R/mlb_league_leader_types.R

Defines functions mlb_league_leader_types

Documented in mlb_league_leader_types

#' @title **MLB League Leader Types** 
#' @return Returns a tibble with the following columns
#'
#'  |col_name      |types     |description                                                          |
#'  |:-------------|:---------|:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
#'  |leader_type   |character |League leader category display name (e.g. 'assists', 'shutouts').    |
#'
#' @export
#' @examples \donttest{
#'   try(mlb_league_leader_types())
#' }
mlb_league_leader_types <- function(){
  
  mlb_endpoint <- mlb_stats_endpoint("v1/leagueLeaderTypes")
  query_params <- list()
  
  mlb_endpoint <- httr2::url_modify_query(mlb_endpoint, !!!query_params)
  
  league_leader_types <- NULL
  tryCatch(
    expr = {
      resp <- mlb_endpoint |> 
        mlb_api_call()
      league_leader_types <- jsonlite::fromJSON(jsonlite::toJSON(resp), flatten = TRUE)  |> 
        janitor::clean_names() |> 
        as.data.frame() |> 
        dplyr::rename(
          "leader_type" = "display_name") |>
        make_baseballr_data("MLB League Leader Types data from MLB.com",Sys.time())
    },
    error = function(e) {
      cli::cli_alert_danger("{Sys.time()}: Invalid arguments provided")
    },
    finally = {
    }
  )
  
  return(league_leader_types)
}

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