NEWS.md

In rgho: Access WHO Global Health Observatory Data from R

rgho 3.0.0

This new version of rgho now uses the most recent API of the WHO, which simplifies considerably the package, and relies on the package ODataQuery.

Breaking changes

• Objects created with get_gho_* are now of class "gho" and "data.frame"
• Former lower-level access to the API do not work anymore
• If a connection error occurs, the function returns an empty list with a message as argument
• The proxy settings and the number of retries are now managed by ODataQuery package.
• There is no memoisation anymore
• get_gho_codes() is superseded by get_gho_values() to better reflect the new API terminology

rgho 2.0.2

• better handles connection fails

rgho 2.0.1

• fix errors caused by dplyr 0.8
• fails gracefully on connection error

rgho 2.0.0

• Changed repository

rgho 1.0.1

Bugfixes

• Fixed bug where displayed waiting time was not used.

Backend changes

• Implemented vector methods for gho objects.
• New rgho.n option for printing length.
• Common help file for getter functions.

rgho 1.0.0

New features

• Proxy settings are now handled through an rgho.http_proxy option.
• Renamed functions:
  • filter_attrs() => filter_gho().
  • values_attrs() => display_attribute_values().
• Created function display_attributes().
• Careful reintroduction of unit testing.

rgho 0.2.3

Bugfixes

• Removed test suite until we figure out a way to avoid breaking the build every time the GHO database is updated.

rgho 0.2.2

Backend changes

• get_gho_data() no longer memoised.

Bugfixes

• Filtering tests do not fail when new codes are added.
• Correctly use proxy settings.

rgho 0.2.1

Bugfixes

• Test do not fail when new codes are added.

Backend changes

• verbose and retry can now be set by options().
• Memoise results for a limited time (1h by default).
• Technical details are explained in a vignette.
• Package switched from XML to json.

Bugfixes

• Tests do not fail when new codes are added.

rgho 0.2.0

• Fix encoding problem with country names.
• New COUNTRY vignette.
• Tests written.
• More robust get_gho() & build_url() functions.
• Fixed bug where get_gho() would not retry a failed request.
• Try to follow API best practices.
• New function: values_attrs().

rgho 0.1.0

• Fix bugs when handling empty data.
• Fix problems with tidyr update.
• More robust http get.
• Optional debug mode.

rgho documentation built on May 29, 2024, 1:42 a.m.