generate_metadata: Generate metadata

In dataversionr: Time Versioned Storage of Data Frames

Generate metadata

Description

Generate a conformant metadata structure for a versioned dataset

Usage

generate_metadata(
  df,
  destination,
  key_cols = NA,
  diffed = TRUE,
  backup_count = 0L
)

Arguments

df	a data frame to create a dv from
destination	a local directory path or an arrow SubTreeFileSystem
key_cols	a character vector of column names that constitute a unique key
diffed	should we store diffs between each dv version?
backup_count	how many backups should we store?

Value

a list

Examples

temp_dir <- tempfile()
dir.create(temp_dir, recursive = TRUE)
df <- data.frame(a = 1:5, b = letters[1:5])

generate_metadata(df, temp_dir)

unlink(temp_dir)

dataversionr documentation built on Aug. 18, 2022, 9:06 a.m.