NEWS

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fingertipsR 1.1.0

• Updated the description of the nearest_neighbours function, and removed the measure variable that was previously deprecated.
• Added checks to handle cases where no data is available for the specified combination of parameters in fingertips_data().
• When no data is available and rank = TRUE, the function now returns an empty data frame with Polarity, Rank, and AreaValuesCount columns set to NA.
• Improved error message to inform users that no data is available and an empty data frame is returned.
• Updated examples.
• Updated area_types() function to use the short name in the API rather than the long name

fingertipsR 1.0.13

• no change for users. Package tests updated.

fingertipsR 1.0.12

• Automatically detects proxy settings in each function.

fingertipsR 1.0.11

• Provision of ability to turn off automatic proxy settings using internet explorer's settings using proxy_settings argument
• bug fix to allow rank = TRUE when multiple ProfileIDs and IndicatorIDs passed to fingertips_data()
• get_fingertips_api() exported from package
• bug fix so indicator_update_information() works when an indicator is included without any update dates
• changed package maintainer

fingertipsR 1.0.10

• Bug fixed where character field has entirely missing values it defaulted to NA instead of ""
• Bug fix to allow indicator_update_information() to accept a long vector of IndicatorID

fingertipsR 1.0.9

• Bug fixes for indicators() function where many groups exist
• Fixed bug around class of the new Time period range field; now ensured to be a character field
• included indicator_update_information() to provide users with details of when the indicator was last updated (available from 7th June 2022)
• updated installation instructions in README

fingertipsR 1.0.8

• Fixed issue introduced to fingertips_data() where AreaTypeID = "All"
• More AreaTypeIDs available for nearest_neighbour()
• nearest_neighbour_areatypeids() added

fingertipsR 1.0.7

• No change to previous version

fingertipsR 1.0.6

• fixed warning message for multiple IndicatorIDs passed to indicator_metadata()
• fixed bug in indicator_metadata(IndicatorID = "All") - thanks Luke Bradley for pointing it out
• indicator_metadata now includes Impact of COVID19 field

fingertipsR 1.0.5 (2020-09-16)

• indicator_metadata() accepts IndicatorID = "All"
• GitHub actions added

fingertipsR 1.0.4 (2020-06-06)

• no change for users

fingertipsR 1.0.3 (2020-04-16)

• fixed fingertips_data() bug introduced in 1.0.2 where multiple IndicatorIDs and ProfileIDs are provided

fingertipsR 1.0.2 (2020-02-09)

• Bug fix for fingertips_data() where `AreaTypeID = "All"

fingertipsR 1.0.1 (2020-01-28)

• Improved flexibility of deprivation_decile() so new deprivation data can be drawn from website without being added to the package
• url_only argument added to fingertips_data() function, allowing user to retrieve the API url(s) used to download their data

fingertipsR 1.0.0 (2020-01-07)

• default value for AreaTypeID in fingertips_data() and deprivation_decile() removed (along with a helpful error message if AreaTypeID is missing)
• progress bar added when AreaTypeID = "All" in fingertips_data()
• fixed issue where GP deprivation_decile returned data with 0 records
• added more allowable AreaTypes to deprivation_decile() function
• added 2019 year to deprivation_decile()
• AreaTypeID = "All" in fingertips_data() function now faster and accurate for specific profile

fingertipsR 0.2.9 (2019-09-25)

• fixed issue caused by v0.2.8 for users behind organisational firewall

fingertipsR 0.2.8 (2019-09-09)

• functions will provide informative message when they fail because of no response from the API

fingertipsR 0.2.7 (2019-07-18)

• Added option for AreaTypeID = "All" in fingertips_data()
• Added ProfileID argument to area_types() function
• category_types() returns field called CategoryType which is joinable to fingertips_data() output when categorytype = TRUE
• Added a retry function to handle occasions when the API times out when it shouldn't

fingertipsR 0.2.6 (2019-06-07)

• fixed indicator_order() function

• nearest_neighbours() now allows AreaTypeID 154 (CCG unchanged plus new 2018), but no longer allows AreaTypeID 153

• nearest_neighbours() function has been fixed

fingertipsR 0.2.4 (2019-05-19)

• no changes from a user perspective to previous versions

fingertipsR 0.2.3 (2019-05-14)

• no changes from a user perspective to previous versions

fingertipsR 0.2.2 (2019-04-08)

• no changes from a user perspective to previous versions

fingertipsR 0.2.1 (2019-03-07)

• deprivation_decile() for AreaTypeID = 7 (General Practice) now only contains 2015 deprivation deciles. 2010 to 2012 have been removed

• bug fix around entering vectors of IndicatorIDs and ProfileIDs into fingertips_data() function

fingertipsR 0.2.0 (2018-11-12)

• select_indicators() fixed for selecting more than one indicator

• deprivation_decile() now includes MSOA (AreaTypeID = 3)

• removed deprecated inequalities argument from fingertips_data()

• increased speed of indicators() function (and therefore select_indicators() and other functions that rely on it)

• IndicatorName field in indicators() table returns short name rather than long name

fingertipsR 0.1.9 (2018-08-31)

• New field "Compared to goal" in fingertips_data()

• New field name "Compared to [AreaType]" in fingertips_data()

• Improved tests

fingertipsR 0.1.8 (2018-07-05)

• fingertips_data function adapted for "New data" field in API

fingertipsR 0.1.7 (2018-05-25)

• nearest_neighbours() modified to include measure parameter - so user can get 15 CIPFA nn for upper tier local authorities

• data retrieval functions now use local proxy settings

fingertipsR 0.1.6 (2018-05-14)

• nearest_neighbours() function added

• indicator_order() function added

fingertipsR 0.1.5 (2018-02-05)

• corrected fingertips_stats to give accurate stats

fingertipsR 0.1.4 (2018-02-02)

• modifications to the fingertipsR paper

• badges added to README

• package approved by ropensci

• fingertips_stats function added to give high level statistics of indicators in Fingertips

• indicator_areatypes now links to API rather than built in dataset

• indicators_unique function provides unique table of indicators

fingertipsR 0.1.3 (2017-10-05)

• API structure updated to include 99.8 and 95 confidence intervals. Reflected in the outputs of fingertips_data. NOTE earlier versions of the package will not work anymore because of the underlying change in the API structure

fingertipsR 0.1.2 (2017-09-27)

• fixed issue with rank and some fingertips_data queries

• removed dependency on tidyjson as a result of its removal from CRAN

fingertipsR 0.1.1 (2017-09-07)

• select_indicators() allows user to point and click to select indicators

• stringsAsFactors parameter available in fingertips_data()

• automatically filter for CategoryType = FALSE in fingertips_data() - this can be set to TRUE if needed

• rank of area and polarity of indicator returned from fingertips_data() where rank = TRUE (polarity can also be found in indicator_metadata())

• fingertips_redred highlights which areas are statistically different to comparator and trending in the wrong direction

• category_types() lookup function to support ordering where categories exist (eg, deprivation decile)

• areatypes_by_indicators() to help users determine which indicators are available for each area type (and vice versa)

• A new vignette demonstrating how some of the new functions can be used

fingertipsR 0.1.0 (2017-06-17)

This package allows the user to retrieve tables of:

• indicators, domains and profiles and their relationships to each other
• data related to indicators for geographies where the data are already available on the Fingertips website
• indicator metadata
• deprivation data for geographies that are available on the Fingertips website