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@bgcarlisle bgcarlisle released this 08 Apr 15:22
· 108 commits to main since this release
  • Re-implemented functions that access ClinicalTrials.gov or DRKS.de
    with the polite R package to ensure that the sites' rules
    regarding scraping are observed, and to limit the number of requests
  • Fix bug where non-English locale prevents correct parsing of month
    names
  • Improvements to error-catching during download
  • New columns indicating the precision of dates in the original data
    source
  • All functions now check that input is well-formed before executing
    and provide informative errors otherwise
  • clinicaltrials_gov_download() and drks_de_download() now return
    a data frame of results if output_filename is not specified
  • clinicaltrials_gov_version() and drks_de_version() now return
    named lists rather than vectors
  • Added default version numbers to clinicaltrials_gov_version() and
    drks_de_version()
  • More extensive unit testing
  • Fix bug in retrieving "gender based" in clinicaltrials_gov_version()
  • Add "quiet" downloading option
  • Improved documentation