inkaR News

inkaR 0.6.2

Bug Fixes

• CRAN Archive Fix: get_cache_dir() no longer writes to ~/.cache/R/inkaR/ during non-interactive sessions (e.g. R CMD check). In non-interactive environments the cache now uses tempdir() (cleaned up at session end), while interactive sessions continue to use the persistent tools::R_user_dir("inkaR", which = "cache") directory. This resolves the NOTE that caused the package to be archived on CRAN (checking for new files in some other directories).

inkaR 0.6.0

New Features

• Interactive Selection Wizard: Calling inkaR() without arguments now opens a professional CLI wizard to guide users through selecting an indicator, then an available spatial level, and finally a year or year range.
• Analytical Multi-Indicator Downloads: Users can now pass a vector of IDs (e.g., c("bip", "xbev")) or enter multiple IDs in the wizard (separated by spaces).
• Multi-Indicator Joins: Automatically handles the merging of multiple indicators.
  • format = "long" (default) stacks indicators in a tidy format.
  • format = "wide" pivots indicators into individual columns for direct comparison and mathematical operations.
• Fuzzy Search Engine: Indicator selection now supports error-tolerant search using the stringdist package (Jaro-Winkler method).

CLI Enhancements

• Professional Table Display: Rewrote indicator selection and search results using the cli package for high-end, paginated, and responsive terminal tables.
• Usage History & Favorites: The package now tracks frequently and recently used indicators, highlighting them in green and pinning them to the top of selection lists.
• Intelligent Year Selection: Implemented a professional 4-column layout for year selection with validated user input.

Professional Visualizations

• Premium Themes: Introduced theme_inkaR(), a high-end ggplot2 theme with dedicated light and dark modes.
• Upgraded Mapping: plot_inkar() now supports bilingual labels, automatic unit extraction, and professional color palettes (Viridis, Magma).

inkaR 0.4.4

• FIXED: Added graceful handling for SSL certificate verification issues on specific CRAN builders (e.g., Fedora).
• IMPROVED: Wrapped network-dependent examples in try() to ensure CRAN checks pass even with environment-specific network limitations.

inkaR 0.4.3

• FIXED: Addressed CRAN feedback regarding single quotes in DESCRIPTION.
• FIXED: Added missing \value tags to exported .Rd files (e.g., clear_inkar_cache()).
• FIXED: Replaced \dontrun{} with \donttest{} or if(interactive()) to ensure proper example testing.
• FIXED: Ensured CSV exporting examples do not write to the user home directory (tempdir()).

inkaR 0.4.2

Enhancements

• Added persistent disk-caching (tools::R_user_dir) to heavily improve GetGebieteZumRaumbezug lookup times across sessions.
• Implemented parallel API dispatching (httr2::req_perform_parallel) for exploring spatial levels, eliminating the sequential wait time.
• Introduced plot_inkar() for native geospatial mapping with ggplot2 and sf by directly downloading and matching GADM polygon data.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed missing mock payloads in testthat by completely regenerating httptest2 records.
• Avoided decimal conversion errors (NA) by implementing robust locale-agnostic numeric parsing.
• Addressed spell checking NOTEs caught by win-builder.