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This post explains the difficult design choices associated with making an API package. It highlights how much of the complexity & value of API packages is not in talking to the API since httr & httr2 handle this so well, but in all the extra details and housekeeping: defaults, pagination, authentication, etc.
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This post explains the difficult design choices associated with making an API package. It highlights how much of the complexity & value of API packages is not in talking to the API since httr & httr2 handle this so well, but in all the extra details and housekeeping: defaults, pagination, authentication, etc.
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https://ropensci.org/blog/2022/06/16/publicize-api-client-yes-no/
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API, Package Design
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