NEWS

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nivo.bubblechart 0.1.1 (2026-01-19)

CRAN Review Fixes

• Added reference to Nivo library in DESCRIPTION
• Added \value documentation for Shiny binding functions
• Replaced \dontrun{} with if(interactive()){} in examples

nivo.bubblechart 0.1.0

Initial Release

• First CRAN submission
• Interactive bubble chart (circle packing) visualization using Nivo
• Shiny integration with click and hover events
• Customizable colors, borders, and interactivity
• Comprehensive documentation and vignette
• Test suite with testthat
• Example Shiny application included

Features

• Create hierarchical bubble charts from nested list data
• NEW: prepare_bubble_data() helper function to convert data frames to bubble chart format
• Click events accessible via Shiny input bindings
• Hover effects with customizable label colors
• Configurable bubble colors, label colors, and border styles
• Responsive design that works in RStudio Viewer and Shiny apps
• Built on the robust Nivo visualization library
• jsonlite integration for reliable data structure handling