dot-require_driver: Check if a database driver package is available

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Check if a database driver package is available

Description

Internal helper to check if a required database driver package is installed. Throws an informative error if the package is missing.

Usage

.require_driver(driver_name, package_name, install_command = NULL)

Arguments

driver_name	Character. Human-readable name of the database (e.g., "PostgreSQL", "MySQL")
package_name	Character. Name of the R package required (e.g., "RPostgres", "RMariaDB")
install_command	Character. Optional custom install command. Defaults to install.packages()

Value

NULL (invisible). Throws error if package not available.

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