updateObject

updateObject provides tools to find and fix old serialized S4 instances in Bioconductor packages.

Key Features:

• Serialized S4 instance updating: updateObject() works with old serialized S4 instances to bring them to current class definitions.
• Package maintenance support: The tools target package maintainers who need to update serialized S4 instances distributed within their packages.

Scientific Applications:

• Bioconductor package maintenance: Maintainers use the tools to ensure backward compatibility of serialized data objects as S4 class definitions evolve.

Methodology:

The package is built around the updateObject() function for working with old serialized S4 instances.