What is ‘webtools’?
An R package with a set of useful web tools to improve your productivity.
Installation:
install.packages("https://l_m.gitlab.io/r-webtools-package/webtools_0.7.16.tar.gz")
DAT Linux comes with a convenient front end (D-Search) app for the dataset search functions.
Tools include:
Searching DuckDuckGo from the console
ddg('guid')
Get the first “instant result” or other matching results
Finding and load datasets across all CRAN packages (not just those you’ve installed)
dsearch('Time series')
Search for packages (with datasets) matching the search term
dinfo('TSrepr')
Get package/dataset info
dfetch('TSrepr', 'elec_load.rda')
Fetch and load a dataset
Sharing a text file to a paste-bin
sharebin()
Paste the current active file in RStudio and get a URL to share
sharebin(file_name)
Choose a file to paste from the current working dir.
Getting a fast GUID
guid()
Returns a GUID for immediate use
Useful info on all countries
countries()
Get a dataframe of useful information on all countries such as FIFA codes, Dial codes, ISO codes, currency, official name, and a whole lot more. See https://datahub.io/core/country-codes
Random Seinfeld show quotes
yada()
Random quote
yadayada()
Seinfeld guessing game