R/wolframalpha.r

In fschaffner/websearchr: Access Domains and Search Popular Websites

#' Search WolframAlpha
#' @description Improve your workflow by searching WolframAlpha directly from the console without having to switching to the browser and
#' opening a new tab first.
#' @param search_terms Search terms encapsulated in " ".
#' @keywords wolframalpha internet workflow
#' @examples
#' wolframalpha("my search terms")
#' wolfram("my search terms")
#' @export

wolframalpha <- function(search_terms) {
  if (missing(search_terms)) {
    message("Opening WolframAlpha in browser")
    browseURL(paste0("https://www.wolframalpha.com"))
  }
  else {
    message("Searching WolframAlpha for \"", search_terms, "\" in browser")
    browseURL(paste0("https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=", URLencode(search_terms)))
  }
}

#' @export
#' @rdname wolframalpha
wolfram <- wolframalpha