tw_index_cache_search: Add index to caching table for search queries for increased...

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Add index to caching table for search queries for increased speed

Description

Tested only with SQLite and MySql. May work with other drivers.

Usage

tw_index_cache_search(
  table_name = NULL,
  check_first = TRUE,
  type = "item",
  show_details = FALSE,
  language = tidywikidatar::tw_get_language(),
  response_language = tidywikidatar::tw_get_language(),
  cache = NULL,
  cache_connection = NULL,
  disconnect_db = TRUE
)

Arguments

table_name	Name of the table in the database. If given, it takes precedence over other parameters.
check_first	Logical, defaults to TRUE. If TRUE, then before executing anything on the database it checks if the given table has already been indexed. If it has, it does nothing and returns only an informative message.
type	Defaults to "item". Type of cache file to output. Values typically used by tidywikidatar include "item", "search_item", "search_property", and "qualifier".
show_details	Logical, defaults to FALSE. If FALSE, return the function adds the index to the database, but does not return anything. If TRUE, returns a data frame with more details about the index.
language	Language to be used for the search. Can be set once per session with tw_set_language(). If not set, defaults to "en". For a full list, see the dedicated Wikimedia page.
response_language	Language to be used for the returned labels and descriptions. Corresponds to the uselang parameter of the MediaWiki API, as described in the official documentation. Can be set once per session with tw_set_language(). If not set, defaults to "en". For a full list, see all available language codes.
cache	Defaults to NULL. If given, it should be given either TRUE or FALSE. Typically set with tw_enable_cache() or tw_disable_cache().
cache_connection	Defaults to NULL. If NULL, and caching is enabled, tidywikidatar will use a local sqlite database. A custom connection to other databases can be given (see vignette caching for details).
disconnect_db	Defaults to TRUE. If FALSE, leaves the connection to cache open.

Details

To ensure smooth functioning, the search column in the cache table is transformed into a column of type varchar and length 255.

Value

If show_details is set to FALSE, nothing, used only for its side effects (add index to caching table). If TRUE, a data frame, same as the output of tw_check_cache_index(show_details = TRUE).

Examples

if (interactive()) {
  tw_enable_cache()
  tw_set_cache_folder(path = fs::path(
    fs::path_home_r(),
    "R",
    "tw_data"
  ))

  tw_index_cache_search()
}

tidywikidatar documentation built on Feb. 10, 2026, 1:07 a.m.