Changes in version 0.1.0 (2026-09-24)                  

Authors

  - Sadikul Islam [aut, cre] — ICAR-IISWC Dehradun;
    sadikul.islamiasri@gmail.com
  - Shakir Ali [aut] — ICAR-IISWC Dehradun
  - Rajesh Kaushal [aut] — ICAR-IISWC Dehradun

Changes in this release

Authors updated

  - Added Shakir Ali as co-author (aut) in DESCRIPTION, all R file
    headers, xaiHydro-package.R, .onAttach() message, and README.md.
  - All three authors now listed throughout the package.

Forbidden files removed (CRAN compliance)

  - Deleted LICENSE, LICENSE.md (GPL-3 needs no external file).
  - Deleted .Rhistory, .Rproj.user/ (RStudio user files must not be
    shipped).
  - No GitHub URLs in DESCRIPTION or README.

Book chapter citation updated

  - Description field and package-level documentation now reference the
    full five-author book chapter: Islam, Dheeraj, Ali, Kaushal &
    Venkatesh (2026), Springer Hydro-Climate Analytics volume.

New reference added

  - Zounemat-Kermani & Kheimi (2026) systematic review (180 studies, 9
    domains, Water Resources Management) added to xaiHydro-package.R
    @references.

Bug fixes carried forward from development

  - hydro_importance(): loss_function default changed from character
    "rmse" to DALEX::loss_root_mean_square (DALEX >= 2.4 API change).
  - hydro_residuals(): recomputes predictions directly from explainer$y
    and explainer$predict_function to avoid DALEX version-dependent
    column names.
  - hydro_lime(): .lime_r2() helper safely extracts R-squared across iml
    versions (0.10 and 0.11+) returning NA_real_ when unavailable.
  - plot_breakdown_hydro(): make.unique() prevents duplicate factor
    level error.
  - .Rbuildignore updated to exclude .Rhistory and .Rproj.user.