autofilter: Generate filters definition based on the Source data

In cohortBuilder: Data Source Agnostic Filtering Tools

Generate filters definition based on the Source data

Description

The method should analyze source data structure, generate proper filters based on the data (e.g. column types) and attach them to source.

Usage

autofilter(source, attach_as = c("step", "meta"), ...)

## Default S3 method:
autofilter(source, ...)

## S3 method for class 'tblist'
autofilter(source, attach_as = c("step", "meta"), ...)

Arguments

source	Source object.
attach_as	Choose whether the filters should be attached as a new step, or list of available filters (used in filtering panel when 'new_step = "configure"'). By default in step.
...	Extra arguments passed to a specific method.

Value

Source object having step configuration attached.

Examples

library(cohortBuilder)

iris_source <- set_source(tblist(iris = iris)) |>
  autofilter()
iris_cohort <- cohort(iris_source)
sum_up(iris_cohort)

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