get_storage_metadata: Get metadata for a storage table

In GitStats: Standardized Git Repository Data

Get metadata for a storage table

Description

Retrieves metadata (R classes, custom attributes, column types) for a table stored in the active storage backend.

Usage

get_storage_metadata(gitstats, storage = NULL)

Arguments

gitstats	A GitStats object.
storage	A character, name of the table (e.g. "commits", "repositories"). If NULL (default), metadata for all tables in storage will be returned.

Value

A list with metadata fields: class, attributes, and (for database backends) column_types.

Examples

## Not run: 
  my_gitstats <- create_gitstats() |>
    set_github_host(
      token = Sys.getenv("GITHUB_PAT"),
      orgs = "r-world-devs"
    )
  get_commits(my_gitstats, since = "2024-01-01")
  get_storage_metadata(my_gitstats, storage = "commits")

## End(Not run)

GitStats documentation built on April 23, 2026, 9:10 a.m.