Different repo for Google fonts

[dmklotz]

I just tried to use this package today to install Google fonts, but I'm getting this error:

Error: lexical error: invalid char in json text.
NA
(right here) ------^

I checked the documentation for font_add_google(), but the default repo is no longer an active site. Instead of 'http://fonts.gstatic.com', one now has to go to 'http://fonts.google.com', and manually download a font or import it through their API.

[yixuan]

I think the issue is unrelated to the web address, since the real font file is still using fonts.gstatic.com, for example http://fonts.gstatic.com/s/abeezee/v11/esDR31xSG-6AGleN6tI.ttf. If you change it to fonts.google.com then there is a 404.

The problem is more like a network issue. I suggest you trying it again.

[dmklotz]

I think you're right about it being a network issue. However, while I can connect to the Google API, the function sysfonts:::google_font_db as currently written obtains the Google font library from your personal website: https://github.com/yixuan/sysfonts/blob/03380c8e0e92a13789098fdc6c9db55709bc55ee/R/google.R#L30

My work account blocks me from accessing that website, hence the error. Anyway to restore the direct Google API method, currently commented out in the code?

[yixuan]

That file was a cache since fetching from Google API is usually slow. I'll add an option to force using the Google API.

[yixuan]

Fixed in the new release. You can now use the db_cache = FALSE option in font_add_google().