Changelog

Source: NEWS.md

cfbfastR v1.9.5

• fixed breaking bug related to stringi v1.8 update in cfbd_play_pbp_data() EPA and WPA processing
• Minor documentation and test updates

cfbfastR v1.9.4

• Improve date parsing for espn_cfb_scoreboard() and espn_cfb_schedule() functions while adding lubridate dependency
• Made a minor tweak to the returns of the espn_ratings_fpi() function

cfbfastR v1.9.3

• Add division parameter to the following functions:
  • cfbd_game_info()
  • cfbd_plays()
  • cfbd_drives()
  • cfbd_game_media()
  • cfbd_game_team_stats()

cfbfastR v1.9.2

• espn_cfb_player_stats() function added.

cfbfastR v1.9.1

• Improved drive_pts logic in play-by-play data.
• Fixed an issue that occasionally made the cfbd_game_team_stats() function return data in a long format
• Minor documentation and test updates

cfbfastR v1.9.0

CRAN release: 2022-06-13

Added functions to access ESPN API:

• espn_cfb_calendar()
• espn_cfb_schedule()
• Added EPA and WPA processing to espn_cfb_pbp()
• espn_cfb_team_stats()

Added functions to pull data from the data repo:

• load_cfb_rosters()

• load_cfb_schedules()

• load_cfb_teams()

• Removes furrr, future dependencies, adds Rcpp, RcppParallel, and purrr dependencies

cfbfastR v1.8.0

• All functions now default to return tibbles.
• Added S3 method to print outputs with data info and retrieval timestamps. Thank you to Tan Ho (@tanho36) for the idea.

cfbfastR v1.7.1

• Added espn_ratings_fpi() to exports.

cfbfastR v1.7.0

• Added cfbd_recruiting_transfer_portal().

cfbfastR v1.6.7

• Fixed bug in cfbd_game_team_stats() with _allowed columns duplicating team stats instead of showing opponent stats.
• Updated tests and documentation for cfbd_game_team_stats().

cfbfastR v1.6.6

• Updated function cfbd_pbp_data() to account for additional timeout cases (namely, kickoffs/extra point attempts).

cfbfastR v1.6.5

• Updated tests and documentation for cfbd_betting_lines()
• API call in espn_ratings_fpi() now requires headers in httr request

cfbfastR v1.6.4

CRAN release: 2021-10-27

• Changed options to revert to old options on exit of function.
• Removed check_github functions.

cfbfastR v1.6.3

• Switched package urls in DESCRIPTION again.

cfbfastR v1.6.2

• Switched package urls in README and DESCRIPTION files to https://

cfbfastR v1.6.1

• Removed source urls from many package documentation entries.
• Updated a test to skip on CRAN

cfbfastR v1.6.0

• Added cfbd_ratings_elo() function
• Fixed a bug in update_cfb_db() where the function failed when trying to load recent games from the data repo. (#35)
• Added the option cfbfastR.dbdirectory that allows to set the database directory in update_cfb_db() globally.

cfbfastR v1.5.2

• Remove verbose parameter

cfbfastR v1.5.1

Minor release

• Removed calculated columns from cfbd_stats_season_team() that were not behaving correctly
• Fixed bug where only_fbs input in cfbd_team_info() was ignored. It is now possible to get the team info for all the colleges in the API instead of only FBS schools.
• Removed default year from cfbd_metrics_ppa_teams. cfbd_metrics_ppa_teams and cfbd_metrics_ppa_players_season now require one of team or year to be specified

cfbfastR v1.5.0

Added espn_cfb_scoreboard()

Added espn_cfb_pbp()

cfbfastR v1.4.0

Added cfbd_game_weather()

cfbfastR v1.3.3

Hotfix cfbd_game_player_stats()

cfbfastR v1.3.2

Added ID linking to cfbd_recruiting_players()

cfbfastR v1.3.0-1

Added three NFL draft functions:

• cfbd_draft_teams() - Get list of NFL teams
• cfbd_draft_positions() - Get list of NFL positions for mapping to collegiate
• cfbd_draft_picks() - Get list of NFL Draft picks

cfbfastR v1.2.1

Minor release

• Added headshot_url to outputs of cfbd_team_roster()

• Renamed returns in cfbd_game_box_advanced():

  • rushing_line_yd_avg to plural rushing_line_yds_avg
  • rushing_second_lvl_yd_avg to plural rushing_second_lvl_yds_avg
  • rushing_open_field_yd_avg to plural rushing_open_field_yds_avg

• Completed documentation for all returns except cfbd_pbp_data()

• Continued work on intro vignette

cfbfastR v1.2.0-1

Add significant documentation to the package

• Added mini-vignettes pertaining to CFB Data functionality:
  • cfbd_betting,
  • cfbd_games,
  • cfbd_plays,
    
  • cfbd_recruiting,
    
  • cfbd_stats,
  • cfbd_teams
• Introductory vignette stub added

ESPN/CFBD metrics function variable return standardization

• Change id variable to team_id in espn_ratings_fpi()
• Changed espn_game_id variable to game_id in espn_metrics_wp(), corrected the away_win_percentage calculation and added tie_percentage to the returns.
• Change id variable to athlete_id in cfbd_metrics_ppa_players_season()

cfbfastR v1.1.0

Add loading from Data Repository functionality

• Added load_cfb_pbp() and update_cfb_db() functions. Pretty much cherry-picking the nflfastR methodology of loading data from the cfbfastR-data repository.

Add support for parallel processing and progress updates

• Added furrr, future, and progressr dependencies to the package to allow for parallel processing of the play-by-play data with progress updates if desired.

cfbfastR v1.0.0

Function Naming Convention Change

• All functions sourced from the College Football Data API will start with cfbd_ as opposed to cfb_ (as in cfbscrapR). One additional cfbd_ function has been added that corresponds to the result when cfbd_pbp_data() has the parameter epa_wpa=FALSE. It has now been separated into its own function for clarity cfbd_plays(). The parameter and functionality still exists in cfbd_pbp_data() but we expect this function will still exist but made obsolete in favor of a function more closely matching nflfastR’s naming conventions.

• Similarly, data and metrics sourced from ESPN will begin with espn_ as opposed to cfb_. In particular, the two functions are now espn_ratings_fpi() and espn_metrics_wp()

• Data generated from any of the cfbfastR methods will use cfb_

College Football Data API Keys

The CollegeFootballData API now requires an API key, here’s a quick run-down:

• To get an API key, follow the directions here: College Football Data Key Registration.

• Using the key: You can save the key for consistent usage by adding CFBD_API_KEY=XXXX-YOUR-API-KEY-HERE-XXXXX to your .Renviron file (easily accessed via usethis::edit_r_environ()). Run usethis::edit_r_environ(), a new script will pop open named .Renviron, THEN paste the following in the new script that pops up (without quotations)

CFBD_API_KEY = XXXX-YOUR-API-KEY-HERE-XXXXX

Save the script and restart your RStudio session, by clicking Session (in between Plots and Build) and click Restart R (n.b. there also exists the shortcut Ctrl + Shift + F10 to restart your session). If set correctly, from then on you should be able to use any of the cfbd_ functions without any other changes.

• For less consistent usage: At the beginning of every session or within an R environment, save your API key as the environment variable CFBD_API_KEY (with quotations) using a command like the following.

{r} Sys.setenv(CFBD_API_KEY = "XXXX-YOUR-API-KEY-HERE-XXXXX")

• Added API Key methods. If you forget to set your environment variable, functions will give you a warning and ask for one.