NEWS.md

In khisr: An R Client to Retrieve Data from DHIS2

khisr 1.0.6

• Improved tests to skip tests when the server is down

khisr 1.0.5

• Improved Authentication: Now supports optional authentication for API calls using the auth argument. This strengthens security by allowing you to control access to your data.

• Clearer Error Messages: Provides more informative error messages to help you identify and troubleshoot issues more efficiently.

khisr 1.0.4

• Improved Credential Handling:
  • khis_has_cred(): Now ensures credentials are valid before returning TRUE, preventing unauthorized access.
  • khis_cred(): Includes validation to accept only valid credentials, reducing errors.

khisr 1.0.3

New features

• Introduced experimental functions for enhanced data retrieval:

  • get_data_elements_with_category_options(): Fetch data elements along with their associated category option values.
  • get_organisations_by_level(): Retrieve organizations filtered by level.
  • get_analytics_by_level(): Obtain analytics table data
  • get_data_sets_by_level(): Retrieve data set reporting rate metrics.

• Added the khis_base_url() to obtain the DHIS2 API URL.

• Introduced get_organisation_unit_levels() to retrieve the available organisation levels in the DHIS2 instance.

Minor improvements and fixes

• Made the package generic to support any DHIS2 instance and updated the documentation accordingly.

• Modified the khis_cred() to require the base_url argument and deprecated the default value.

khisr 1.0.2

• Updated the khis_cred_clear() to reset the base_url back to KHIS API.

• Updated the khis_cred() to allow base_url be set from the config file.

khisr 1.0.1

• Initial CRAN submission.

khisr documentation built on Oct. 7, 2024, 1:11 a.m.