ifcb_download_test_data: Download Test IFCB Data

In iRfcb: Tools for Managing Imaging FlowCytobot (IFCB) Data

Download Test IFCB Data

Description

This function downloads a zip archive containing MATLAB files from the iRfcb dataset available in the SMHI IFCB Plankton Image Reference Library (Torstensson et al. 2024), unzips them into the specified folder and extracts png images. These data can be used, for instance, for testing iRfcb and for creating the tutorial vignette using vignette("introduction", package = "iRfcb")

Usage

ifcb_download_test_data(
  dest_dir,
  figshare_article = "48158716",
  max_retries = 3,
  sleep_time = 10,
  keep_zip = FALSE,
  verbose = TRUE,
  expected_checksum = deprecated()
)

Arguments

dest_dir	The destination directory where the files will be unzipped.
figshare_article	The file article number at the SciLifeLab Figshare data repository. By default, the iRfcb test dataset (48158716) from Torstensson et al. (2024) is used.
max_retries	The maximum number of retry attempts in case of download failure. Default is 3.
sleep_time	The sleep time between download attempts, in seconds. Default is 10.
keep_zip	A logical indicating whether to keep the downloaded zip archive after its download. Default is FALSE.
verbose	A logical indicating whether to print progress messages. Default is TRUE.
expected_checksum	Optional. The expected MD5 checksum of the downloaded zip file. If not provided, it is automatically looked up from an internal table based on figshare_article.

Value

No return value. This function is called for its side effect of downloading, extracting, and organizing IFCB test data.

References

Torstensson, Anders; Skjevik, Ann-Turi; Mohlin, Malin; Karlberg, Maria; Karlson, Bengt (2024). SMHI IFCB Plankton Image Reference Library. Version 3. SciLifeLab. Dataset. \Sexpr[results=rd]{tools:::Rd_expr_doi("10.17044/scilifelab.25883455.v3")}

Examples

## Not run: 
# Download and unzip IFCB test data into the "data" directory
ifcb_download_test_data("data")

## End(Not run)

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