clear_cache: Manually reset the cache, deleting all currently saved data...

In epidatr: Client for Delphi's 'Epidata' API

Manually reset the cache, deleting all currently saved data and starting afresh

Description

Deletes the current cache and resets a new cache. Deletes local data! If you are using a session unique cache, you will have to pass the arguments you used for set_cache earlier, otherwise the system-wide .Renviron-based defaults will be used.

Usage

clear_cache(..., disable = FALSE)

Arguments

...

Arguments passed on to set_cache cache_dir the directory in which the cache is stored. By default, this is rappdirs::user_cache_dir("R", version = "epidatr"). The path can be either relative or absolute. The environmental variable is EPIDATR_CACHE_DIR. days the maximum length of time in days to keep any particular cached call. By default this is 1. The environmental variable is EPIDATR_CACHE_MAX_AGE_DAYS. max_size the size of the entire cache, in MB, at which to start pruning entries. By default this is 1024, or 1GB. The environmental variable is EPIDATR_CACHE_MAX_SIZE_MB. logfile where cachem's log of transactions is stored, relative to the cache directory. By default, it is "logfile.txt". The environmental variable is EPIDATR_CACHE_LOGFILE. confirm whether to confirm directory creation. default is TRUE; should only be set in non-interactive scripts startup indicates whether the function is being called on startup. Affects suppressability of the messages. Default is FALSE.

disable

instead of setting a new cache, disable caching entirely; defaults to FALSE

Value

NULL no return value, all effects are stored in the package environment

See Also

set_cache to start a new cache (and general caching info), disable_cache to only disable without deleting, and cache_info

epidatr documentation built on June 22, 2024, 9:15 a.m.