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httptest 3.2.0 Released
This 'httptest' release includes several enhancements suggested by users, particularly around improving the experience in interactive sessions.
Turbocharging 'readr'
The 'readr' package is a fast reader for text data files, and with a couple of tricks, we can make it even faster by only reading the parts of the files we care about.
Back to the Future
Maintaining R packages on CRAN sometimes means you have to find creative ways to ensure that your code runs on different platforms and on multiple versions of R---even ones that haven't been released yet.
Integrating 'pkgdown' with Your Personal Website
You don't have to be a web developer to have smooth flow and consistent style across your personal website or blog and your R package websites.
Getting Down with pkgdown
Building a beautiful website for your R package is a great way to improve its documentation, usability, and visibility. 'pkgdown' makes it easy to build your site, particularly if you follow these conventions.
httptest 2.3.2 Released
The latest 'httptest' 📦 release provides tools for automatically redacting sensitive information from your test fixtures so that you never accidentally publish your auth tokens. It also includes a number of smaller fixes and enhancements based on user suggestions.
One-Hour Package
Here's the story of the time I wrote a R package for an undocumented web API in under an hour, with documentation and full test coverage. With the right tools, creating an API client can be quick and painless.
7 Hard Testing Problems Made Easy By httptest
Testing code that communicates with remote APIs can be challenging, but it doesn't have to be. The 'httptest' package for R makes testing HTTP code simple. Here are some examples of scenarios that are easily testable using httptest.