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Provenance metadata of an hmrc_tbl

Source: R/hmrc-tbl.R
hmrc_meta.Rd

Returns the provenance list attached to a result from any hmrc_* data fetcher: source URL, fetch time, vintage, cell methods, and so on. Useful for citation, audit trails, and reproducibility.

Usage

hmrc_meta(x)

Arguments

x

An object returned by an hmrc_* data function.

Value

A named list, or NULL if x has no metadata.

See also

Other infrastructure: hmrc_cache_info(), hmrc_clear_cache(), hmrc_list_tax_heads(), hmrc_publications(), hmrc_search()

Examples

# \donttest{
op <- options(hmrc.cache_dir = tempdir())
tr <- hmrc_tax_receipts(tax = "vat", start = "2024-01")
#> ℹ Resolving download URL from GOV.UK Content API
#> ✔ Resolving download URL from GOV.UK Content API [895ms]
#> 
#> ℹ Downloading data file
#> ✔ Downloading data file [784ms]
#> 
#> ℹ Parsing data
#> New names:
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#> ✔ Parsing data [364ms]
#> 
hmrc_meta(tr)
#> $dataset
#> [1] "tax_receipts_monthly"
#> 
#> $hmrc_publication
#> [1] "HMRC tax receipts and NICs (monthly bulletin)"
#> 
#> $source_url
#> [1] "https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk"
#> 
#> $attachment_url
#> [1] "https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69e1e5f161d2e8e9b9e42ead/NS_Table.ods"
#> 
#> $slug
#> [1] "hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk"
#> 
#> $cell_methods
#> [1] "cash"
#> 
#> $frequency
#> [1] "monthly"
#> 
#> $vintage_date
#> [1] NA
#> 
#> $fetched_at
#> [1] "2026-04-26 13:15:50 UTC"
#> 
#> $package_version
#> [1] "0.4.0"
#> 
options(op)
# }