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populate copies data from a list (e.g. input by a user) to another list
with a similar shape. The second list, called the interface, will generally
also contain extra metadata for making API requests, such as names or types.
populate(input, interface)A list with data to copy.
A list of a similar shape to copy data into.
# Make an interface with metadata, e.g. type.
interface <- tag_add(list(foo = c(), bar = c()), list(type = "structure"))
# Combine data and the metadata from the interface.
populate(list(foo = 1, bar = 2), interface)
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