[R-pkg-devel] CRAN, API packages, Keys and tests

[Joshua Ulrich]

Hi Rainer,

You could set an environment variable with the API key, and only run
the tests if the variable is set.

Here's an example that I use:
https://github.com/joshuaulrich/quantmod/blob/master/tests/test_getSymbols.R#L4

Best,
Josh

On Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 3:25 AM Rainer M Krug <Rainer using krugs.de> wrote:
>
> I know this has been asked a few times - but I can’t find anything which might help me.
>
> I have a package (https://github.com/rkrug/ROriginStamp) which wraps around API calls to OriginStamp (https://originstamp.com) to obtain trusted time stamps.
>
> The package works, but the tests are the problem on remote machines.
>
> My question is:
>
> 1) I have disabled all tests and all examples if there is no environmental variable set with the API Key - is this OK for CRAN?
> 2) If not, how can I make this CRAN compliant?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rainer
>
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