references: Query the EPPO API References endpoints.

In eppoFindeR: Interface to the EPPO Database and Public APIs

Query the EPPO API References endpoints.

Description

This function queries the References endpoints of the EPPO Global Database via REST API. The function sequentially queries all specified services and returns the extracted data through a list of dataframes.

Usage

references(
  services = c("rppos", "qList", "distributionStatus", "pestHostClassification",
    "vectorClassification", "countries", "countriesStates"),
  apiKey = Sys.getenv("EPPO_API_KEY")
)

Arguments

services	character (vector). One or more References services to query. Common service names include: rppos, qList, distributionStatus, pestHostClassification, vectorClassification, countries and countriesStates. A validation step ensures that all provided services match the supported service names. By default: all services.
apiKey	character (string). The API key used for authentication. It can be specified manually or through the .Renviron file. By default: Sys.getenv("EPPO_API_KEY").

Value

A named list of results, in which each level corresponds to the data retrieved for each specified service. Each service element contains a flattened dataframe with the queried content.

Examples

## Not run: 
# Get all information.
referencesData_ <- references()

# Get information about distribution status codes.
referencesData_ <- references(services = c("distributionStatus"))

# Get information about EPPO list codes and labels and countries.
referencesData_ <- references(services = c("qList", "countries"))

## End(Not run)

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