install_tetrad: Install Tetrad GUI

In causalDisco: Tools for Causal Discovery on Observational Data

Install Tetrad GUI

Description

Downloads and installs the Tetrad GUI JAR file from Maven Central. It downloads the specified version of the Tetrad GUI JAR and its corresponding SHA256 checksum file, and saves them in the specified directory (or cache). If the JAR already exists and force = FALSE, it will skip downloading.

Usage

install_tetrad(
  version = getOption("causalDisco.tetrad.version"),
  dir = NULL,
  force = FALSE,
  quiet = FALSE,
  temp_dir = FALSE
)

Arguments

version	Character; the Tetrad version to install. Default is getOption("causalDisco.tetrad.version").
dir	Character; the directory where the JAR should be installed. If NULL (default), the function uses the cache directory defined by getOption("causalDisco.tetrad_cache"). The directory will be created if it does not exist.
force	Logical; if TRUE, forces re-download even if the JAR already exists. Default is FALSE.
quiet	Logical; if FALSE, shows progress and messages about downloading and checksum verification. Default is FALSE.
temp_dir	Logical; if TRUE, installs the JAR in a temporary directory instead of the cache. Default is FALSE.

Details

In line with CRAN policies this function will only return messages and not throw warnings/errors if the installation fails (e.g. due to no internet connection), and return NULL.

Value

Invisibly returns the full path to the installed Tetrad JAR.

Examples

## Not run: 
# Install default version in cache directory
install_tetrad()

# Install a specific version and force re-download
install_tetrad(version = "7.6.10", force = TRUE)

# Install in a temporary directory
install_tetrad(temp_dir = TRUE)

# Install quietly (suppress messages)
install_tetrad(quiet = TRUE)

## End(Not run)

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