mintyr (version 0.1.0)

export_list: Export List with Advanced Directory Management

Description

The export_list function exports a list of data.frame, data.table, or compatible data structures with sophisticated directory handling, flexible naming, and multiple file format support.

Usage

export_list(split_dt, export_path = tempdir(), file_type = "txt")

Value

An integer representing the total number of files exported successfully.

Arguments

split_dt

A list of data.frame, data.table, or compatible data structures to be exported.

export_path

Base directory path for file export. Defaults to a temporary directory created by tempdir().

file_type

File export format, either "txt" (tab-separated) or "csv". Defaults to "txt".

Details

Comprehensive List Export Features:

• Advanced nested directory structure support based on list element names

• Intelligent handling of unnamed list elements

• Automatic conversion to data.table for consistent export

• Hierarchical directory creation with nested path names

• Multi-format file export with intelligent separator selection

• Robust error handling and input validation

File Export Capabilities:

• Supports "txt" (tab-separated) and "csv" formats

• Intelligent file naming based on list element names

• Handles complex nested directory structures

• Efficient file writing using data.table::fwrite()

Examples

# Example: Export split data to files

# Step 1: Create split data structure
dt_split <- w2l_split(
  data = iris,              # Input iris dataset
  cols2l = 1:2,             # Columns to be split
  by = "Species"            # Grouping variable
)

# Step 2: Export split data to files
export_list(
  split_dt = dt_split       # Input list of data.tables
)
# Returns the number of files created
# Files are saved in tempdir() with .txt extension

# Check exported files
list.files(
  path = tempdir(),         # Default export directory
  pattern = "txt",          # File type pattern to search
  recursive = TRUE          # Search in subdirectories
)

# Clean up exported files
files <- list.files(
  path = tempdir(),         # Default export directory
  pattern = "txt",          # File type pattern to search
  recursive = TRUE,         # Search in subdirectories
  full.names = TRUE         # Return full file paths
)
file.remove(files)          # Remove all exported files