Merge pull request #207 from jiajic/save_load_patch

fix: `loadGiotto()` when similar spat_unit or feat_type is exists in the same object

DESCRIPTION

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Description: This package contains the Giotto object and subobject class
 License: MIT + file LICENSE
 Encoding: UTF-8
 Roxygen: list(markdown = TRUE)
-RoxygenNote: 7.3.1
+RoxygenNote: 7.3.2
 Depends:
     base (>= 4.4.0),
     utils (>= 4.4.0),
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Imports:
     data.table (>= 1.12.2),
     dbscan (>= 1.1-3),
     deldir (>= 1.0.6),
-    GiottoUtils (>= 0.1.7),
+    GiottoUtils (>= 0.1.10),
     graphics,
     grDevices,
     igraph (>= 1.2.4.1),

NEWS.md

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 - python environment installation and how it relates to default settings such as .condarc may have changed.
 - `giottoImage` `name` slot now requires `character` and will not accept `NULL`
 
+## bug fixes
+- `loadGiotto()` no longer errors with similarly named spat_units or feat_types (e.g. "cell" and "new_cell" would previously throw an error)
+
 ## enhancements
 - `verbose` param for `createNearestNetwork()`
 - `checkGiottoEnvironment()` in addition to full filepaths, also now supports name of environment or installation directory