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Build paths to data directories based on a data date file

here_data.Rd

Creates file paths to versioned data directories based on the contents of a data_date.txt file. Supports both here-style paths (here::here()) and explicit paths (fs::path()).

Usage

here_data(
  ...,
  style = c("here", "path"),
  path = getOption("path_data"),
  data_folder_name = "secure_data",
  path_to_data_date = here::here(),
  return_date_only = FALSE
)

get_data_date(path_to_data_date = here::here())

Arguments

...

Additional path components to append

style

Path style: "here" or "path"

path

Root path (required when style="path")

data_folder_name

Data folder name (default: "secure_data")

path_to_data_date

Path to data_date.txt file or its directory

return_date_only

If TRUE, only returns the date string

Value

Path string or date string (if return_date_only=TRUE)