R/list_outputs.R

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#' List outputs of the factory
#'
#' This function can be used to list available report outputs stored in the
#' factory, in inside the `outputs` folder (or any subfolder within).
#'
#' @inheritParams list_reports
#'
#' @return A character vector containing the names of the reports in the
#'   specified factory (empty if there were no files).
#'
#' @export
list_outputs <- function(factory = ".", pattern = NULL, ...) {

  # get the root directory of the factory
  tmp <- validate_factory(factory)
  root <- tmp$root
  outputs <- tmp$outputs

  # get a listing of all files and folders in report_sources
  out <- list.files(path = file.path(root, outputs), recursive = TRUE)

  # grep to filter file paths
  if (!is.null(pattern)) {
    out <- grep(pattern, out, value = TRUE, ...)
  }

  out

}