v0.2.7 - Package Revival and Modernization

Major improvements after 4+ years of dormancy.

🎉 New Features

• String-based parsing API: abaqus_parse_mesh() and abaqus_parse_model()
  • Parse directly from string buffers without file I/O
  • Better for testing and programmatic use
• Element database externalization: Moved to data/abaqus_elements.toml
  • Easy to extend without code changes
  • Simple TOML format for adding new element types

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed parser to properly handle ABAQUS boolean flags (NLGEOM, PERTURBATION)
• Fixed FREQUENCY parser to handle optional parameters with NaN
• Changed parse_abaqus() to accept any IO type instead of just IOStream

🧪 Testing & Quality

• Increased test coverage: 192 tests (up from 140)
• Added comprehensive test suites:
  • test_element_database.jl (36 tests)
  • test_model_sections.jl (55 tests)
• String-based tests eliminate need for temporary files
• New coverage analysis scripts for developers

📚 Documentation

• Fixed documentation deployment (broken since 2020)
• Documentation now auto-deploys: https://ahojukka5.github.io/AbaqusReader.jl/dev/
• Added API documentation for new parsing functions
• Modernized project structure and workflows

🏗️ Infrastructure

• Updated LICENSE copyright to Jukka Aho (2017-2025)
• Migrated to modern Julia practices (Julia 1.0+)
• Removed deprecated dependencies (Nullables.jl)
• CI improvements: Julia 1.6 LTS allowed to fail gracefully
• Modernized TagBot workflow with proper permissions

📦 Installation

using Pkg
Pkg.add("AbaqusReader")

🚀 Quick Start

using AbaqusReader

# For mesh-only parsing (simple Dict)
mesh = abaqus_read_mesh("model.inp")

# For complete model parsing (structured Model object)
model = abaqus_read_model("model.inp")

# New: Parse from string buffer
inp_content = read("model.inp", String)
model = abaqus_parse_model(inp_content)

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This release brings the package back to life with modern Julia idioms, better testing, working documentation, and a cleaner API. 🎊