata can be exported back to Frictionless format and converted to Pointblank schemas. (#403)

• Schema enforcement API — A contract import/export system with a modular adapter architecture. import_contract() and export_contract() translate between external schema formats (JSON Schema, Frictionless Table Schema) and Pointblank validations or contracts. Custom adapters can be registered via the [@register](https://github.com/register)_adapter decorator. (#402)

• Structured missingness — A new MissingSpec type maps sentinel values to reasons, and a missing= parameter on col_vals_*() methods excludes coded values from checks. Four dedicated validation steps are added: col_pct_missing(), col_missing_coded(), col_missing_only_coded(), and col_missing_consistent(). (#404)

• AI validation editor — The new EditValidation class lets you modify an existing validation plan from a natural-language instruction, with diff(), changed_steps(), preview(), and accept() methods for reviewing changes. Plan serialization via Validate.to_code() and Validate.to_yaml() is fully round-trippable. Also adds Validate.suggest_improvements(), Validate.from_prompt(), Validate.from_plans(), a syntax-lint guardrail with auto-reprompt, and a pb edit CLI command. (#408)

• float_field() precision= parameter — Generated float values can now be rounded to a specified number of decimal places, useful for prices, scores, and other fields where full floating-point precision is not desired. (#412)

Bug Fixes

• Per-row validation checks on Polars LazyFrames are no longer 8–11× slower than v0.24.0. The result-tallying code now computes row, pass, fail, and null counts in a single aggregation instead of issuing three to four separate .collect() calls that re-executed the entire lazy plan. (#407)

• Segmented validation on Polars LazyFrames no longer raises an UnboundLocalError for seg_tuples(). Segment expressions now work consistently for both eager and lazy DataFrames. (#414)

Documentation

• CDISC validation user guide examples are now fully executable against sample metadata documents bundled with the package via the new load_metadata_example() function. (#406)

v0.25.0

2026-06-12 · GitHub

Pointblank v0.25.0 introduces powerful new capabilities for data pipeline governance and synthetic data generation. This release adds boundary enforcement through contracts and pipelines, letting you validate data at both the source and target of a transformation. Rich schema inference automatically detects constraints from existing tables (including ranges, categorical values, and semantic presets) enabling realistic synthetic data generation. The prompt() validation method now accepts multi-modal attachments (images and PDFs), giving the LLM visual context when evaluating data quality.

New Features

• Rich schema inference — Schema.from_table() and schema_from_tbl() automatically extract comprehensive constraints from any supported table, including numeric ranges, categorical values, nullability, date bounds, and 25+ semantic presets (email, address, UUID, etc.) to power realistic synthetic data generation. (#391)

• Multi-modal attachments in prompt() — The prompt() validation method now accepts an attachments= parameter for images and PDFs (local files or URLs), providing visual context to the LLM for richer data validation against brand guides, schema diagrams, or reference documents. (#393)

• Boundary enforcement with contracts and pipelines — New Contract and Pipeline classes enable dual-boundary validation at the source and target of data transformations. Contracts define schema expectations and validation steps with ownership metadata, while pipelines orchestrate the full validate-transform-validate workflow with short-circuit optimization. (#401)

Bug Fixes

• Lazy frames are no longer prematurely collected during interrogation, preserving the performance benefits of deferred evaluation with Polars LazyFrames. (#398)

• rows_distinct() now correctly handles rows containing null values instead of dropping them from validation results. (#399)

• The MCP server now starts reliably across different versions of the fastmcp library by using version-aware instantiation with fallback strategies. (#400)

v0.24.0

2026-04-22 · GitHub

New Features

• Added the get_dataframe_report() method to Validate for writing validation results to a DataFrame (supports Polars, Pandas, and DuckDB output). (@Meghansaha, #341)
• Added OpenTelemetry (OTel) integration for exporting validation results as metrics, traces, and logs. Available as an optional dependency via the otel extra. (#383)
• Added Azure OpenAI as a model provider for both Validate.prompt() and DraftValidation. (@howardbaik, #385, #387)

Docs

• Reorganized demos into the new docs structure. (#381)
• Added a User Guide page on OpenTelemetry integration. (#383)
• Added Azure OpenAI usage and setup instructions to the User Guide. (#385, #387)

New Contributors

• @howardbaik made their first contribution in #385

Full Changelog: v0.23.0…v0.24.0

v0.23.0

2026-04-01 · GitHub

Features

• We now run pyrefly to infer types. (@tylerriccio33, #374)
• Data generation now offers a locale code string preset. (#375)
• A credit card provider is now a string preset for data generation. (#377)

Fixes:

• Audit the performance of lazy transformations by @tylerriccio33 in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/373
• Aggregation and Reference Column Hardening by @tylerriccio33 in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/372

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.22.0…v0.23.0

v0.22.0

2026-02-26 · GitHub

New Features

• Expanded generate_dataset() country support with 29 new countries (EC, PA, SA, UA, AM, AZ, BO, CM, DO, GE, GT, HN, IL, JM, JO, KH, KZ, LB, MD, MM, MZ, NP, PY, RS, RW, SV, TZ, UY, UZ), bringing the total to 100 supported countries, along with expanded street lists and normalized industry names across existing countries. (#370, #371)
• Added profile_fields() as a composite helper that creates a dictionary of person-profile StringField objects for direct unpacking into a Schema(). Supports three tiers ("minimal", "standard", "full"), name splitting, column include/exclude, and a prefix= parameter for namespacing. (#367)
• Significantly expanded YAML workflow support with governance metadata (owner, consumers, version), final_actions and reference top-level keys, aggregate validation methods (col_sum_gt, col_avg_le, etc.), col_pct_null, data_freshness, shortcut syntax for the active parameter, unknown-key validation to catch typos, and YAML-to-Python roundtrip fidelity. (#369)

Bug Fixes

• Fixed preview() failing on tables with duration (timedelta) columns by casting them to strings before display. (#368)

Docs

• Added YAML reference and validation workflow guides covering governance metadata and aggregate methods. (#369)
• Updated data generation documentation with profile_fields() usage and 100-country support. (#367, #370, #371)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.21.0…v0.22.0

v0.21.0

2026-02-19 · GitHub

New Features

• Significantly enhanced generate_dataset() with locale mixing (country= now accepts lists or weighted dicts), frequency-weighted sampling via a 4-tier system, a user_agent preset with country-weighted browser selection, presets for hash digests (md5, sha1, sha256), barcodes (ean8, ean13), date strings (date_between, date_range, future_date, past_date), and ISO 3166-1 country codes (country_code_2, country_code_3), country-specific license plate formats, industry-coherent person-company pairing, a generate_dataset pytest fixture with automatic per-test seeding, and expanded country support (bringing the total to 71). (#352, #354, #355, #358, #360, #361, #362, #363, #364, #365, #366)
• Added expressions support for the active= parameter to provide for more flexible and dynamic validation workflows. (#349)

Docs

• Added validation report notes output display in documentation examples. (#350)
• Improved docstrings for generate_dataset() and all *_field() functions. (#353)
• Fixed broken links in quickstart.qmd by removing incorrect path prefixes. (@Meghansaha, #357)
• Updated data generation documentation with new presets and features. (#359)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.20.0…v0.21.0

v0.20.0

2026-02-04 · GitHub

New Features

• Added the generate_dataset() function for creating realistic synthetic test data from Schema definitions, with a suite of field helper functions (int_field(), string_field(), date_field(), name_field(), etc.) and support for 50 country locales via the country= parameter. (#348)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.19.0…v0.20.0

v0.19.0

2026-01-21 · GitHub

New Features

• We can now specify owner, consumers, and version metadata for data validations within the Validate class. (#344)
• The new data_freshness() validation method has been added for easily checking the freshness of data. (#345)

Fixes

• Added the .step_report() capability for the aggregate validation methods (e.g., col_sum_gt(), col_sd_lt(), etc.). (#343)
• Updated SVG icons for all of the aggregate validation methods. (#346)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.18.0…v0.19.0

v0.18.0

2026-01-13 · GitHub

New Features

• Added several validation methods that work on aggregates of column values (e.g.,col_sum_gt(), col_sd_lt(), etc.). (@tylerriccio33, #332)

Fixes

• Implemented fix for handling datetime strings in _apply_segments(). (#337)
• Added reference data as a default for aggregation comparison values. (@tylerriccio33, #339)
• Add experimental gradual typing for development. (@tylerriccio33, #198, #338)
• Improved the display of aggregation-type methods in the validation report. (#342)

Docs

• Updated the reference API with aggregate check methods. (#340)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.17.0…v0.18.0

v0.17.0

2025-12-02 · GitHub

New Features

• All col_schema_match() validation steps are now accompanied by notes that describe the results. (#325)
• Notes appear in validation reports notes when columns are not found or none are resolved by use of column selectors. (#326)
• Validation reports now have informative notes for steps that use the pre= parameter. (#328)
• New options are available (in get_tabular_report() and globally in config()) for enabling/disabling validation report footer sections. (#327)
• Added the test-core target for running core tests (large time savings compared to running all tests). (#331)
• New validation method added, col_pct_null(), for checking the percentage of Null values in a column. (#290, @tylerriccio33)

Fixes

• Removed a duplicate paragraph in the docs. (#329, @dpprdan)

New Contributors

• @dpprdan made their first contribution in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/329

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.16.0…v0.17.0

v0.16.0

2025-11-18 · GitHub

New Features

• Use of local thresholds settings will now produce notes at the bottom of the validation report table. (#318)
• Added the print_database_tables() function for printing a list of tables in a database connection. (#322, @Meghansaha)
• Added YAML support for several recently added validation methods. (#312)
• There are now report translations for all official EU languages. (#314)

Fixes

• Ensured that Pointblank is compatible with Python 3.14 (#320)

Docs

• Revised project website navigation to put the User Guide front and center. (#307, #321)
• Modified logo used in website. (#308)
• Added both the llms.txt and llms-full.txt files to the project website. (#310)
• Updated documentation with newly-added validation methods. (#311)
• Added a PDF version of the User Guide to the website (#313)
• Improved the appearance of the website’s sidebar button (visible at constrained screen widths). (#315)
• Fixed broken contributor info links. (#316, @Meghansaha)

New Contributors

• @Meghansaha made their first contribution in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/316

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.15.0…v0.16.0

v0.15.0

2025-10-28 · GitHub

New Features

• Several new validation methods were incorporated: col_vals_within_spec(), col_vals_increasing(), col_vals_decreasing(), and tbl_match(). (#304, #305, #306)
• The option to ignore SSL verification was added to the DraftValidation class via the new verify_ssl= parameter. (#302)
• Added the (internal for now) ‘notes’ functionality for validation step, which will allow for useful information in individual validation steps to be available post-interrogation. (#303)

Fixes

• Altered the HTML tags of ‘brief’ text in validation reports for better display across different publishing environments. (#299)

Docs

• Added a User Guide page on validation reports. (#300)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.14.0…v0.15.0

v0.14.0

2025-10-10 · GitHub

New Features

• Added the .prompt() validation method to enable data validation using LLMs, evaluating data in rows against natural language descriptions instead of programmatic rules. (#287)
• The new write_file() and read_file() functions allow for writing/reading validation objects to and from disk. (#291)
• More translation languages added ("id", "uk", "he", "th", and "fa"). (#293)

Docs

• Summary fields in the get_validation_summary() docs examples were updated. (@jrycw, #284)
• The yaml_to_python() function now has published docs on the project website. (@jrycw, #288)
• There’s now a Posit badge in the header of the project website. (#292)

Fixes

• Zero-row tables are now better handled in the validation workflow. (#297)

Chores

• Added many tests to improve code coverage. (#294, #298)
• New tests and documentation now available for validations involving datetime + timezone comparisons. (#289)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.13.4…v0.14.0

v0.13.4

2025-09-19 · GitHub

New Features

• Add Enum support to col_vals_in_set() and col_vals_not_in_set(). (#280)
• The col_vals_regex() validation method now has the inverse= parameter to enable negative regex matching. (#282)

Fixes

• The usage of pre= is now better isolated to the steps using it. (#283)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.13.3…v0.13.4

v0.13.3

2025-09-18 · GitHub

New Features

• Added the namespaces= parameter to yaml_interrogate() to facilitate authoring of custom actions. (@mark-druffel, #277)

Fixes

• Fixed error when using brief= with segments=seg_group(). (#275)

New Contributors

• @mark-druffel made their first contribution in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/277

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.13.2…v0.13.3

v0.13.2

2025-09-05 · GitHub

New Features

• String-based comparisons are now possible in the col_vals_eq() and col_vals_ne() validation methods. (#272)

Fixes

• We can now enable passing of NaN values during interrogation when na_pass=True. (#271)
• A col_vals_expr()-based step can now be used with the get_step_report() method. (#273)

Chores

• Fixed all CI test failures and warnings. (#270)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.13.1…v0.13.2

v0.13.1

2025-08-29 · GitHub

Fixes

• Several MCP server issues have been fixed. (#265)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.13.0…v0.13.1

v0.13.0

2025-08-28 · GitHub

New Features

• Incorporated a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation. (#239, #264, @pipaber)

Docs

• New installation instructions for adding Pointblank to pixi projects. (#263, @gregorywaynepower)

Chores

• Added Makefile pre-commit targets. (#262, @tylerriccio33)
• Reorganized tests and added new ones. (#261)

New Contributors

• @pipaber made their first contribution in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/239

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.12.2…v0.13.0

v0.12.2

2025-08-16 · GitHub

New Features

• Added the set_tbl() method and also the set_tbl= parameter to yaml_interrogate(). (#260)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.12.1…v0.12.2

v0.12.1

2025-08-11 · GitHub

New Features

• Pointblank now internally handles all Ibis tables using Narwhals. (#257)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.12.0…v0.12.1

v0.12.0

2025-08-07 · GitHub

New Features

• The segmentation feature was expanded by way of the new seg_group() helper function. (#243)
• You can now validate Spark DataFrames without using Ibis (we now internally process those using Narwhals). (#256)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.11.6…v0.12.0

v0.11.6

2025-07-29 · GitHub

Docs

• Enhanced YAML documentation by creating two new articles for the User Guide. (#249)

Fixes

• Specify ignore_nulls=True in nw.all_horizontal. (@MarcoGorelli, #251)

New Contributors

• @MarcoGorelli made their first contribution in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/251

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.11.5…v0.11.6

v0.11.5

2025-07-24 · GitHub

• Added pyyaml as a dependency.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.11.4…v0.11.5

v0.11.4

2025-07-23 · GitHub

New Features

• It’s now possible to define YAML configuration files for validation workflows and run the YAML validations through yaml_interrogate() or in the Pointblank CLI via pb run (#247, #248)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.11.3…v0.11.4

v0.11.3

2025-07-18 · GitHub

New Features

• The CLI has the new pb pl command, allowing you to run Polars at the command line. (#246)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.11.2…v0.11.3

v0.11.2

2025-07-08 · GitHub

Fixes

• The display of the CLI’s pb run output is much improved and more closely follows the tabular HTML output of the Python API. (#240)
• For the CLI’s pb validate and pb run commands, the extract limit is now correctly applied to written CSVs (while displayed extracts will always have a limit of 10). (#242)

Documentation

• Improved the CLI articles in the User Guide. (#236)
• Updated the CLI demonstration gif for the project website. (#241)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.11.1…v0.11.2

v0.11.1

2025-06-26 · GitHub

New Features

• Have consistent input ingestion for all classes/functions with a data= parameter. (#223)
• Enable data to be obtained via GitHub URLs. (#224)
• Allow CLI’s pb validate to perform multiple validations. (#231)
• For CLI’s pb validate allow --column to use column index. (#233)

Fixes

• Use _process_data() to centralize data ingest functionality. (#225, #226)
• Improve display of tables in CLI. (#227)
• Simplify use of extracts in CLI. (#228)
• Rework pb validate to primarily be a validation script runner. (#229)
• Make CLI table styling consistent across all commands. (#234)
• Improve messages with pb validate <data> default and add --list-checks option. (#230)

Documentation

• Update VHS-based terminal recordings. (#232)
• Create two new CLI utility articles. (#235)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.11.0…v0.11.1

v0.11.0

2025-06-20 · GitHub

New Features

• The pb CLI utility has been added to enable: (1) quick data quality checks, (2) exploration of data at the command line, and (3) easy integration with shell scripts and automation workflows. (#221)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.10.0…v0.11.0

v0.10.0

2025-06-18 · GitHub

New Features

• It’s now possible to validate Polars LazyFrames. (#200)
• Paths to CSV and Parquet files can now be used as inputs for Validate and preview(). (#213, #214, #217)
• The get_data_path() function was added so that paths to internal CSV and Parquet example datasets can be accessed. (#215)
• Data connection strings can be used directly with Validate to connect to DB tables via Ibis. (#216)

Fixes

• The DataScan class was refactored to expose data and statistics consistently. (@tylerriccio33, #94)
• Pass/fail result counting during interrogation is now more computationally efficient. (#203)
• Validation steps using col_vals_expr() can now correctly return data extracts (and produce a CSV button in the validation report table). (@zilto, #197)
• A dependency on Pandas during the rendering validation report tables was eliminated. (#220)
• An unwanted scrollbar in the API reference pages (obscuring text for parameters) was removed. (@matt-humphrey, #218)

Documentation

• The project website’s API reference underwent several layout and typesetting changes for the better. (#204, #205, #208, #209)
• Terminology throughout the documentation was improved so that users can better distinguish column- and row-based validation methods. (#199)
• A few more Pointblank demos were added to the project website’s Examples page. (#210)
• Several posts were added to the Pointblog. (#177, #202)
• Improved the interlinking in the User Guide thanks to new functionality in quartodoc. (#191, #212)

New Contributors

• @zilto made their first contribution in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/197
• @matt-humphrey made their first contribution in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/218

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.9.6…v0.10.0

v0.9.6

2025-05-23 · GitHub

Minor Improvements and bug Fixes

• Added the above_threshold() method to determine whether steps exceeded a specific threshold level. (#184)
• There’s now support for BigQuery Ibis-backend tables. (#190)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.9.5…v0.9.6

v0.9.5

2025-05-20 · GitHub

Minor improvements and bug fixes

• Added the assert_below_threshold() method to raise an AssertionError if validation steps exceed a specified threshold level. (#183)
• We now allow assert_passing() to use interrogate() when needed. (#182)
• The printing of a Schema object no longer errors if a column doesn’t have a declared data type. (#181)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.9.4…v0.9.5

v0.9.4

2025-05-08 · GitHub

New Features and Fixes

• Add the global_sales dataset, by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/174
• Use Python 3.8 and 3.9 compatible type aliases, by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/175
• Incorporate templating variables for segments in brief=, by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/176

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.9.2…v0.9.4

v0.9.2

2025-05-06 · GitHub

What’s Changed

• Added the specially() validation method, by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/172

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.9.1…v0.9.2

v0.9.1

2025-05-02 · GitHub

New Features

• Added the rows_complete() validation method, by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/171

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.9.0…v0.9.1

v0.9.0

2025-04-28 · GitHub

New Features

• There’s now support for data segmentation within a wide variety of validation methods (with the new segments= argument), by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/170
• Implemented parallelization of tests to decrease the overall duration of tests, by @tylerriccio33 in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/165

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.8.7…v0.9.0

v0.8.7

2025-04-21 · GitHub

New Features

• Allow None in col_vals_in_set() by @tylerriccio33, https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/162

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.8.6…v0.8.7

v0.8.6

2025-04-16 · GitHub

New Features

• Added the conjointly() validation method, by @rich-iannone (https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/159, https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/160)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.8.5…v0.8.6

v0.8.5

2025-04-15 · GitHub

New Features

• Added step report functionality for rows_distinct() validation steps, by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/157

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.8.4…v0.8.5

v0.8.4

2025-04-12 · GitHub

New Features

• All step reports are now translated according to the Validate(lang=) value, by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/155

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.8.3…v0.8.4

v0.8.3

2025-04-10 · GitHub

New Features

• Added Arabic, Hindi, and Greek translations for automatically-generated briefs and for the validation report table, by @rich-iannone (https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/150, https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/151, https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/152)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.8.2…v0.8.3

v0.8.2

2025-04-09 · GitHub

New Features and Fixes

• Added the send_slack_notification() function for creating a Slack notification action, by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/147
• Updated the get_api_text() utility function, by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/148

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.8.1…v0.8.2

v0.8.1

2025-04-08 · GitHub

New Features and Fixes

• Added the ability to define final actions for validation (post interrogation), by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/146
• Refined translations for the zh-Hant lang, by @jrycw in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/143

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.8.0…v0.8.1

v0.8.0

2025-04-03 · GitHub

New Features

• Added highest_level= and default= parameters to the Actions class, by @rich-iannone (https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/124, https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/126)
• The brief= text now appears in the validation report table, plus we enabled more templating features for brief=, by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/127
• Add the global setting option for brief= in Validate, by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/128
• We now allow for flexible validations using dates or datetimes, by @rich-iannone (https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/134, https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/135, https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/136)
• The lang= value in Validate now translates the validation report table to lang=’s spoken language, and several more language translations were added, by @rich-iannone (https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/131, https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/138, https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/139)
• We can now better customize the header in step reports through .get_step_report(header=...), by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/142

Fixes and Documentation

• There’s now a configurable limit (with set default) on extract rows (no matter which scheme was used for their collection), by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/130
• Renamed internal references to threshold levels, by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/140
• Enhanced the docs for Validate and the validation methods, by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/137

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.7.3…v0.8.0

v0.7.3

2025-03-26 · GitHub

New Features

• Added the limit= parameter to get_step_report(), by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/115
• The new min_tbl_width= arg in preview() can improve the display of narrow preview tables by default, and, allows for customization, by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/117
• Added the get_action_metadata() function to help users make more powerful Actions callables, by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/118
• We now include failure text in the _ValidationInfo object after interrogation, by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/119
• Basic customization of the header in get_step_report() is now possible, by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/120
• Added the ability to select a subset of columns in row-based step reports, by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/123

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.7.2…v0.7.3

v0.7.2

2025-03-24 · GitHub

New Features and Fixes

• Pointblank now supports the Traditional Chinese (zh-Hant) locale (for localization of autobriefs), by @jrycw in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/109
• Allow validations to work with dates/datetime comparisons across columns, by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/110
• Revised preview() for better operability with the Ibis PySpark backend, by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/112

New Contributors

• @jrycw made their first contribution in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/109

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.7.1…v0.7.2

v0.7.1

2025-03-20 · GitHub

New Features and Fixes

• Added the assistant() function to chat with the API by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/104
• Add note about getting a validation report from the REPL by @aborruso in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/99

New Contributors

• @aborruso made their first contribution in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/99
• @albersonmiranda made their first contribution in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/103

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.7.0…v0.7.1

v0.7.0

2025-03-18 · GitHub

New Features and Fixes

• Added the get_tabular_report() method to DataScan and the col_summary_tbl() function by @rich-iannone (https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/86, https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/88, https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/93)
• Introduced a Code Checks CI workflow to incorporate Ruff and pre-commit by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/87

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.6.3…v0.7.0

v0.6.3

2025-03-11 · GitHub

New Features and Fixes

• Templating options are now available for strings used in brief= (all validation methods) and for any Actions consisting of text printed to the console, by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/78
• Much more information about a table is now collected through a DataScan, by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/84
• Any tables generated by Pointblank should no longer yield warnings in a Quarto publishing environment when Great Tables 0.17.0 (or higher) is installed, by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/85
• Fixed a display issue concerning value sets within step reports, by @phobson in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/80

New Contributors

• @phobson made their first contribution in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/80

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.6.2…v0.6.3

v0.6.2

2025-03-04 · GitHub

New Features and Fixes

• Ollama LLM provider support was added to the DraftValidation class by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/70
• We can now add ‘briefs’ and Pointblank will generate ‘autobriefs’ as needed by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/71
• Added a tolerance parameter (tol=) to the row_count_match() validation method by @tylerriccio33 in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/73
• Incorporated the use of ruff in the project by @tylerriccio33 in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/76
• Enhanced the assert_passing() method to indicate which tests failed by @tylerriccio33 in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/72

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.6.1…v0.6.2

v0.6.1

2025-02-20 · GitHub

Breaking Changes

• thresholds level names have been renamed to better align with standard log levels by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/69

New Features

• Added the ability to execute actions when exceeding threshold levels by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/66
• Added AWS Bedrock support to DraftValidation by @kmasiello in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/67

Fixes

• Improved the implementation of DraftValidation by @rich-iannone in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/68

New Contributors

• @kmasiello made their first contribution in https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/pull/67

Full Changelog: https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/compare/v0.6.0…v0.6.1