Changes in version 0.1.7 (2026-02-22)                  

  - No changes yet.

                 Changes in version 0.1.6 (2026-02-22)                  

  - Added four new retrieval backends in create_rag_chain():
    
      - Qdrant
      - Pinecone
      - Weaviate
      - Elasticsearch

  - Expanded backend routing and parsing in create_rag_chain() /
    perform_web_search() to support:
    
      - Local backends: DuckDB, VectrixDB
      - Remote backends: Qdrant, Pinecone, Weaviate, Elasticsearch

  - Added backend adapter tests for all new methods and kept existing
    DuckDB/VectrixDB coverage.

  - Added backend-focused vignettes:
    
      - duckdb-backend.Rmd
      - vectrixdb-backend.Rmd
      - qdrant-backend.Rmd
      - pinecone-backend.Rmd
      - weaviate-backend.Rmd
      - elasticsearch-backend.Rmd

  - Updated _pkgdown.yml backend articles grouping:
    
      - Requires Embedding ML
      - Doesnt Require Embedding ML

  - CI/workflow improvements:
    
      - Added .github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
      - Added .github/workflows/rmd-check.yaml
      - Updated pkgdown.yaml to run on main and deploy with clean pages
        output.

  - README updates:
    
      - Streamlined README content and moved detailed backend
        walkthroughs to vignettes.
      - Added backend guide links for faster navigation.

  - Wrapped FTS-related tests in tryCatch() + skip() to avoid
    segmentation faults on Fedora-clang during CRAN checks.

  - Informative skip() messages added for systems without FTS extension
    support.

  - Ensured all tests pass cleanly on platforms with partial DuckDB
    extension support.

  - Maintained full feature test coverage in interactive/development
    environments.

                 Changes in version 0.1.1 (2025-04-24)                  

  - Prevented segfaults on CRAN by disabling the experimental vss
    extension during checks.

  - Fallback to FLOAT[] column type when vss is unavailable, avoiding
    Fedora-clang binary-extension errors.

  - create_vectorstore() now:
    
      - Skips vss installation/loading under CRAN but retains support in
        dev environments.
      - Returns a persistent DuckDB connection (no longer
        auto-disconnects).

  - insert_vectors():
    
      - Handles single-column frames safely using drop = FALSE.
      - Dynamically switches between array_value() and list_value()
        based on schema.

  - build_vector_index():
    
      - Skips HNSW index creation when VECTOR[] columns are missing
        (with a warning).

  - RAG chain integration:
    
      - Safely mirrors vss-guard logic in connect_vectorstore() and
        create_rag_chain().

  - DESCRIPTION and metadata:
    
      - Set minimum required version: duckdb (>= 0.10.0) and testthat
        (>= 3.0.0).
      - Added Config/testthat/edition: 3 for consistent test behavior.
      - Tidied Description field by removing unnecessary single quotes
        around names.
      - Expanded common acronyms like HNSW, LLM, etc.

  - Testing improvements:
    
      - Suppressed non-critical test warnings.
      - Removed fragile FTS assertions (fts_main).
      - Introduced mock_embed() and dummy_embed() to remove dependency
        on external APIs.
      - Skipped RAG-chain integration tests on CRAN and gated test-data
        downloads.