# vald.extractor <img src="man/figures/logo.png" align="right" height="139" alt="" />

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## Robust Pipeline for VALD ForceDecks Data Extraction and Analysis

`vald.extractor` extends the `valdr` package by providing a production-ready, fault-tolerant pipeline for extracting, cleaning, and visualizing VALD ForceDecks data across multiple sports. Designed for CRAN submission with comprehensive documentation and enterprise-grade error handling.

### The Problem

Organizations using VALD ForceDecks face three critical challenges:

1. **API Stability**: Manual exports or large data pulls frequently timeout, causing incomplete datasets
2. **Data Cleaning**: Team/sport names are inconsistent ("Football" vs "Soccer" vs "FSI"), requiring hours of manual categorization
3. **Code Duplication**: Analyzing multiple test types (CMJ, DJ, ISO) requires duplicate code for each metric suffix

### The Solution

`vald.extractor` solves these problems through:

- **Chunked Batch Processing**: Extracts data in manageable chunks (100 tests at a time) with fault-tolerant error handling
- **Automated Sports Taxonomy**: Regex-based pattern matching standardizes inconsistent naming conventions
- **Generic Programming**: Strips test-type suffixes to enable writing analysis code once that works for all tests

## Installation

```r
# Install from CRAN (when available)
install.packages("vald.extractor")

# Or install development version from GitHub
# install.packages("devtools")
devtools::install_github("praveenmaths89/vald.extractor")
```

## Quick Start

```r
library(vald.extractor)

# 1. Set VALD credentials
valdr::set_credentials(
  client_id     = "your_client_id",
  client_secret = "your_client_secret",
  tenant_id     = "your_tenant_id",
  region        = "aue"
)

# 2. Fetch test and trial data in chunks (prevents timeout)
vald_data <- fetch_vald_batch(
  start_date = "2020-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  chunk_size = 100
)

# 3. Fetch and standardize athlete metadata
metadata <- fetch_vald_metadata(
  client_id     = "your_client_id",
  client_secret = "your_client_secret",
  tenant_id     = "your_tenant_id"
)

athlete_metadata <- standardize_vald_metadata(
  profiles = metadata$profiles,
  groups   = metadata$groups
)

# 4. Apply automated sports classification
athlete_metadata <- classify_sports(athlete_metadata)
table(athlete_metadata$sports_clean)

# 5. Transform to wide format and join with metadata
# ... (see vignette for complete pipeline)

# 6. Split by test type with suffix removal
test_datasets <- split_by_test(final_analysis_data)

cmj_data <- test_datasets$CMJ  # Column names: "PEAK_FORCE_Both", not "PEAK_FORCE_Both_CMJ"
dj_data  <- test_datasets$DJ   # Same column names enable generic analysis

# 7. Generate summary statistics
summary_vald_metrics(cmj_data, group_vars = c("sex", "sports"))

# 8. Visualize trends and comparisons
plot_vald_trends(cmj_data, metric_col = "PEAK_FORCE_Both", group_col = "profileId")
plot_vald_compare(cmj_data, metric_col = "JUMP_HEIGHT_Both", group_col = "sports", fill_col = "sex")
```

## Key Features

### 1. Fault-Tolerant Batch Extraction

```r
# Processes 5000 tests without timeout errors
vald_data <- fetch_vald_batch(
  start_date = "2020-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  chunk_size = 100,  # Adjust based on API performance
  verbose = TRUE
)

# If chunk 23 fails, chunks 1-22 and 24+ still succeed
# Error messages indicate which rows failed for debugging
```

**Why it matters**: Organizations with large historical datasets (5000+ tests) cannot extract data in a single API call. The chunked approach with tryCatch error handling ensures partial extraction succeeds even if some chunks fail.

### 2. Automated Sports Taxonomy

```r
metadata <- classify_sports(metadata, group_col = "all_group_names")

# Before:
# "Team A - Football", "Soccer U18", "FSI Elite", "Basketball", "BBall"

# After:
# "Football", "Football", "Football", "Basketball", "Basketball"

table(metadata$sports_clean)
#> Football    Basketball    Cricket    Swimming    Track & Field
#>      523           198        145          87              234
```

**The Value Add**: Multi-sport organizations waste hours manually categorizing athletes. This regex-based system handles 15+ sports out-of-the-box and is easily extensible.

### 3. Generic Test-Type Analysis

```r
# Write analysis code ONCE that works for ALL test types
analyze_bilateral_asymmetry <- function(test_data) {
  test_data %>%
    mutate(
      asymmetry = (PEAK_FORCE_Left - PEAK_FORCE_Right) /
                  ((PEAK_FORCE_Left + PEAK_FORCE_Right) / 2) * 100
    )
}

# Apply to CMJ, DJ, ISO without code changes
test_datasets <- split_by_test(final_data)
cmj_with_asymmetry <- analyze_bilateral_asymmetry(test_datasets$CMJ)
dj_with_asymmetry  <- analyze_bilateral_asymmetry(test_datasets$DJ)
iso_with_asymmetry <- analyze_bilateral_asymmetry(test_datasets$ISO)
```

**DRY Principle**: Without suffix removal, you'd need separate code for `PEAK_FORCE_Left_CMJ`, `PEAK_FORCE_Left_DJ`, etc. This package enables true generic programming.

### 4. Metadata Patching

```r
# Fix missing/incorrect demographics from external Excel file
cmj_data <- patch_metadata(
  data = cmj_data,
  patch_file = "corrections.xlsx",
  fields_to_patch = c("sex", "dateOfBirth")
)

# Unknown values are replaced with corrections
table(cmj_data$sex)
#> Before: Male: 450, Female: 380, Unknown: 45
#> After:  Male: 470, Female: 405, Unknown: 0
```

### 5. Publication-Ready Visualizations

```r
# Longitudinal trends
plot_vald_trends(
  data = cmj_data,
  metric_col = "JUMP_HEIGHT_Both",
  group_col = "profileId",
  facet_col = "sports"
)

# Cross-sectional comparisons
plot_vald_compare(
  data = cmj_data,
  metric_col = "PEAK_FORCE_Both",
  group_col = "sports",
  fill_col = "sex"
)
```

## Documentation

- **Vignette**: [End-to-End Pipeline: From API to Multi-Sport Analysis](vignettes/end-to-end-pipeline.Rmd)
- **Function Reference**: `?fetch_vald_batch`, `?standardize_vald_metadata`, `?split_by_test`, etc.
- **GitHub Repository**: <https://github.com/praveenmaths89/vald.extractor>

## Production Use Cases

`vald.extractor` is designed for:

- **Multi-Sport Organizations**: National sport institutes, university athletic departments, professional academies
- **Longitudinal Research**: Track athlete development over months/years with automated weekly updates
- **Cross-Sectional Studies**: Compare performance across sports, sexes, age groups
- **Clinical Settings**: Monitor return-to-sport progression, ACL rehab, injury risk

## Comparison to Manual Workflow

| Task | Manual Workflow | vald.extractor |
|------|----------------|----------------|
| Extract 5000 tests | ❌ API timeout errors | ✅ Chunked processing (15 min) |
| Classify 500 athletes into sports | ❌ 2-3 hours manual work | ✅ Automated (30 sec) |
| Analyze CMJ, DJ, ISO separately | ❌ Duplicate code for each | ✅ Generic functions |
| Handle missing demographics | ❌ Manual data entry | ✅ Excel patch import |
| Generate summary tables | ❌ Custom scripts | ✅ `summary_vald_metrics()` |
| Create visualizations | ❌ ggplot2 from scratch | ✅ Pre-built themes |

## Roadmap for R Journal Submission

The R Journal article will focus on:

1. **Technical Innovation**: Chunked extraction architecture with fault tolerance
2. **Domain Contribution**: Automated sports taxonomy as a time-saving tool for practitioners
3. **Software Engineering**: Modular design, comprehensive testing, CRAN-compliant documentation
4. **Reproducible Research**: Complete workflow from raw API to publication figures

**Key Message**: "Automating domain-specific data taxonomy for multi-organizational sports science"

## Citation

If you use `vald.extractor` in published research, please cite:

```
Chougale PD, Ananthakumar U (2026). vald.extractor: Robust Pipeline for VALD
ForceDecks Data Extraction and Analysis. R package version 0.1.0.
https://github.com/praveenmaths89/vald.extractor
```

## Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (`git checkout -b feature/new-sport-taxonomy`)
3. Add tests for new functionality
4. Submit a pull request

Common contributions:

- Add patterns for new sports in `classify_sports()`
- Improve error messages
- Add new visualization themes
- Extend to other VALD devices (NordBord, DynaMo, etc.)

## License

MIT License - see [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.

## Acknowledgments

- **VALD Performance**: For providing the ForceDecks API and `valdr` package
- **tidyverse team**: For creating the tools that make this package possible
- **Sports scientists**: Who provided real-world use cases and taxonomy requirements

## Support

- **Issues**: [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/praveenmaths89/vald.extractor/issues)
- **Email**: praveenmaths89@gmail.com
- **Documentation**: Run `vignette("end-to-end-pipeline", package = "vald.extractor")`

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**Status**: Ready for CRAN submission pending:
- [ ] Final testing on multiple VALD tenants
- [ ] CRAN comment responses
- [ ] Logo design (hex sticker)
- [ ] pkgdown website deployment

**Maintainer**: Praveen D Chougale (praveenmaths89@gmail.com)
