NEWS.md

In blockr.io: Interactive File Import and Export Blocks

blockr.io 0.1.0

Initial CRAN release.

Features

Data Import Block

• new_read_block(): Read data from various file formats
• CSV, TSV, and delimited files (via readr)
• Excel files (via readxl)
• Arrow formats: Parquet, Feather, IPC (via arrow)
• Other formats via rio package
• URL support for remote files
• Multi-file selection with combine options (rbind, cbind)
• Advanced CSV options (delimiter, encoding, skip rows, etc.)

Data Export Block

• new_write_block(): Write data to various file formats
• CSV export (via readr)
• Excel export with multiple sheets (via writexl)
• Parquet and Feather export (via arrow)
• Directory browser for output location
• Auto-timestamped filenames
• Multiple dataset export (zipped for CSV/Arrow)

Documentation

• Full documentation for all exported functions
• Package website with examples

blockr.io documentation built on Jan. 7, 2026, 9:06 a.m.