NetCDF should not be forced (wf_request)

[retostauffer]

The wf_request function forces the NetCDF format. I don't think that this should be done as some people (including myself) are using good old grib and some data sets (e.g., regional models (TIGGE)) cannot be converted to NetCDF.

• In wp_request around line 77+

[retostauffer]

Related to issue #5 #6

[khufkens]

This was mainly done because support for grib is poor in R. Wouldn't make sense to provide data which can't be used in R. This is in part solved with the stars package now included in Suggests (would be useful for examples).

I removed this forced conversion but in the same line of thinking removed a lot of the custom error traps you put in, relying solely on the errors of the respective services (which might occur).

[eliocamp]

Hi! The documentation in wf_request() still states that it forces NetCDF() downloads. I can make a PR removing those lines, if you'd like.

[khufkens]

All contributions to lighten the load are more than welcome!