Get And Set Default Values for Parameters in Querying Functions

set_fisdata_defaults() sets default values for common arguments that will

reset_fisdata_defaults() resets all the default values to "", which is the same value they get when the package is loaded.

get_fisdata_defaults() shows the currently selected default values.

fd_def() returns the current default value for a single parameter; this function's main use is as default argument in the querying functions.

Usage

set_fisdata_defaults(
  sector = NULL,
  season = NULL,
  gender = NULL,
  category = NULL,
  discipline = NULL,
  active_only = NULL,
  reset = FALSE,
  verbose = interactive()
)

get_fisdata_defaults()

reset_fisdata_defaults()

fd_def(
  name = c("sector", "season", "gender", "category", "discipline", "active_only")
)

Arguments

sector: abbreviation of the sector, e.g., "AL" for alpine skiing. Not case-sensitive. See the dataset sectors for possible values. If a string not matching a sector code is used, a similar string is searched for in the description column of sectors.
season: year when the season ended, i.e., 2020 stands for the season 2019/2020. It is not possible to filter for multiple seasons at once.
gender: abbreviation of the gender: "M" for male/men, "F" or "W" for female/women.
category: abbreviation of the category of the race, e.g., "WC" for "World Cup". Not case-sensitive. See the dataset categories for possible values. If a string not matching a category code is used, a similar string is searched for in the description column of categories.
discipline: abbreviation for the discipline, e.g., "DH" for "Downhill". Not case sensitive. See the dataset disciplines for possible values. If a string not matching a discipline code is used, a similar string is searched for in the description column of disciplines.
active_only: should the query be restricted to active athletes.
reset: if TRUE, the defaults are set to those that are passed to the function, i.e., all arguments that are omitted are set to "". If FALSE, only those defaults that are passed to the function are modified, while all the others are left unchanged.
verbose: should the function generate output about what it does?
name: name of the default argument