add_dataset: Add a dataset to an RO-Crate

In rocrateR: Tools for Creating and Manipulating RO-Crates

Add a dataset to an RO-Crate

Description

This helper converts an R object (typically a data.frame) into a dataset inside the RO-Crate. The object is stored in the content field and written to disk when calling extract_content() or bag_rocrate(write_content = TRUE).

Usage

add_dataset(
  rocrate,
  file_id,
  data = NULL,
  name = NULL,
  description = NULL,
  encodingFormat = "text/csv"
)

Arguments

rocrate	RO-Crate object, see rocrate.
file_id	Filename for the dataset file.
data	R object to store (typically a data.frame).
name	Dataset name.
description	Optional dataset description.
encodingFormat	MIME type (default "text/csv").

Details

Use this when you want to register a dataset file or directory as a formal Dataset entity inside the RO-Crate metadata.

Value

Updated RO-Crate object.

rocrateR documentation built on April 9, 2026, 1:06 a.m.