Is this a problem with my code, rsdmx, or the SDMX provider?

[HughParsonage]

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) offers an SDMX package for some of its statistics. An example query (labour force over the last 12 months):

lf <- rsdmx::readSDMX("http://stat.data.abs.gov.au/restsdmx/sdmx.ashx/GetData/LF/0.6.3.1599.20+30.M/all?startTime=2016-10&endTime=2017-09")

There is no error here; however, the as.data.frame method (which used to work), returns NULL.

> as.data.frame(lf)
NULL

Is this a fault with my code, with the rsdmx package or the ABS?

[eblondel]

A bug was fixed recently (see #132), can you try to update on rsdmx 0.5-10 (on Github only for now), and let me know if it works for you

Le 19/10/2017 à 11:39, HughParsonage a écrit :

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) offers an SDMX package for some of its statistics. An example query (labour force over the last 12 months):

lf <- rsdmx::readSDMX("http://stat.data.abs.gov.au/restsdmx/sdmx.ashx/GetData/LF/0.6.3.1599.20+30.M/all?startTime=2016-10&endTime=2017-09")

There is no error here; however, the |as.data.frame| method (which used to work), returns |NULL|.

as.data.frame(lf) NULL

Is this a fault with my code, with the |rsdmx| package or the ABS?

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[HughParsonage]

I confirm the fix. Thanks!

Do you have a date you intend to release the fixed version? Only I have a package grattan on CRAN which imports rsdmx and will rely on this fix in order for certain functions to be useful. No problem if you don't: I can update the package when the fix is applied.

[eblondel]

@HughParsonage for the release in CRAN, i don't have plan yet. I made some check but they are errors, so I need time to look into it. Do you think Grattan Institute be interested in sponsoring rsdmx improvements & maintenance? I'm asking because I see that you are using rsdmx in your Grattan package and your work. I'm currently looking for institutional sponsors to make rsdmx more active project for enhancements, new features but also maintenance. In case there would be room for collaboration, let me know. You can contact me by email

[HughParsonage]

What sort of funding are you after? Our use is currently very limited: we use it as a convenience measure to update a few tables in the ABS every six months. Grattan's a non-profit NGO, so there's no way they'll sponsor a project unless it's critical. That said, I'd be inclined to just donate a small amount if I knew how it would be spent. Sorry I can't do more.

[chris-beer]

Hi Hugh

"we use it as a convenience measure to update a few tables in the ABS every six months"

Did you mean from the ABS?

Cheers

Chris

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What sort of funding are you after? Our use is currently very limited: we use it as a convenience measure to update a few tables in the ABS every six months. Grattan's a non-profit NGO, so there's no way they'll sponsor a project unless it's critical. That said, I'd be inclined to just donate a small amount if I knew how it would be spent. Sorry I can't do more.

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[eblondel]

Hi @HughParsonage long story short i wish to boost involvment of institutions that use rsdmx in their work, and in particular institutions that promote and offer SDMX services (not the case of Grattan if i'm not wrong). Although R and rsdmx use is free of use, maintaining a package requires time, hence it has a cost, and of course you may understand that everything cannot be solved on voluntary basis / with spare time. One objective is to identify a minimum set of resources in order to keep rsdmx OS project active, knowing that inactivity and a lack of support may also compromise package sustainability and its use by final users. They are some core enhancements of rsdmx that are yet identified (see tickets list), to make it more powerful and answer better to user needs and issues. For legal reasons, it's not possible to receive "donations" (strictly speaking), meaning there is no added value in exchange, that's why i'm seeking for sponsoring where a clear feature or improvement (as service provision) would be made available to all in rsdmx. Hope this clarifies.. Cheers,Emmanuel

[eblondel]

@HughParsonage @chris-beer FYI rsdmx 0.5-10 has been published in CRAN