History#

Pipeline#

  • anHALyze: tools to spot HAL issues (bad author metadata, DBLP comparison, widget)

  • EgoConf: find your conferences/journals

  • Easier access to graph customization

  • Additional graph option (e.g. time filtering and coloring, default group checks…)

  • Custom CSS (e.g. transparent background)

  • Gismo integration

0.5.1#

  • Enable Light-themed full screen (previously, full screen was always dark)

0.5.0 (2026-02-14)#

  • BREAKING CHANGE LDB now supports aliases (old assets not compatible)

  • Algotel/Cores added to the gallery

  • Add throttling to HAL requests, as they apparently started to limit the traffic

0.4.1 (2026-02-02): Python 3.14 support#

  • Add Python 3.14 compatibility (requires gismo>=0.5.4).

  • Drop Python 3.10 support (now requires 3.11+).

  • LDB search engine fine-tuned.

  • Various typo fixes.

0.4.0 (2026-01-27): Local DB#

New DB: LDB (Local DB). All the strengths of DBLP, None of its weaknesses.

  • Convert the whole DBLP relational DB into a Gismap compatible local object.

  • Introduces new compressed list format (Zlist) to keep the DB in memory.

  • Use Bag-of-Factors to enable approximate search.

  • You can build your own dataset or just rely on the one we provide and update.

Also, Lamsade added to the gallery.

0.3.1 (2025-11-27): Bug fixes#

  • Fix BS4 dependency issue.

  • Errors in readme

0.3.0 (2025-11-25): Bigger, faster, prettier#

  • VisJS integration has been fully revamped to reduce JS errors and resource consumption.

  • A gallery is now available in the documentation to showcase the possibilities:

    • Lip6 (Sorbonne university CS lab, single team / whole lab);

    • Laas (Toulouse university CS lab, single team / whole lab) + Solace (collab team);

    • Cédric (CNAM, whole CS Lab);

    • LINCS (legacy Paris-based collaboration project).

  • Binder integration: you can now play with GisMap directly in your browser, no local Python required!

  • A FAQ, because when the developer (me) starts to forget some how-tos, you know it’s time for a FAQ.

  • GisGraphs can now have groups with automatic color selection and a selectable legend.

  • Gradient-based coloring for inter-group edges (that one was no picnic).

  • Lots of minor improvements here and there.

0.2.2 (2025-09-08): Various upgrades#

  • Breaking change: renaming some methods/attributes (e.g. sun is now star in EgoMap)

  • Graphs now include unconnected non-empty nodes (their display will be an option in the next version)

  • Typos here and there

  • New Lab class: LINCS

0.2.1 (2025-09-01): Minor VisJS enhancements#

  • Better handling of dark/light mode (should be compatible with Pydata, Jupyter, and System).

  • Responsive size

0.2.0 (2025-08-31): EgoMaps!#

  • New lab structure: EgoMap shows the people that revolve around you!

  • New lab method: expansion, which adds moons (neighbor researchers).

  • Add filters when building authors and publications.

  • Physics engine changed for better visualization.

  • Multi-source handling fine-tuned.

  • Better display (size and theme).

0.1.0 (2025-07-24): First release#

  • First release on PyPI.

  • Online DBLP and HAL DB implemented.

  • Lab structures implemented.

  • Early version of collaboration graph available.