R/setSeasonLabelByUser.R

In EGRET: Exploration and Graphics for RivEr Trends

#' Creates a character variable that describes the period of analysis, when the period of analysis is being set by the user and not from AnnualResults
#'
#' The period of analysis can be of any length from 1 month to 12 months. 
#' The period of analysis can have any starting month from 1 (January) through 12 (December). 
#' This function produces a character that describes this period of analysis. 
#' For example "water year", "calendar year", "year starting with April", or 
#' "Season consisting of April, May, June". 
#' There is an alternative version of this function for the case where AnnualResults exists. 
#' And we want to use the period of analysis defined there. 
#' That function is called setSeasonLabel. 
#'
#' @param paStartInput numeric the month which is the start of the period of 
#' analysis, default is 10 which would be the case if the period of analysis is
#'  the water year
#' @param paLongInput numeric the length of the the period of analysis, 
#' in months, default is 12 which would be the case if the period of analysis 
#' is the water year
#' @param monthLab object of monthLabel class, or numeric represented the short code, 
#' or character representing the descriptive name.
#' @keywords water quality graphics
#' @export
#' @return periodName character which describes the period of analysis
#' @examples
#' setSeasonLabelByUser(paStartInput=1,paLongInput=12)
#' setSeasonLabelByUser(paStartInput=4,paLongInput=3)
setSeasonLabelByUser <- function(paStartInput = 10,
                                 paLongInput = 12,
                                 monthLab = 1){
  # this function sets up text variable used to label graphs and
  # tables, defining what the period of analysis is

  index<-seq(paStartInput,paStartInput+paLongInput-1)
  index<-ifelse(index>12,index-12,index)
  #   monthList<-c(monthAbbrev[index[1:paLongInput]])
  
  if (is.numeric(monthLab)){
    monthInfo <- monthInfo[shortCode=monthLab][[1]]    
  } else if (is.character(monthLab)){
    monthInfo <- monthInfo[monthLab][[1]]
  } else {
    monthInfo <- monthLab
  }
  
  monthList <- monthInfo@monthAbbrev[index]
  monthList <- paste(monthList, collapse=" ")

  temp1 <- c("Year Starting With", monthInfo@monthFull[paStartInput])
  temp1 <- paste(temp1, collapse=" ")
  temp2 <- "Water Year"
  temp3 <- "Calendar Year"
  temp4 <- c("Season Consisting of",monthList)
  temp4 <- paste(temp4, collapse=" ")
  periodName <- temp4
  periodName <- if(paLongInput==12) temp1 else periodName
  periodName <- if(paLongInput==12 & paStartInput==10) temp2 else periodName
  periodName <- if(paLongInput==12&paStartInput==1) temp3 else periodName
  return(periodName)  
}