name_conversions: Metadata Name Conversion Functions

In jonathan-g/semestr: Generate Assignments for a Semester from a SQLlite Database

Metadata Name Conversion Functions

Description

Convert between different types of metadata representing categories of possible calendar entries.

Usage

type2col(type)

type2idx(type)

type2prefix(type)

type2base(type)

idx2col(idx)

idx2type(idx)

col2idx(col)

col2type(col)

base2type(base)

Arguments

type	A type (character)
idx	An index (character)
col	A column prefix/suffix (character)
base	An integer base.#'

Details

The kinds of metadata include

• type: A type of calendar entry, in text. "class", "lab", "homework", "due date", "exam", "holiday", and "event".

• idx: Indices for entries in vectors and lists: "class", "homework", "due_date", "exam", "holiday", "event", "notice".

• col: A string used as prefix or suffix for a data frame column: "class", "lab", "hw", "due", "exam", "holiday", "event", "notice".

• prefix: A prefix used to distinguish calendar keys: "CLS_", "LAB_", "HW_", "DUE_", "EXAM_", "VAC_", and "EVT_".

• base: An integer value used to identify numeric calendar entries. Multiples of 1000.

Value

A character or integer value corresponding to the request.

Functions

• type2col(): Convert a type to a column name.

• type2idx(): Convert a type to an index.

• type2prefix(): Convert a type to a prefix.

• type2base(): Convert a type to a base.

• idx2col(): Convert an index to a column.

• idx2type(): Convert an index to a type.

• col2idx(): Convert a column to an index.

• col2type(): Convert a column to a type.

• base2type(): Convert a base to a type.

jonathan-g/semestr documentation built on Jan. 23, 2025, 3:10 p.m.