td_create: Create a local taxadb database

In taxadb: A High-Performance Taxonomic Database Interface

Create a local taxadb database

Description

Superseded by td_download().

Usage

td_create(
  provider = getOption("taxadb_default_provider", "itis"),
  schema = c("dwc", "common"),
  version = latest_version(),
  overwrite = FALSE,
  lines = NULL,
  dbdir = NULL,
  db = td_connect()
)

Arguments

provider	a character vector of provider(s) to download. See available_providers() for the providers published in a given version.
schema	One of "dwc" (for Darwin Core data) or "common" (for the Common names table.)
version	Which version of the taxadb provider database should we use? defaults to latest. See available_versions() for details.
overwrite	passed to td_download()
lines	deprecated, ignored.
dbdir	deprecated, ignored.
db	a connection to the taxadb database. See details.

Details

taxadb no longer needs to import data before querying it: tables are read directly from Parquet, streamed from remote storage or from a local copy. td_create() is retained as an alias for td_download(), which installs a local copy.

Value

the local paths of the downloaded files, invisibly.

Examples

## Not run: 
td_create("itis")

## End(Not run)

taxadb documentation built on Aug. 31, 2026, 5:07 p.m.