README.md

In rkdb: R Client for 'kdb+'

R client for kdb+

Execute kdb+ queries from R for advanced high-performance analytics.

See Interfacing with R on Kx wiki.

Installation

Using devtools package

devtools::install_github('kxsystems/rkdb')

To test, assuming a local q instance listening on port 5000, try in R:

> library(rkdb)
> test.rkdb()

API

open_connection - opens connection to kdb+ Note that open_connection takes 3 arguments with defaults of host='localhost', port=5000, user=NULL.

execute - run a query using string on connection provided

close_connection - close previously opened connection

Want to contribute?

• Prepare rkdb to be published to CRAN
• Pass R objects directly to execute
• Any open issues or documentation improvements

rkdb documentation built on June 7, 2017, 9:02 a.m.