getGenericData: Retrieve a generic data source

In llefebure/nba-stats: NBA Data

Description

This function retrieves the specified data source. Use searchEndpoints to see valid options for the endpoint parameter (these are the available datasets) and getEndpointParams to learn what parameters are needed to pass in as the params argument for the chosen endpoint.

Usage

getGenericData(endpoint, params = list())

Arguments

endpoint,	endpoint to retrieve as a character vector
params,	list of parameters

Value

A data frame or a list of data frames (if the endpoint returns multiple datasets) containing the requested data.

Examples

player.info.endpoint <- "commonplayerinfo"
player.info.params <-list(PlayerID=201939,IsOnlyCurrentSeason=0,LeagueID="00",Season="2015-16")
player.info <- getGenericData(player.info.endpoint, player.info.params)
str(player.info)
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game.log.endpoint <- "playergamelog"
game.log.params <- list(PlayerID = 201939, Season = "2015-16", SeasonType = "Regular+Season")
game.log <- getGenericData(game.log.endpoint, game.log.params)
str(game.log)

llefebure/nba-stats documentation built on May 21, 2019, 7:34 a.m.