techtonique-r-pkgs

Lives at https://r-packages.techtonique.net/

How to add a new package

Add the package to the packages.json file.

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📊 Download Badge API

Quick Start - Adding Badges to Your Packages

Add download badges to your package READMEs:

<!-- Monthly Downloads -->
![Downloads](https://r-packages.techtonique.net/badges/downloads/last-month/yourpackage.svg)

<!-- Total Downloads -->
![Total Downloads](https://r-packages.techtonique.net/badges/downloads/grand-total/yourpackage.svg?color=brightgreen)

Replace yourpackage with your actual package name.

Badge Endpoint

GET /badges/downloads/{period}/{package}.svg?color={color}

Periods: last-day, last-week, last-month, grand-total
Colors: blue, green, brightgreen, orange, red, yellow, yellowgreen, lightgrey, auto

Examples

<!-- Basic badge -->
![](https://r-packages.techtonique.net/badges/downloads/last-month/ggplot2.svg)

<!-- With custom color -->
![](https://r-packages.techtonique.net/badges/downloads/grand-total/dplyr.svg?color=brightgreen)

<!-- Auto color (adjusts based on download count) -->
![](https://r-packages.techtonique.net/badges/downloads/last-week/tidyr.svg?color=auto)

<!-- Clickable badge -->
[![Total Downloads](https://r-packages.techtonique.net/badges/downloads/grand-total/yourpackage.svg?color=auto)](https://r-packages.techtonique.net)

JSON API Endpoints

Total downloads (CRAN logs compatible):

curl https://r-packages.techtonique.net/downloads/total/last-week/yourpackage

Daily breakdown:

curl "https://r-packages.techtonique.net/downloads/daily/yourpackage?from_date=2024-11-01&to_date=2024-12-01"

Using in R

library(httr)
library(jsonlite)

# Get total downloads
url <- "https://r-packages.techtonique.net/downloads/total/last-month/yourpackage"
response <- GET(url)
data <- fromJSON(content(response, "text"))
print(data)

Auto Color Thresholds

When using color=auto, badges automatically adjust:

• 🟢 brightgreen → 100,000+ downloads
• 🟢 green → 10,000+ downloads
• 🟡 yellowgreen → 1,000+ downloads
• 🔵 blue → 100+ downloads
• ⚪ lightgrey → < 100 downloads

Technical Notes

• Badges cached for 1 hour
• Numbers formatted automatically (1.2k, 1.2M)
• Error badge shown if package not found
• All endpoints query the existing downloads database