NEWS.md

In ChinAPIs: Access Chinese Data via Public APIs and Curated Datasets

ChinAPIs 0.1.1

Bug Fixes

• Fixed all API functions to fail gracefully when requests are unavailable or return errors
• All functions now return NULL with informative messages instead of stopping execution
• Improved error handling and timeout management to comply with CRAN policies regarding internet resources
• Enhanced robustness across all World Bank API, REST Countries API, and Nager.Date API functions

Test Improvements

• Reorganized and consolidated test suites for all functions using testthat
• Added skip_if() checks to handle NULL returns gracefully in tests
• Improved test coverage for edge cases and data validation
• Tests now properly validate API responses including NA values where appropriate

Functions Updated

• get_china_cpi() - Enhanced error handling and validation
• get_china_energy_use() - Improved handling of missing data
• get_china_gdp() - Added robustness for formatted values
• get_china_holidays() - Better input validation and error messages
• get_china_hospital_beds() - Enhanced API response handling
• get_china_life_expectancy() - Improved data type validation
• get_china_literacy_rate() - Better handling of percentage ranges
• get_china_population() - Enhanced value formatting validation
• get_china_unemployment() - Improved error handling
• get_country_info_cn() - Enhanced defensive extraction of nested data

ChinAPIs 0.1.0

Initial Release

• First release of the ChinAPIs package
• Added functions to retrieve China-specific data from multiple public APIs
• Included 35+ datasets covering economic, demographic, geographic, health, and administrative data about China
• Comprehensive documentation and examples for all functions

ChinAPIs documentation built on Feb. 12, 2026, 5:08 p.m.