SocialMediaLab (version 0.23.2)

SaveCredential: Save and load credential information

Description

Functions to save and load credential information. Currently, credential information will be stored as a RDS file. SaveCredential will return the input credential, useful for working as a filter between the Authenticate and Collect.

Usage

SaveCredential(credential, filename = "credential.RDS")
LoadCredential(filename = "credential.RDS")

Arguments

credential

credential object

filename

character, filename to be saved to or restored from

Value

credential object

Examples

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# require(magrittr)
# myAppID <- "123456789098765"
# myAppSecret <- "abc123abc123abc123abc123abc123ab"
# myUsernames <- c("senjohnmccain","obama")
# 
# Authenticate("instagram",
# appID = myAppId,
# appSecret = myAppSecret) %>% SaveCredential("instagramCred.RDS") %>% Collect(ego = TRUE,
# username = myUsernames) %>% Create
# 
# ## Load the previously saved credential information
# LoadCredential("instagramCred.RDS") %>% Collect(tag="obama",
# distance=5000, n=100) %>% Create("bimodal")
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