extract_host: Extract the host from URL

In webtrackR: Preprocessing and Analyzing Web Tracking Data

Extract the host from URL

Description

extract_host() adds the host of a URL as a new column. The host is defined as the part following the scheme (e.g., "https://") and preceding the subdirectory (anything following the next "/"). Note that for URL entries like ⁠chrome-extension://soomething⁠ or ⁠http://192.168.0.1/something⁠, result will be set to NA.

Usage

extract_host(wt, varname = "url")

Arguments

wt	webtrack data object.
varname	character. Name of the column from which to extract the host. Defaults to "url".

Value

webtrack data.frame with the same columns as wt and a new column called 'host' (or, if varname not equal to 'url', '<varname>_host')

Examples

## Not run: 
data("testdt_tracking")
wt <- as.wt_dt(testdt_tracking)
# Extract host and drop rows without host
wt <- extract_host(wt)
# Extract host and keep rows without host
wt <- extract_host(wt)

## End(Not run)

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