neworder: a dynamic microsimulation framework for Python

neworder 1.0.0

Release to coincide with publication in the Journal of Open Source Software

Breaking changes

• Model.timeline and Model.mc are now class attributes where they were previously methods. (Change e.g. model.mc().ustream(10) to model.mc.ustream(10))

Functional changes

• Add initial spatial domain support (neworder.Domain, neworder.Space):
  • continuous rectangular domain in n dimensions
  • domain edges can be wrapped, contrained, mirrored or unbounded
  • calculate positions, distances, proximity and movement for points in the domain
• New example using the domain functionality: boids flocking
• Migrate existing examples to use new domain functionality, where appropriate
• Fixes for wolf-sheep predation example

Other

• Various minor improvements resulting from JOSS reviewer comments.

Internals

• add a virtual clone method to Timeline, simplifying model construction.
• migration of most CI builds to github workflows.