- Added use_data to MapperRef class for uniformity with other methods
- Added first tutorial vignette on shape comparison
- Fixed bug related to user other covers
- Moved filter aspect from cover to MapperRef class, added 9 popular filter functions and a 'use_filter' API
- Can now construct arbitrary dimensional simplicial complexes
- Removed grapher visualization method, added pixiplex as a replacement
- Distinguished computation of the 'pullback' from the 'nerve' towards a cleaner modularity of components
- Added many API-breaking changes, including:
- (1) Changed field name 'ls_vertex_map' to pullback to match theory more correctly
- (2) Changed name of 'rectangular'-type covers to 'interval'
- (3) Added ability to construct individual subsets of the cover via 'pullback' method
- Ported simplex tree implementation to standalone package, which is now linked externally
- Initial release w/ preliminary code and documentation.