add_datasource: Add a new datasource to a YAML configuration file

In connector: Streamlining Data Access in Clinical Research

Add a new datasource to a YAML configuration file

Description

This function adds a new datasource to a YAML configuration file by appending the provided datasource information to the existing datasources.

Usage

add_datasource(config_path, name, backend)

Arguments

config_path	The file path to the YAML configuration file
name	The name of the new datasource
backend	A named list representing the backend configuration for the new datasource

Value

(invisible) config_path where the configuration have been updated

Examples

config <- tempfile(fileext = ".yml")

file.copy(
  from = system.file("config", "_connector.yml", package = "connector"),
  to = config
)

config |>
  add_datasource(
    name = "new_datasource",
    backend = list(type = "connector_fs", path = "new_path")
  )

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