batch_downloader: Function to manage batch downloads
In WorldHealthOrganization/godataR: Connecting R with the Go.Data Application

batch_downloader

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Function to manage batch downloads

Description

A housekeeping function to do batch downloads.

Usage

batch_downloader(url, username, password, api_call_n, api_call_get, batch_size)

Arguments

`url`	Insert the base URL for your instance of Go.Data here. Don't forget the forward slash "/" at end!
`username`	The email address for your Go.Data login.
`password`	The password for your Go.Data login
`api_call_n`	The API url to get the number of records.
`api_call_get`	The API url to GET the records.
`batch_size`	Specifies the number of records to retrieve in each iteration.

Value

Returns a data frame. Some fields, such as addresses, hospitalization history, and questionnaire fields may require further unnesting. See ⁠\link[tidyr]{nest}⁠ for assitance with unnesting.

Examples

## Not run: 
url <- "https://MyGoDataServer.com/"
username <- "myemail@email.com"
password <- "mypassword"
outbreak_id <- "3b5554d7-2c19-41d0-b9af-475ad25a382b"

cases <- get_cases(
  url = url,
  username = username,
  password = password,
  outbreak_id = outbreak_id
)

## End(Not run)

WorldHealthOrganization/godataR documentation built on May 21, 2023, 11:30 a.m.