get_time_series_data_link: Assemble a data frame that stores all links to JHU data...

In reichlab/covidData: Versioned Data for COVID-19

Assemble a data frame that stores all links to JHU data series files and download truth data issued in the most recent week/day.

Description

Assemble a data frame that stores all links to JHU data series files and download truth data issued in the most recent week/day.

Usage

get_time_series_data_link(
  measure,
  geography = c("US", "global"),
  first_page_only = FALSE,
  download_files = FALSE,
  download_recent = TRUE
)

Arguments

measure	string specifying measure of covid dynamics: one of 'deaths' or 'cases'
geography	character, which data to read. Default is "US", other option is "global"
first_page_only	boolean specify whether to only scrape the first page of github repo. Default to FALSE that scrapes all history
download_files	boolean specify whether to download truth files after scraping file links. Default to FALSE
download_recent	boolean specify whether to download the most recent truth file only or all truth files in the most recent week. Default to TRUE to download the most recent file.

Value

a data frame with columns date and file_links

reichlab/covidData documentation built on April 5, 2024, 5 p.m.