Create a BLS data object with diagnostics

This is a helper function to create a list with the additional class 'bls_data_collection' containing data downloaded form the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics as well as diagnostic details about the download. It is used invisibly in the package to bundle information about file downloads.

Usage

create_bls_object(
  data,
  downloads,
  data_type = "BLS",
  processing_steps = character(0)
)

Arguments

data

The processed data (data.table/data.frame)

downloads

List of download results from fread_bls()

data_type

Character string describing the type of BLS data (e.g., "CES", "JOLTS", "CPS")

processing_steps

Character vector describing processing steps applied

Value

A bls_data_collection object