R/h3_extension.R

Defines functions ddbh3_default_conn ddbh3_create_conn

Documented in ddbh3_create_conn ddbh3_default_conn

#' Create a DuckDB connection with spatial and h3 extensions
#'
#' It creates a DuckDB connection, and then it installs and loads the
#' spatial and h3 extensions
#'
#' @param dbdir String. Either "tempdir", "memory", or file path with .duckdb 
#' or .db extension. Defaults to "memory".
#' @template threads
#' @template memory_limit_gb
#' @param bigint String. How to handle 64-bit integers. One of "integer64" or "numeric"
#' @param ... Other parameters passed to `DBI::dbConnect()`
#'
#' @returns A `duckdb_connection`
#' @export
#'
#' @examples
#' \donttest{
#' # load packages
#' library(duckspatial)
#' library(duckh3)
#'
#' # create a duckdb database in memory
#' conn <- ddbh3_create_conn(dbdir = "memory", threads = 1)
#' 
#' # create an in-memory connection with 1 thread and 2GB memory limit
#' conn <- ddbh3_create_conn(threads = 1, memory_limit_gb = 2)
#'
#' # Create a persistent database in disk
#' # conn <- ddbh3_create_conn(dbdir = "my_database.duckdb")
#'
#' ddbs_stop_conn(conn)
#' }
ddbh3_create_conn <- function(
  dbdir = "memory", 
  threads = NULL, 
  memory_limit_gb = NULL,
  bigint = "integer64",
  ...
) {

  # Creates a connection with the Spatial extension
  conn <- duckspatial::ddbs_create_conn(
    dbdir = dbdir,
    threads = threads,
    memory_limit_gb = memory_limit_gb,
    bigint = bigint,
    ...
  )
  
  # Checks and installs the h3 extension
  duckspatial::ddbs_install(conn, upgrade = FALSE, quiet = TRUE, extension = "h3")
  duckspatial::ddbs_load(conn, quiet = TRUE, extension = "h3")

  return(conn)
}




#' Get or create default DuckDB connection
#' 
#' Setup the default connection with h3 and spatial extensions installed and loaded.
#' It will be used internally by the package functions if no other connection is provided
#'
#' @param create Logical. If TRUE and no connection exists, create one.
#' Default is TRUE.
#' @param upgrade_h3 Logical. If TRUE, will attempt to upgrade the h3 extension
#' @param ... Additional parameters to pass to [duckspatial::ddbs_create_conn()]
#'
#' @returns Invisibly, the default `duckdb_connection`
#'
#' @export
#' @examples
#' # Get or create default connection
ddbh3_default_conn <- function(
  create = TRUE,
  upgrade_h3 = FALSE,
  ...
) {
  conn <- getOption("duckspatial_conn", NULL)

  # Check if existing connection is still valid

  if (!is.null(conn)) {
    if (!DBI::dbIsValid(conn)) {
      options(duckspatial_conn = NULL)
      conn <- NULL
    }
  }

  # Create new connection if needed
  if (is.null(conn) && create) {
    conn <- duckspatial::ddbs_create_conn(
      dbdir = "memory", 
      bigint = "integer64",
      ...
    )
    options(duckspatial_conn = conn)
  }

  # Install and load h3 extension
  duckspatial::ddbs_install(conn, upgrade = upgrade_h3, quiet = TRUE, extension = "h3")
  duckspatial::ddbs_load(conn, quiet = TRUE, extension = "h3")

  # Create macros in the default connection
  create_ddbh3_default_macros()

  invisible(conn)
}

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