Deletes the current cache and resets a new cache. Deletes local data! If you
are using a session unique cache, you will have to pass the arguments you
used for set_cache
earlier, otherwise the system-wide .Renviron
-based
defaults will be used.
clear_cache(..., disable = FALSE)
NULL
no return value, all effects are stored in the package
environment
Arguments passed on to set_cache
cache_dir
the directory in which the cache is stored. By default, this
is rappdirs::user_cache_dir("R", version = "epidatr")
. The path can be
either relative or absolute. The environmental variable is
EPIDATR_CACHE_DIR
.
days
the maximum length of time in days to keep any particular cached
call. By default this is 1
. The environmental variable is
EPIDATR_CACHE_MAX_AGE_DAYS
.
max_size
the size of the entire cache, in MB, at which to start
pruning entries. By default this is 1024
, or 1GB. The environmental
variable is EPIDATR_CACHE_MAX_SIZE_MB
.
logfile
where cachem's log of transactions is stored, relative to the
cache directory. By default, it is "logfile.txt"
. The environmental
variable is EPIDATR_CACHE_LOGFILE
.
confirm
whether to confirm directory creation. default is TRUE
;
should only be set in non-interactive scripts
startup
indicates whether the function is being called on
startup. Affects suppressability of the messages. Default is FALSE
.
instead of setting a new cache, disable caching entirely;
defaults to FALSE
set_cache
to start a new cache (and general caching info),
disable_cache
to only disable without deleting, and cache_info