NEWS

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blockr.io 0.1.0 (2026-01-07)

Initial CRAN release.

Features

Data Import Block

• new_read_block(): Read data from various file formats
  • CSV, TSV, and delimited files (via readr)
  • Excel files (via readxl)
  • Arrow formats: Parquet, Feather, IPC (via arrow)
  • Other formats via rio package
  • URL support for remote files
  • Multi-file selection with combine options (rbind, cbind)
  • Advanced CSV options (delimiter, encoding, skip rows, etc.)

Data Export Block

• new_write_block(): Write data to various file formats
  • CSV export (via readr)
  • Excel export with multiple sheets (via writexl)
  • Parquet and Feather export (via arrow)
  • Directory browser for output location
  • Auto-timestamped filenames
  • Multiple dataset export (zipped for CSV/Arrow)

Documentation

• Full documentation for all exported functions
• Package website with examples