cache_download: Download a file into a local cache.

In terminological/ggrrr: Addressing Annoyances and Irritations

Download a file into a local cache.

Description

This function copies a remote file to a local cache once and makes sure it is reused.

Usage

cache_download(
  url,
  ...,
  .nocache = getOption("cache.disable", default = FALSE),
  .cache = getOption("cache.download.dir", default =
    rappdirs::user_cache_dir("ggrrr-download")),
  .stale = getOption("cache.stale", default = Inf),
  .extn = NULL
)

Arguments

url	the url to download
...	passed to 'utils::download.file()'
.nocache	if set to TRUE all caching is disabled
.cache	the location of the downloaded files
.stale	how long to leave this file before replacing it.
.extn	the file name extension

Value

the path to the downloaded file

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