clinCompare (version 1.0.0)

compare_submission: Batch Compare CDISC Datasets Across Submission Directories

Description

Scans two directories for matching dataset files, runs cdisc_compare() on each pair, and optionally generates a consolidated Excel report.

Usage

compare_submission(
  base_dir,
  compare_dir,
  format = NULL,
  id_vars = NULL,
  tolerance = 0,
  output_file = NULL
)

Value

Named list of cdisc_compare() results, one per matched domain.

Arguments

base_dir

Path to directory containing base/reference files.

compare_dir

Path to directory containing comparison files.

format

File format to match: "xpt", "sas7bdat", "csv", or "rds". When NULL (default), auto-detected from the most common file type in base_dir.

id_vars

Optional character vector of ID variables (passed to each comparison). When NULL, CDISC-standard keys are auto-detected per domain.

tolerance

Numeric tolerance for floating-point comparisons (default 0).

output_file

Optional path to Excel (.xlsx) file for consolidated report.

Examples

if (FALSE) {
  # Auto-detects format from directory contents
  results <- compare_submission("v1/", "v2/",
                                 output_file = "submission_diff.xlsx")

  # Explicit format
  results <- compare_submission("v1/", "v2/", format = "csv")
}