RoxyTopic: A `RoxyTopic` is an ordered collection of unique rd_sections

Description

A RoxyTopic object corresponds to a generated .Rd file.

Arguments

Public fields

sections: Named list of sections. Each item must be an rd_section() object.
filename: Path to the .Rd file to generate.

Methods

Public methods

`RoxyTopic$format()`

Format the .Rd file. It considers the sections in particular order, even though Rd tools will reorder them again.

Usage

RoxyTopic$format(...)

Arguments

...: Passed to the format() methods of the rd_section() objects, the sections.

Returns

Character string.

`RoxyTopic$is_valid()`

Check if an .Rd file is valid

Usage

RoxyTopic$is_valid()

Returns

Logical flag, TRUE for valid .Rd files

`RoxyTopic$has_section()`

Check if an .Rd file has a certain section.

Usage

RoxyTopic$has_section(type)

Arguments

type: Section type, a character scalar.

Returns

Logical flag.

`RoxyTopic$get_section()`

Query a section.

Usage

RoxyTopic$get_section(type)

Arguments

type: Section type, a character scalar.

Returns

The rd_section object representing the section, or NULL if the topic has no such section.

`RoxyTopic$get_value()`

Query the value of a section. This is the value of the rd_section object.

Usage

RoxyTopic$get_value(type)

Arguments

type: Section type, a character scalar.

Returns

Value.

`RoxyTopic$get_rd()`

Get the Rd code of a section.

Usage

RoxyTopic$get_rd(type)

Arguments

type: Section type, a character scalar.

Returns

Character vector, one element per line.

`RoxyTopic$get_name()`

Get the value of the name section. This is the name of the Rd topic.

Usage

RoxyTopic$get_name()

Returns

Character scalar.

`RoxyTopic$inherits_from()`

Query the topics this topic inherits type from.

Usage

RoxyTopic$inherits_from(type)

Arguments

type: Section type, a character scalar.

Returns

A character vector of topic names.

`RoxyTopic$inherits_section_from()`

Query the topics this topic inherits sections from.

Usage

RoxyTopic$inherits_section_from()

Returns

A character vector of topic names.

`RoxyTopic$add()`

Add one or more sections to the topic.

Usage

RoxyTopic$add(x, block = "???", overwrite = FALSE)

Arguments

x: Section(s) to add. It may be another RoxyTopic object, all of its sections will be added; or an rd_section object; or a list of rd_section objects to add.
block: Name of block to use in error messages.
overwrite: Whether to overwrite an existing section. If FALSE then the two sections will be merged.

`RoxyTopic$add_section()`

Add a section.

Usage

RoxyTopic$add_section(section, block = "???", overwrite = FALSE)

Arguments

section: rd_section object to add.
block: Name of block to use in error messages.
overwrite: Whether to overwrite an existing section. If FALSE then the two sections will be merged.

Details

Ensures that each type of name (as given by its name), only appears once in self$sections. This method if for internal use only.

`RoxyTopic$clone()`

The objects of this class are cloneable with this method.

Usage

RoxyTopic$clone(deep = FALSE)

Arguments

deep: Whether to make a deep clone.