get_best_stories function

Hacker News best stories

Retrieves best stories using Hacker News API

get_best_stories(max_items = NULL)

Arguments

• max_items: Maximum number of items to retrieve. If max_items = NULL, returns all available

Returns

list of best stories

Details

Parallel api requests can be enabled by running future::plan(future::multiprocess)

Examples

# get the best story on Hacker News
best_story <- get_best_stories(max_items = 1)
best_story

# get top 20 best stories on Hacker News
best_20_stories <- get_best_stories(max_items = 20)
best_20_stories

# get all best stories on Hacker News
best_stories <- get_best_stories()
best_stories