#'
#' @title notes_rcsv
#' @description extract notes from an rcsv file or object
#' @details display dataset notes, extracting from an rcsv file if necessary,
#' without loading the entire file into memory
#'
#' @param x object name or file path from which the rscv will be read
#'
#' @export
notes_rcsv <- function( x ) {
if( is.character( x ) ) {
# open a connection to the file
con <- file( x, "r" )
# read in a single line, this will contain the number of header lines
head.line <- readLines( con = con, n = 1 )
# check for the tag verifying this file as an rcsv file
if( !grepl( "rcsvHeader", head.line ) ) {
stop( "This is not an rcsv file, consider using a different file reader." )
}
head.lines.num <- as.integer( gsub( ".*\\{headlines:|\\}.*", "", head.line ) )
notes <- readLines( con = con, n = head.lines.num - 1L )
close( con )
notes <- notes[ grepl( "\\{notes:", notes ) ]
notes <- gsub( ".*\\{notes:|\\}.*", "", notes )
} else {
notes <- attr( x, "notes" )
}
cat( "Notes: ", paste( notes, collapse = "\n\t" ) )
return( invisible( notes ) )
}
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