webdav_upload_file: Upload a file to the WebDAV server

In webdav: A Simple Interface for Interacting with 'WebDAV' Servers

Upload a file to the WebDAV server

Description

This function uploads a file to a specific folder on the WebDAV server. It validates the provided parameters and handles errors during the process.

Usage

webdav_upload_file(
  base_url,
  local_path,
  server_path = "",
  username = Sys.getenv("WEBDAV_USERNAME"),
  password = Sys.getenv("WEBDAV_PASSWORD"),
  timeout = 300,
  verbose = FALSE
)

Arguments

base_url	The base URL of the WebDAV server.
local_path	The local path of the file to be uploaded.
server_path	The folder path on the WebDAV server where the file will be uploaded.
username	The username for WebDAV authentication. Defaults to the "WEBDAV_USERNAME" environment variable.
password	The password for WebDAV authentication. Defaults to the "WEBDAV_PASSWORD" environment variable.
timeout	The timeout for the upload request in seconds (default is 300 seconds).
verbose	Logical value indicating whether to print detailed debug messages. When TRUE, the function outputs additional information about its progress and actions.

Value

Logical value indicating whether the file was uploaded successfully.

Examples

# Example usage with a public WebDAV server.
# Visit test_server$url link to view the results of the operation.
library(magrittr)
library(httr2)
test_server <- "https://www.webdavserver.com/" %>%
  request() %>%
  req_retry(max_tries = 1, max_seconds = 2, backoff =  ~ 1) %>%
  req_perform() %>%
  try(silent = TRUE)

# Upload a file
file_test <- tempfile(pattern = "teste_", fileext = ".txt")
cat("Text file content", file = file_test)
if (class(test_server) != "try-error")
  webdav_upload_file(base_url = test_server$url, local_path = file_test, verbose = TRUE)

webdav documentation built on April 3, 2025, 10:13 p.m.