extract_dates_universal: Extract dates from filenames using various patterns

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Extract dates from filenames using various patterns

Description

Universal function to extract dates from filenames or provide custom labels. Enhanced with more flexible regex patterns that work with any filename prefix.

Usage

extract_dates_universal(input_data, date_patterns = NULL, verbose = FALSE)

Arguments

input_data	Character vector (file paths or folder), or list of raster layers
date_patterns	Named list of custom regex patterns for date extraction
verbose	Print progress messages

Value

Character vector of extracted or inferred date labels

Examples

## Not run: 
# These examples require external data files not included with the package
# Extract dates from filenames
dates <- extract_dates_universal(c("ndvi_2023-05-15.tif", "evi_2023-06-15.tif"))

# Custom date patterns
custom_patterns <- list("MMDDYYYY" = "\\b[0-9]{2}[0-9]{2}[0-9]{4}\\b")
dates <- extract_dates_universal(files, custom_patterns)

## End(Not run)

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