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bedrockbio 2.0.0 (2026-07-02)

Reads are now anonymous over HTTPS — the client no longer fetches credentials.json or creates an R2 S3 secret. No API keys are required. Partition pruning and predicate pushdown are unchanged.
Removed reset() (breaking). It existed to clear cached credentials after rotation; with credential-free reads it no longer serves a purpose.
Manifest v2 (breaking). The client now reads the v2 manifest.json and hard-gates on version == 2; older client releases reading v1 must upgrade. describe_table() now returns context, columns, and partitions (each partition column carrying its allowed values and default); describe_namespace() returns name, citation, license, context, and the namespace's tables. Column entries no longer carry allowed_values (enumerated values live under partitions).

reset(): now exported — clears the cached manifest, credentials, and connection (useful after credentials are rotated during a session).
BB_ENV=dev points the client at the development data host (data-dev.bedrock.bio).
Internal: timeouts on manifest and credentials requests.

list_namespaces(): list available namespaces (data sources).
describe_namespace(): view namespace metadata, citation, license, instructions, and the namespace's tables.

Internal: hardened SQL string handling for catalog-derived paths and credentials.
Internal: updated upstream manifest endpoint URL.

Initial CRAN submission.
list_tables(): list available tables.
load_table(): lazily query a table with optional partition filters and predicate pushdown via 'DuckDB' and 'Apache Iceberg'.
describe_table(): view table metadata, citation, and column definitions.