view_vd: View data in VisiData

In misc: Miscellaneous Functions for Data and Geospatial Work

View data in VisiData

Description

Opens data in VisiData through the Terminal application on macOS. If the input is an sf object, the geometry column will be dropped before viewing.

Usage

view_vd(data, type = "csv")

Arguments

data	A data.frame, tibble, or sf object to view
type	Either "csv" or "json" format for writing the temporary file. Use "json" for preserving list-columns.

Details

This function only works in interactive sessions on macOS. It creates a temporary file and opens it in VisiData through the Terminal application. The temporary filename includes a timestamp for identification.

Value

Returns the input data invisibly

Examples

if (interactive()) {
# View a data frame
mtcars %>% view_vd()

# View with custom title
mtcars %>% view_vd(title = "Car Data")

# View with list columns preserved
nested_df %>% view_vd(type = "json")
}

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