osrm_extract: Extract OSM into OSRM Graph Files

In osrm.backend: Bindings for 'Open Source Routing Machine'

Extract OSM into OSRM Graph Files

Description

Run the osrm-extract tool to preprocess an OSM file (.osm, .osm.bz2, or .osm.pbf) into the base .osrm graph files using a specified Lua profile. After running, a companion ⁠<base>.osrm.timestamp⁠ file must exist to confirm success.

Usage

osrm_extract(
  input_osm,
  profile = osrm_find_profile("car.lua"),
  threads = 8L,
  overwrite = FALSE,
  verbosity = c("INFO", "NONE", "ERROR", "WARNING", "DEBUG"),
  data_version = NULL,
  small_component_size = 1000L,
  with_osm_metadata = FALSE,
  parse_conditional_restrictions = FALSE,
  location_dependent_data = NULL,
  disable_location_cache = FALSE,
  dump_nbg_graph = FALSE,
  quiet = FALSE,
  verbose = FALSE,
  spinner = TRUE,
  echo_cmd = FALSE
)

Arguments

input_osm	A string. Path to the input OSM file (.osm, .osm.bz2, or .osm.pbf) or a directory containing exactly one OSM file with a supported extension.
profile	A string. Path to the OSRM Lua profile (e.g. returned by osrm_find_profile("car.lua")).
threads	An integer. Number of threads for -t/--threads; default 8 (OSRM's default).
overwrite	A logical. If FALSE (default), stops when any existing ⁠.osrm*⁠ files matching the base name are found alongside input_osm. Set to TRUE to proceed regardless.
verbosity	A string. Log verbosity level passed to -l/--verbosity (one of "NONE","ERROR","WARNING","INFO","DEBUG"), default "INFO".
data_version	A string or NULL. Passed to -d/--data_version; default NULL, in which case the option is omitted.
small_component_size	An integer. For --small-component-size; default 1000 (OSRM's default).
with_osm_metadata	A logical. If TRUE, adds --with-osm-metadata; default FALSE.
parse_conditional_restrictions	A logical. If TRUE, adds --parse-conditional-restrictions; default FALSE.
location_dependent_data	A string or NULL. Path to GeoJSON, passed to --location-dependent-data; default NULL, in which case the option is omitted.
disable_location_cache	A logical. If TRUE, adds --disable-location-cache; default FALSE.
dump_nbg_graph	A logical. If TRUE, adds --dump-nbg-graph; default FALSE.
quiet	A logical. Master switch that suppresses package messages and process output when TRUE; default FALSE.
verbose	A logical. When TRUE and quiet = FALSE, streams stdout and stderr from the underlying processx::run calls.
spinner	A logical. When TRUE and quiet = FALSE, shows a spinner instead of live logs; default TRUE.
echo_cmd	A logical. When TRUE and quiet = FALSE, prints each command before running; default FALSE.

Value

An object of class osrm_job with the following elements:

osrm_job_artifact

The path to the generated .osrm.timestamp file.

osrm_working_dir

The directory containing all OSRM files.

logs

The processx::run result object.

Examples

if (identical(Sys.getenv("OSRM_EXAMPLES"), "true")) {
  # Install OSRM (temporary, session PATH)
  install_dir <- osrm_install(
    version = "latest",
    path_action = "session",
    quiet = TRUE
  )

  # copy example OSM PBF into a temporary workspace to avoid polluting pkg data
  pbf_path <- system.file("extdata/cur.osm.pbf", package = "osrm.backend")
  osrm_dir <- file.path(tempdir(), paste0("osrm-", Sys.getpid()))
  dir.create(osrm_dir, recursive = TRUE)
  tmp_pbf <- file.path(osrm_dir, "cur.osm.pbf")
  file.copy(from = pbf_path, to = tmp_pbf, overwrite = TRUE)

  # Find the path to the profile first
  car_profile <- osrm_find_profile("car.lua")

  # extract OSRM graph files
  result <- osrm_extract(
    input_osm                  = tmp_pbf,
    profile                    = car_profile,
    overwrite                  = TRUE,
    threads                    = 1L
  )
  # path to generated .osrm files (specifically, the .osrm.timestamp file)
  result$osrm_job_artifact

  # Clean up binaries and workspace
  osrm_uninstall(
    dest_dir = install_dir,
    clear_path = TRUE,
    force = TRUE,
    quiet = TRUE
  )
  unlink(osrm_dir, recursive = TRUE)
}

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