joinspy (version 0.7.3)

key_check: Quick Key Quality Check

Description

A fast check of join key quality that returns a simple pass/fail status with a brief summary. Use this for quick validation; use join_spy() for detailed diagnostics.

Usage

key_check(x, y, by, warn = TRUE)

Value

Invisibly returns a logical: TRUE if no issues detected, FALSE otherwise. Also prints a brief status message unless warn = FALSE.

Arguments

x

A data frame (left table in the join).

y

A data frame (right table in the join).

by

A character vector of column names to join by.

warn

Logical. If TRUE (default), prints warnings for detected issues. Set to FALSE for silent operation.

See Also

join_spy(), key_duplicates()

Examples

orders <- data.frame(id = c(1, 2, 2, 3), value = 1:4)
customers <- data.frame(id = c(1, 2, 4), name = c("A", "B", "D"))

# Quick check
key_check(orders, customers, by = "id")

# Silent check
is_ok <- key_check(orders, customers, by = "id", warn = FALSE)