ChinAPIs 0.2.0
Breaking Changes
Removed
get_country_info_cn()from the package. This function depended on the ‘REST Countries’ API v3.1 endpoint, which was deprecated by its provider. The replacement v5 endpoint now requires an API key, which is incompatible with CRAN’s policy that packages using Internet resources must work without user-supplied credentials. As a consequence, all associated tests, documentation, and examples have been removed, and references to the ‘REST Countries API’ have been removed from the package (DESCRIPTION,README.md, vignette).The package now integrates two APIs instead of three: World Bank API and Nager.Date API.
ChinAPIs 0.1.1
CRAN release: 2026-02-12
Bug Fixes
- Fixed all API functions to fail gracefully when requests are unavailable or return errors
- All functions now return
NULLwith informative messages instead of stopping execution - Improved error handling and timeout management to comply with CRAN policies regarding internet resources
- Enhanced robustness across all World Bank API, REST Countries API, and Nager.Date API functions
Test Improvements
- Reorganized and consolidated test suites for all functions using
testthat - Added
skip_if()checks to handleNULLreturns gracefully in tests - Improved test coverage for edge cases and data validation
- Tests now properly validate API responses including
NAvalues where appropriate
Functions Updated
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get_china_cpi()- Enhanced error handling and validation -
get_china_energy_use()- Improved handling of missing data -
get_china_gdp()- Added robustness for formatted values -
get_china_holidays()- Better input validation and error messages -
get_china_hospital_beds()- Enhanced API response handling -
get_china_life_expectancy()- Improved data type validation -
get_china_literacy_rate()- Better handling of percentage ranges -
get_china_population()- Enhanced value formatting validation -
get_china_unemployment()- Improved error handling -
get_country_info_cn()- Enhanced defensive extraction of nested data