NEWS

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firmmatchr 0.1.3 (2026-03-06)

• New Features:
  • Added standard OpenAI-compatible support to validate_matches_llm enabling it to connect to local LLM instances (like Ollama or LM Studio).
  • Added an engine argument allowing choice between "azure", "openai", or "local".
  • Extended documentation to cover local LLM usage with code examples.

firmmatchr 0.1.2 (2026-02-11)

• Fix CRAN Submission Issues:
  • Use single quotes for software/package names in DESCRIPTION.
  • Add references for 'zoomerjoin' and 'SQLite'/'FTS5' in DESCRIPTION.
  • Ensure validate_matches_llm writes to tempdir() by default.
  • Ensure exported function examples are executable.

firmmatchr 0.1.1

• Fix CRAN check NOTEs:
  • Quote technical terms in DESCRIPTION to avoid spell check warnings.
  • Add cran-comments.md to .Rbuildignore.

firmmatchr 0.1.0

• Initial release.
• Features:
  • Exact matching
  • Fuzzy matching (zoomerjoin)
  • FTS5 search (SQLite)
  • Rarity weighted matching