BREAKING CHANGE to read_cpi() in light of changes to the CPI (move
to monthly collection). Now has a frequency argument that
controls whether the quarterly or monthly data is returned.
readabs 0.4.20
Minor bug fixes
readabs 0.4.19
Bug fix - read_erp() no longer returns a grouped data frame. Thanks
to @nerskin for the
fix.
Bug fix - address a situation where the ABS adds additional non-data
worksheets to a time series spreadsheet
readabs 0.4.18
New read_erp() function added thanks to Francis Markham. Loads
estimated resident population data.
The experimental readabs::read_api() function no longer
coerces columns describing the data categories to numeric. Thanks to
@kletts.
read_lfs_datacube() now able to fetch modelled SA4 labour force
estimates, thanks to @AngusMoore
Bug fix to read_job_mobility()
Fix to reflect changed ABS API URL
read_payrolls() updated to work with reconfigured (less frequent)
ABS payrolls data.
Documentation clarified to note that release_date arg
to read_abs() does not reliably work for annual data.
Refresh internal data
readabs 0.4.16
An error inadvertently introduced in 0.4.15 is fixed. This error
would only affect a small minority of users.
readabs 0.4.15
read_lfs_datacube() convenience function added
New environment variable “R_READABS_DL_METHOD” can be set. When set,
this is passed to the method argument of
download.file(). Useful on networks where a method such as
“wininet” must be used.
readabs 0.4.14
Fixes made to read_payrolls() to reflect changes by the ABS
read_api() and related experimental functions added by @kintob (thank you!) to work
with data from the ABS.Stat API
Documentation expanded and improved
The ability to read sub-state estimates of payroll jobs using
read_payrolls() has been removed, in light of the ABS’s
removal of this data from the release.
readabs 0.4.13
Added read_job_mobility()
Added read_abs_url()
Added a release_date argument to
read_abs()
Bug fixes
readabs 0.4.12
Bug fixes
readabs 0.4.11
New options available in read_payrolls(). Thanks to @martintburgess.
Fixes to adapt to changes the ABS made to its time series
spreadsheets without warning. Thanks to @Henry-DJPR.
Fix to ensure read_abs_local() works with .xlsx files as well as
.xlsx. Thanks to @hamgamb.
readabs 0.4.10
“industry_wages” is no longer an option in read_payrolls() as it has
been removed from the data
Bug fixes
readabs 0.4.9
read_abs_sdmx() function hard deprecated.
check_latest_date() function to check latest
observation date for ABS time series
read_lfs_grossflows() convenience function added
utils::download.file() used rather than
curl::curl_download()
Residual upstream dependence on curl eliminated
Workaround implemented for changes to ABS Weekly Payrolls
release
search_catalogues() function added to make data cubes
easier to find
readabs 0.4.8
Internal changes to the way files are downloaded
Improvements to the read_awe() convenience function
(able to get more data)
readabs 0.4.7
Package dependencies reduced
Bug fixed in read_payrolls()
readabs 0.4.6
New read_payrolls() convenience function added
New read_awe() convenience function added
Package logo added
readabs 0.4.5.2
Bug fixes, including addressing a case where an ABS URL has a space
in it
readabs 0.4.5.1
minor fixes to unit tests
readabs 0.4.5
download_abs_data_cube() and associated functions revamped for new
ABS website
readabs 0.4.4
Speed improvements
get_abs() removed
readabs 0.4.3.3
Minor internal change to prepare readabs for the new ABS
website
readabs 0.4.3.2
New download_abs_data_cube() function added courtesy of David
Diviny
readabs 0.4.3.1
Error when using dev version of vctrs package rectified
readabs 0.4.3
Alternative method now used to check for internet access when
running read_abs(); the function now works in a broader
range of IT environments
README and vignette refined
readabs 0.4.2
Default path for read_abs() is now defined by an
environmental variable; thanks to Hugh Parsonage for the idea and
implementation.
readabs 0.4.1
separate_series() function gains a
drop_nas argument, thanks to Sam Gow for the
suggestion.
Added more unit tests and reorganised tests
readabs 0.4.0
New separate_series() function thanks to David Diviny,
which splits the series column of tidied ABS time series
into multiple components
New read_cpi() convenience function to get the CPI
index numbers
Files read with read_abs() are now stored in a
subdirectory of path corresponding to the catalogue
number
New series_id argument to read_abs()
allows users to get specific time series using their unique
identifiers
Order of arguments to read_abs() have changed slightly,
with new series_id argument added
Order of arguments to read_abs_local() have changed,
new cat_no argument added, filenames argument
works as before, but the argument order has changed
Fixed file path error when using
read_abs(retain_files = FALSE) on Windows
get_abs() now deprecated; use read_abs()
instead (it has identical functionality)
readabs 0.3.1
read_abs() now checks for internet access and returns a
comprehensible error if not present
New function read_abs_seriesid() gets data
corresponding to unique ABS time series IDs
Thanks to @HughParsonage for fixing the vignette
index and suggesting other fixes
ABS API was (silently!) updated to use https rather than http;
readabs now works with this
added a retain_files option (default = TRUE) to read_abs()
readabs 0.3.0
Merged with getabs package
New core function (read_abs()) to download, import and
tidy data in one step
New function (read_abs_local()) to import and tidy
locally-stored spreadsheets
read_abs_data() is now soft-deprecated and will be
removed in a future release
readabs 0.2.9
Matt Cowgill is the new maintainer and author of
readabs
Fixed issue (#1) with blank column names that arose from new name
repair behaviour in tibble 2.0.0