NEWS.md
In c5sire/brapi: Client to Access Breeding Databases Using BrAPI

brapi 0.9.5

Tests are now against the brapi test server for version 1.2

brapi 0.0.9.9036

Removed tidyjson
Removed references to brapiTS mock server
Removed apidocs folder
Moved main repo to CIP-RIU
Adding new tests based on real databases

brapi 0.0.9.9016 2017-09-17

Fixed some bugs in trial and germplasm calls
Re-actived display of server messages and improved display
Updated tutorial with examples from sweetpotatobase

brapi 0.0.9.9015

To eaes local testing the package has was a companion package with a localized simple testing server implementing the BrAPI v1 protocol. Since Feb 2018 it is discontinued.

The server must be started in a R session separate from the one use for the BrAPI calls. The server uses by default the port 2021. This can be changed by using the port parameter: brapi::mock_server(80).

This server was discontinued.

Optionally: authenticate yourself

con = ba_connect(user = "user", password = "password") %>% ba_login()

ba_crops(con) # which crops are available

ba_calls(con) # which calls are available

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NEW: Testing the calls

BrAPI calls are now being extensively tested using the testthat framework. The local tests are being executed against the local mock_server instance. If not present a warning message will be displayed.

Quick start in RStudio: Ctrl + Shift + T

NEW: return tables

all R functions using the brapi have a new parameter: rclass which can have up to five different values: json, list, data.frame, tibble, vector. The default value is tibble for most functions - that is it will alwways return a table. Vector is default for very small return objects like in the case of 'crops'.
also: all R functions are checked against the list of calls provided by the server. That is: if a certain server does not implement all calls the corresponding R functions will not 'insist' calling it.