# serve plumber API to report on packages

## Description

The API exposes the single POST points of `report` to download software from
the given URL and return a textual analysis of its structure and
functionality.

## Usage

```r
serve_api(port = 8000L, cache_dir = NULL, os = "", os_release = "")
```

## Arguments

* `port`: Port for API to be exposed on
* `cache_dir`: Directory where previously downloaded repositories are
cached
* `os`: Name of operating system, passed to `remotes` package to
install system dependencies.
* `os_release`: Name of operating system release, passed to `remotes`
package to install system dependencies.

## Seealso

Other main: 
`[collate_editor_check](collate_editor_check)()`,
`[editor_check](editor_check)()`

## Concept

main

## Value

Nothing; calling this starts a blocking process.