import_ScaleSpec: Import scale specification

In StatisMike/stenR: Standardization of Raw Discrete Questionnaire Scores

Import scale specification

Description

Function to import ScaleSpec or CombScaleSpec object from json file that havebeen exported with export_ScaleSpec()

Usage

import_ScaleSpec(source)

Arguments

source

path to JSON file containing exported object

See Also

Other import/export functions: export_ScaleSpec(), export_ScoringTable(), import_ScoringTable()

Examples

# create temp files
ScaleSpecJSON <- tempfile(fileext = ".json")
CombScaleJSON <- tempfile(fileext = ".json")

####         import/export ScaleSpec        ####
# create scale spec for export
scaleSpec <- ScaleSpec(
  name = "First Scale", 
  item_names = c("Item_1", "Item_2"), 
  min = 1,  max = 5)

# export / import
export_ScaleSpec(scaleSpec, ScaleSpecJSON)

imported_scaleSpec <- import_ScaleSpec(ScaleSpecJSON)

# check if they are the same
all.equal(scaleSpec, imported_scaleSpec)

####      import/export CombScaleSpec       ####
# create second scale and CombScaleSpec object
second_scale <- ScaleSpec(
  name = "Second Scale", 
  item_names = c("Item_3", "Item_4"),  
  min = 0, max = 7, 
  reverse = "Item_3"
)
combScale <- CombScaleSpec(
  name = "First Comb", 
  scaleSpec, 
  second_scale,
  reverse = "Second Scale")

# export / import
export_ScaleSpec(combScale, CombScaleJSON)
imported_CombScale <- import_ScaleSpec(CombScaleJSON)

# check if they are the same
all.equal(combScale, imported_CombScale)

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