R Versions API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: METACRAN CranDB Badges Versions API
  description: CouchDB-backed REST API providing programmatic access to metadata for all CRAN R packages. Enables lookup of package information, version history, dependencies, and maintainer data in JSON format.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: METACRAN
    url: https://r-pkg.org
  license:
    name: MIT
    url: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
servers:
- url: https://crandb.r-pkg.org
  description: METACRAN CranDB production server
tags:
- name: Versions
  description: R release version information
paths:
  /r-release:
    get:
      operationId: getRRelease
      summary: Get Current R Release
      description: Returns the current stable release of R, including the version number and release date.
      tags:
      - Versions
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Current R release version
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RVersion'
  /r-release-win:
    get:
      operationId: getRReleaseWindows
      summary: Get Current R Release for Windows
      description: Returns the current stable release of R for Windows, including version number and release date.
      tags:
      - Versions
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Current R release version for Windows
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RVersion'
  /r-release-macos:
    get:
      operationId: getRReleaseMacos
      summary: Get Current R Release for macOS
      description: Returns the current stable release of R for macOS, including version number and release date.
      tags:
      - Versions
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Current R release version for macOS
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RVersion'
  /r-oldrel:
    get:
      operationId: getROldrel
      summary: Get Previous R Release
      description: Returns the previous stable release of R (oldrel), useful for testing backward compatibility in CI pipelines.
      tags:
      - Versions
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Previous R release version
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RVersion'
  /r-versions:
    get:
      operationId: listRVersions
      summary: List All R Versions
      description: Returns all historical R releases including version numbers, release dates, and nicknames.
      tags:
      - Versions
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of all R versions
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/RVersionDetail'
components:
  schemas:
    RVersionDetail:
      type: object
      properties:
        version:
          type: string
          description: R version number
          example: 4.4.2
        date:
          type: string
          format: date
          description: Release date
          example: '2024-10-31'
        nickname:
          type: string
          description: R release nickname
          example: Pile of Leaves
    RVersion:
      type: object
      properties:
        version:
          type: string
          description: R version number
          example: 4.4.2
        date:
          type: string
          format: date
          description: Release date
          example: '2024-10-31'
        nickname:
          type: string
          description: R release nickname
          example: Pile of Leaves