WikidataR v1.3.0
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API Client Library for 'Wikidata'
An API client for the Wikidata <http://wikidata.org/> store of
semantic data.
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WikidataR
An R API wrapper for the Wikidata store of semantic data.
Author: Oliver Keyes & Christian Graul
License: MIT
Status: Stable
Description
WikidataR is a wrapper around the Wikidata API. It is written in and for R, and was inspired by Christian Graul's rwikidata project. For details on how to best use it, see the explanatory vignette.
Please note that this project is released with a Contributor Code of Conduct. By participating in this project you agree to abide by its terms.
Installation
For the most recent CRAN version:
install.packages("WikidataR")
For the development version:
library(devtools)
devtools::install_github("ironholds/WikidataR")
Dependencies
Functions in WikidataR
| Name | Description | |
| get_random_item | Retrieve randomly-selected Wikidata items or properties | |
| print.find_item | Print method for find_item | |
| find_item | Search for Wikidata items or properties that match a search term | |
| get_geo_box | Get geographic entities based on a bounding box | |
| print.find_property | Print method for find_property | |
| print.wikidata | Print method for Wikidata objects | |
| get_geo_entity | Retrieve geographic information from Wikidata | |
| get_item | Retrieve specific Wikidata items or properties | |
| WikidataR | API client library for Wikidata | |
| extract_claims | Extract Claims from Returned Item Data | |
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Details
| Type | Package |
| Date | 2017-05-17 |
| BugReports | https://github.com/Ironholds/WikidataR/issues |
| URL | https://github.com/Ironholds/WikidataR/issues |
| License | MIT + file LICENSE |
| VignetteBuilder | knitr |
| RoxygenNote | 6.0.1 |
| NeedsCompilation | no |
| Packaged | 2017-05-17 08:44:10 UTC; ironholds |
| Repository | CRAN |
| Date/Publication | 2017-05-17 14:15:24 UTC |
| imports | httr , jsonlite , utils , WikipediR (>= 1.4.0) |
| suggests | knitr , pageviews , testthat |
| Contributors | Oliver Keyes, Christian Graul, Serena Signorelli |
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