Stable APIs, scalable storage, and external adapters

In eyeprocess: Harmonize Eye-Tracking, Pupillometry, Biometrics, and Psychometric Process Data

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Contracts

eyeprocess_api_version()
object_schema("eye_dataset")
object_schema("eyeprocess_model")
validate_model_object(fit)
upgrade_eye_dataset(old_data)
upgrade_eyeprocess_model(old_fit)

Schemas lock required components, identifiers, return-value expectations, serialization compatibility, error classes, and scientific safeguards. eyeprocess_deprecation() records replacement and removal horizons.

Partitioned storage

spec <- partition_eye_storage(
  by = c("participant_id", "session_id", "recording_id"),
  format = "parquet",
  compression = "zstd",
  max_rows = 1000000L
)

store <- write_partitioned_eye_storage(x, "analysis/store", spec)
query_eye_storage(
  store,
  table = "gaze_samples",
  filters = list(participant_id = c("P001", "P002")),
  columns = c("participant_id", "recording_id", "time", "x", "y")
)
validate_eye_storage_metadata(store)
detect_corrupt_partitions(store)
storage_transaction_manifest(store)

Writes use a staging directory followed by an atomic commit. Every partition has row count, byte count, partition keys, and a fingerprint. CSV and RDS fallbacks preserve functionality when Arrow is unavailable.

Schema migration and benchmarks

migrate_eye_storage_schema(store, "analysis/store-v2", target_version = "2.0.0")
benchmark_eye_storage(x, formats = c("rds", "csv", "parquet"))

External engines

external_model_engines()
fit_mirt_adapter(response_matrix, model = 1, purpose = "unidimensional item calibration")
fit_tam_adapter(response_matrix, purpose = "Rasch sensitivity analysis")
fit_brms_adapter(score ~ dwell + (1|participant_id) + (1|item_id), trials, purpose = "Bayesian explanatory model")
fit_lnirt_adapter(list(Y = response_matrix, RT = rt_matrix), purpose = "joint accuracy-RT comparison")

Every adapter returns one of fitted, not_available, or failed. It does not install packages, select models, or reinterpret outputs automatically.

eyeprocess documentation built on Sept. 28, 2026, 5:08 p.m.