= What's New in ANUGA v1.2 =
Here are some new features from the upcoming release:


== Easy Imports ==
Instead of typing this at the start of every scenario:
{{{
from anuga.shallow_water.boundaries import Reflective_boundary,\
     Transmissive_momentum_set_stage_boundary,\
     Dirichlet_discharge_boundary,\
...
# Shallow water domain is the standard
from anuga.shallow_water.shallow_water_domain import Domain
}}}

You can automatically import the shallow water domain and all the commonly used boundaries using this single line:
{{{
from anuga import *
}}}


You can also import common file conversion routines like so:
{{{
from anuga.file_conversion import *
}}}

See the documentation for the list of functions and classes that are made available for import.

== Deprecated Functionality Removed in ANUGA v1.2 ==

Some old functionality has been removed from ANUGA in version 1.2. Please contact the ANUGA team if you have any issues migrating your code to the new version.

|| start_screen_catcher || This class was not being used, and the effect can easily be reproduced through the OS using > and 2> piping.
|| copy_code_files || Moved from abstract_2d_finite_volumes.util to utilities.file_utils as it was a generic function
|| csv2dict || Renamed to load_csv_as_dict: foo2bar is used for file-to-file conversions.
|| asc_csiro2sww || Renamed to esri2sww.
|| hecras_cross_sections2pts || renamed to sdf2pts.
|| data_manager_joaquims_patch || old, redundant code that was not being used anywhere - has been removed.
|| sww2domain || Renamed to load_sww_as_domain to fit in with new naming convention.
|| urs_ungridded2sww || Renamed to urs2sww to fit in with new naming convention.
|| mux2sww_time || Renamed to read_sww_time_from_mux to fit in with new naming convention.
|| Write_sts || Moved to file module.
|| get_data_from_file || Removed: use the new, more powerful csv_file.load_csv_as_matrix function.
|| get_timeseries || Obsolete function - has been deprecated in 1.2. Please use sww2timeseries or other function.
|| check_sww_tsh.py || Removed obsolete utility that had gone out of date years ago, not used anywhere.
|| obsolete_code and houdini_code || Unreferenced and obsolete code not touched for +18 months. Houdini is a file format and viewer unrelated to ANUGA.
|| URS_points_needed_to_file || Renamed to save_boundary_as_urs - now found in anuga.file.urs
|| URS_points_needed || Renamed to more descriptive name of calculate_boundary_points.
|| get_flow_through_cross_section || Moved to separate module, anuga.shallow_water.sww_interrogate
|| get_energy_through_cross_section || Moved to separate module, anuga.shallow_water.sww_interrogate
|| get_interpolated_quantities_at_polyline_midpoints || Moved to separate module, anuga.shallow_water.sww_interrogate
|| store_parameters || Moved to anuga.file.csv_file.
|| decimate_dem || Renamed to anuga.file_conversion.dem2dem.
|| export_grid || Renamed to sww2dem_batch and moved to sww2dem module.
|| points2polygon || Renamed to load_pts_as_polygon, moved to anuga.file.pts
|| data_manager || This was a huge "Swiss army knife" module that has been divided between many modules. It has been completely removed. Find file loading and conversion functions in anuga.file and anuga.file_conversion.