jamsession_paths: jamsession file paths

In jmw86069/jamsession: Store and recall R sessions, objects, functions using a central location

jamsession file paths

Description

jamsession file paths

Usage

jamsession_paths(
  sessions = NULL,
  objects = NULL,
  functions = NULL,
  create = FALSE,
  mode = "0755",
  recursive = TRUE,
  verbose = FALSE,
  ...
)

Arguments

sessions, objects, functions	character vector with one or more file directory path locations, suitable for use by list.files(path=x). When a value is defined, it is used to override the existing options() value, so the updated value will be used for all related jamsession functions. Note that any value "" is removed, for example sessions="" is equivalent to sessions=NULL.
create	logical indicating whether to create a file path that does not already exist. The directory is created using dir.create() using the arguments mode and recursive.
mode, recursive	arguments passed to dir.create() when necessary, by the argument create.
verbose	logical indicating whether to print verbose output.
...	additional arguments are passed to dir.create().

Details

This function retrieves the file path for each jamsession type:

1. "sessions" - the folder where R sessions are saved, this path is also stored in getOption("jam.sessions_path").

2. "objects" - the folder where R objects are saved, this path is also stored in getOption("jam.objects_path").

3. "functions" - the folder where R functions are saved, this path is also stored in getOption("jam.functions_path").

To use custom file paths in each R session, use either ⁠~/.Rprofile⁠ or an appropriate method to define the relevant options:

• options("jam.sessions_path"="/some/specific/path/sessions"),

• options("jam.objects_path"="/some/specific/path/objects"),

• options("jam.functions_path"="/some/specific/path/functions").

When a file path is not defined in options(), the corresponding default path is used:

• "sessions" uses default "~/Projects/R-sessions"

• "objects" uses default "~/Projects/R-objects"

• "functions" uses default "~/Projects/R-scripts"

(Note ~ refers to the home directory, which may also be defined by ⁠$HOME⁠ depending upon the computer operating system, for example linux, Mac OSX, or Microsoft Windows.)

Value

list is returned, with named elements "sessions", "objects", and "functions".

See Also

Other jamsession utilities: print_pkg_description()

Examples

## Display the current or default paths
c(jamsession_paths(functions=NULL))

## Update the functions path
jamsession_paths(functions="~/Projects/R-functions")

## confirm the functions path has been updated
c(jamsession_paths())
getOption("jam.functions_path")

## Revert the functions path
c(jamsession_paths(functions="~/Projects/R-scripts"))

jmw86069/jamsession documentation built on March 4, 2025, 8:20 p.m.