Test a full or a part of a PXWEB api. — pxweb_test

The function can be used to test a whole pxweb api by using the api base url. By using a branch in a tree the api is tested below this branch.

Usage

pxweb_test_api(
  url,
  test_type = "first",
  n = 1,
  verbose = TRUE,
  time_limit = Inf
)

Arguments

url: The base url to the pxweb api (or a branch of the metadata tree)
test_type: What type of test should be done. The first observation of each table. A random sample of size n. Download all full tables. touch the api by only downloading the first table metadata. This is minimal testing of the API.
n: sample size if test_type is sample.
verbose: The function will print information.
time_limit: Time limit in second the API is allowed to be tested.

Value

Function returns a data.frame with information on each node Two variables are added: checked : The node has been checked error : Whether there were errors encountered with the call download_error : Whether there were errors encountered during download

Examples

if (FALSE) {
url <- "https://bank.stat.gl/api/v1/en/Greenland/BE/BE01"
res <- pxweb_test_api(url)
res <- pxweb_test_api(url, test_type = "touch")
}