NEWS

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openalexSnapshot 0.0.0.9000

• Package created. Snapshot conversion (snapshot_to_parquet()), corpus indexing (build_corpus_index()), and ID-based record extraction (lookup_by_id()) have been split out of openalexPro into this dedicated package. Function signatures are preserved from the original openalexPro versions.
• Rust-only design: no pure-R fallback is planned. Installation friction is addressed by pre-compiled r-universe binaries rather than a second implementation. Only package developers need a Rust toolchain.
• Rust back-end (openalex-core via extendr) wired up; all three functions delegate to compiled Rust code.