check_for_differences: Check two Dataframes for Differences

In KWB-R/kwb.endnote: Helper Functions for Analysing KWB Endnote Library (Exported as .xml)

Description

Check two Dataframes for Differences

Usage

check_for_differences(df_x, df_y, dbg = TRUE)

Arguments

df_x	data frame as retrieved by create_references_df() or clean_references_df()
df_y	data frame as retrieved by create_references_df() or clean_references_df()
dbg	should dbg messages be printed (default: TRUE)

Value

a dataframe containing only the differences between df_x and df_y

Examples

## Not run: 
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### Option 1
### Check differences between two different versions of "KWB_documents.xml"
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old_xml <- extdata_file("2020-05-25_KWB-documents.xml")
new_xml <- extdata_file("2020-06-17_KWB-documents.xml")
old_list <- kwb.endnote::create_endnote_list(old_xml)
new_list <- kwb.endnote::create_endnote_list(new_xml)
old_df <- kwb.endnote::create_references_df(old_list)
new_df <- kwb.endnote::create_references_df(new_list)
diffs_df_oldnew <- check_for_differences(old_df, new_df)
head(diffs_df_oldnew)

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### Option 2:
### Check differences between "as-is" import and "collapsing" fields
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endnote_list <- create_endnote_list()
refs_df <- create_references_df(endnote_list)
refs_df_collapse <- create_references_df(endnote_list, collapse = TRUE)
diffs_df <- check_for_differences(refs_df, refs_df_collapse)
head(diffs_df)


## End(Not run)

KWB-R/kwb.endnote documentation built on July 8, 2021, 4:18 p.m.