add_metadata: Add metadata to a YAML configuration file

In connector: Streamlining Data Access in Clinical Research

Add metadata to a YAML configuration file

Description

This function adds metadata to a YAML configuration file by modifying the provided key-value pair in the metadata section of the file.

Usage

add_metadata(config_path, key, value)

Arguments

config_path	The file path to the YAML configuration file
key	The key for the new metadata entry
value	The value for the new metadata entry

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_metadata(
    key = "new_metadata",
    value = "new_value"
  )

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