nflfastR 4.6.0

New Features

• nflfastR now fully supports loading raw pbp data from local file system. The best way to use this feature is to set options("nflfastR.raw_directory" = {"your/local/directory"}). Alternatively, both build_nflfastR_pbp() and fast_scraper() support the argument dir which defaults to the above option. (#423)
• Added the new function save_raw_pbp() which efficiently downloads raw play-by-play data and saves it to the local file system. This serves as a helper to setup the system for faster play-by-play parsing via the above functionality. (#423)
• Added the new function missing_raw_pbp() that computes a vector of game IDs missing in the local raw play-by-play directory. (#423)

Minor Improvements and Bugfixes

• The internal function get_pbp_nfl() now uses ifelse() instead of dplyr::if_else() to handle some null-checking, fixes bug found in 2022_21_CIN_KC match.
• The function calculate_player_stats() now summarises target share and air yards share correctly when called with argument weekly = FALSE (#413)
• The function calculate_player_stats() now returns the opponent team when called with argument weekly = TRUE (#414)
• The function calculate_player_stats_def() no longer errors when small subsets of pbp data are missing stats. (#415)
• The function calculate_series_conversion_rates() no longer returns NA values if a small subset of pbp data is missing series on offense or defense. (#417)
• fixed_drive now correctly increments on plays where posteam lost a fumble but remains posteam because defteam also lost a fumble during the same play. (#419)
• nflfastR now fixes missing drive number counts in raw pbp data in order to provide accurate drive information. (#420)
• nflfastR now returns correct kick_distance on all punts and kickoffs. (#422)
• Decode player IDs in 2023 pbp. (#425)
• Drop the pseudo plays TV Timeout and Two-Minute Warning. (#426)
• Fix posteam on kickoffs and PATs following a defensive TD in 2023+ pbp. (#427)
• calculate_player_stats() no more counts lost fumbles on plays where a player fumbles, a team mate recovers and then loses a fumble to the defense. (#431)
• The variables passer, receiver, and rusher no more return NA on "abnormal" plays - like direct snaps, aborted snaps, laterals etc. - that resulted in a penalty. (#435)

Thank you to
@903124, @ak47twq, @andrewtek, @darkhark, @dennisbrookner, @marvin3FF, @mistakia, @mrcaseb, @nicholasmendoza22, @rickstarblazer, @RileyJohnson22, and @tanho63 for their questions, feedback, and contributions towards this release.