create_directory_cnt: Create a directory

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Create a directory

Description

Generic implementing of how to create a directory for a connector. Mostly relevant for file storage connectors.

• ConnectorFS: Uses fs::dir_create() to create a directory at the path of the connector.

Usage

create_directory_cnt(connector_object, name, open = TRUE, ...)

## S3 method for class 'ConnectorFS'
create_directory_cnt(connector_object, name, open = TRUE, ...)

Arguments

connector_object	Connector The connector object to use.
name	character The name of the directory to create
open	logical Open the directory as a new connector object.
...	Additional arguments passed to the method for the individual connector.

Value

invisible connector_object.

Examples

# Create a directory in a file storage

folder <- withr::local_tempdir()
cnt <- connector_fs(folder)

cnt |>
  list_content_cnt(pattern = "new_folder")

cnt |>
  create_directory_cnt("new_folder")

# This will return new connector object of a newly created folder
new_connector <- cnt |>
  list_content_cnt(pattern = "new_folder")

cnt |>
  remove_directory_cnt("new_folder")

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