download_ts: Download timeseries data to local file destination

In USGS-R/mda.streams: Data Preparation, Access, and Analysis Functions for the Powell Center Continental Stream Metabolism Project

Download timeseries data to local file destination

Description

Download a timeseries file to a user-specified (or temp file) location

Usage

download_ts(var_src, site_name, folder = tempdir(), version = c("rds",
  "tsv"), on_remote_missing = c("stop", "return_NA"),
  on_local_exists = c("stop", "skip", "replace"))

Arguments

var_src	a valid variable name for timeseries data (see get_var_src_codes(data_type=='ts')$var_src)
site_name	a valid mda.streams site (see list_sites)
folder	string for a folder location
version	character string indicating whether you want to download the ts as an .rds or .tsv
on_remote_missing	character indicating what to do if the remote file is missing
on_local_exists	character indicating what to do if the folder already contains a file with the intended download name

Value

file handle (character path) for the downloaded file, or NA if the timeseries is unavailable on ScienceBase

Author(s)

Alison P Appling, Corinna Gries, Jordan S Read, Luke A Winslow

Examples

## Not run: 
download_ts(var_src = c('doobs_nwis','baro_nldas'), site_name = 'nwis_06893300')
download_ts(var_src = c('doobs_nwis','baro_nldas'), site_name = 'nwis_06893300')
download_ts(var_src = c('doobs_nwis','baro_nldas'), site_name = 'nwis_06893300', 
  on_local_exists="skip")

## End(Not run)

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