readCacheHeader: Loads data from file cache

In HenrikBengtsson/R.cache: Fast and Light-Weight Caching (Memoization) of Objects and Results to Speed Up Computations

Loads data from file cache

Description

Loads data from file cache, which is unique for an optional key object.

Usage

## Default S3 method:
readCacheHeader(file, ...)

Arguments

file	A filename or a connection.
...	Not used.

Value

Returns a named list structure with element identifier, version, comment (optional), sources (optional), and timestamp.

Author(s)

Henrik Bengtsson

See Also

findCache(). loadCache(). saveCache().

Examples

data <- 1:120
key <- list(some=1, vari=2, ables=3)

saveCache(key=key, data, comment="A simple example of a cached object.")

header <- readCacheHeader(findCache(key=key))
print(header)

# Clean up
file.remove(findCache(key=key))

HenrikBengtsson/R.cache documentation built on June 8, 2025, 10:42 p.m.