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

[Rainer M Krug]

Hi Josh,

Thanks for the thumbs-up for CRAN.

With the secure variable on Travis - that is exactly what I am doing.

Thanks a lot,

Rainer


> On 4 Sep 2020, at 16:22, Joshua Ulrich <josh.m.ulrich using gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> On Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 9:20 AM Joshua Ulrich <josh.m.ulrich using gmail.com <mailto:josh.m.ulrich using gmail.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Rainer,
>> 
>> You could set an environment variable with the API key, and only run
>> the tests if the variable is set.
>> 
> Sorry, I missed that you're already doing this.  I confirm that it
> works for CRAN.  I also set my API key as a private/secure variable on
> TravisCI, so the tests will run there.
> 
> IIRC, testthat does something similar. You could look at that pattern,
> since it works on CRAN for many packages.
> 
>> 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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Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies
University of Zürich
Office Y34-J-74
Winterthurerstrasse 190
8075 Zürich
Switzerland

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