Merging v0.5.8 release candidate

DESCRIPTION

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 Package: ShortForm
 Type: Package
 Title: Automatic Short Form Creation
-Version: 0.5.7
-Date: 2026-04-29
+Version: 0.5.8
+Date: 2026-05-06
 Authors@R: c(person("Anthony", "Raborn", email = "anthony.w.raborn@gmail.com", 
     role = c("aut", "cre"), comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0002-8083-4739")), 
     person("Walter", "Leite", email = "Walter.Leite@coe.ufl.edu", role = "aut"))
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ Suggests:
     testthat
 Imports:
     lavaan (>= 0.5-22),
-    ggplot2,
-    ggrepel,
-    tidyr,
     stringr,
     methods,
     doSNOW,

NAMESPACE

@@ -17,12 +17,16 @@ exportMethods(show)
 exportMethods(summary)
 import(lavaan)
 import(utils)
-importFrom(ggrepel,geom_text_repel)
+importFrom(grDevices,hcl.colors)
+importFrom(graphics,box)
 importFrom(graphics,legend)
 importFrom(graphics,lines)
 importFrom(graphics,par)
+importFrom(graphics,plot.new)
+importFrom(graphics,polygon)
+importFrom(graphics,text)
+importFrom(graphics,title)
 importFrom(methods,new)
 importFrom(methods,show)
 importFrom(rlang,.data)
 importFrom(stats,runif)
-importFrom(tidyr,gather)

NEWS.Rmd

@@ -11,29 +11,41 @@ output:
 
 # *News*
 
-# ShortForm v0.5.7
+# ShortForm v0.5.8
 
 ## Bugfixes
 
-- Fixed issue in ACO algorithm where the best model was not properly updating
-- Corrected use of ggplot within the ACO plot method due to depreciated ggplot2 functions
-- Fixed issue in SA algorithm where models including factor relationships or outcome variables were not specified correctly after the initial model
+- Fixed issue in tabuShortForm for certain parallel workflows
+- Fixed bug in tabuShortForm when using multidimensional models
 
 ## Updates
 
-- Modernized the README file
-- Fixed CI/CD badge since Travis CI no longer works for this project
+- Removed dependencies on ggplot2, ggrepel, and tidyr (ACO and TS plot methods)
+- Added some additional unit tests
 
 ## To Do
 
-Note--these are not required for 0.5.7, but are on the roadmap for future updates.
+Note--these are not required for 0.5.8, but are on the roadmap for future updates.
 
-- add additional unit tests (maybe for 0.5.8)
+- add additional unit tests (maybe for 0.5.9)
 - refactor all major functions (0.6.0)
 - standardize function inputs, arguments, and outputs (0.7.0)
 
 =======
 
+# ShortForm v0.5.7
+
+## Bugfixes
+
+- Fixed issue in ACO algorithm where the best model was not properly updating
+- Corrected use of ggplot within the ACO plot method due to depreciated ggplot2 functions
+- Fixed issue in SA algorithm where models including factor relationships or outcome variables were not specified correctly after the initial model
+
+## Updates
+
+- Modernized the README file
+- Fixed CI/CD badge since Travis CI no longer works for this project
+
 # ShortForm v0.5.6
 
 - Updates focused on `{antcolony.lavaan}`.