The functions st_manual_cut_nb and st_manual_join_nb have been deprecated and replaced by the more intuitively named st_force_cut_nb and st_force_join_nb.
st_force_cut_nb() and st_force_join_nb() functions work similarly to their predecessors, but now include a new argument xy_df. This allows multiple cuts or joins to be applied in a single function call, improving both performance and usability.xy_df argument should be a data frame containing two columns, x and y, representing pairs of units to be cut or joined.In st_bridges(), the argument geom_col_name has been deprecated in favour of the clearer row_identifier.