data_read: Read data using dot notation path or direct file path

In framework: Structured Data Science Project Scaffolding

Read data using dot notation path or direct file path

Description

Supports CSV, TSV, RDS, Excel (.xlsx, .xls), Stata (.dta), SPSS (.sav, .zsav, .por), and SAS (.sas7bdat, .xpt) file formats.

Usage

data_read(path, delim = NULL, keep_attributes = FALSE, ...)

Arguments

path	Dot notation path (e.g. "source.private.example") or direct file path
delim	Optional delimiter for CSV files ("comma", "tab", "semicolon", "space")
keep_attributes	Logical flag to preserve special attributes (e.g., haven labels). Default: FALSE (strips attributes)
...	Additional arguments passed to read functions (readr::read_delim, readxl::read_excel, haven::read_*, etc.)

Value

The loaded data, typically a data frame or tibble.

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