SCP file resource getter

SCP file resource getter

SCP file resource getter

Format

A R6 object of class ScpFileResourceGetter

Details

Access a file that is stored on a server accessible through SSH. Credentials apply.

Super class

resourcer::FileResourceGetter -> ScpFileResourceGetter

Methods

Public methods

• ScpFileResourceGetter$new()

• ScpFileResourceGetter$isFor()

• ScpFileResourceGetter$downloadFile()

• ScpFileResourceGetter$clone()

Inherited methods

• resourcer::FileResourceGetter$extractFileName()
• resourcer::FileResourceGetter$makeDownloadDir()

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Method new()

Creates a ScpFileResourceGetter instance.

Usage

ScpFileResourceGetter$new()

Returns

The ScpFileResourceGetter object.

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Method isFor()

Check that the provided resource is a file accessible by SCP: the resource URL scheme must be "scp".

Usage

ScpFileResourceGetter$isFor(resource)

Arguments

resource

The resource object to evaluate.

Returns

A logical.

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Method downloadFile()

Download the file described by the resource over an SSH connection.

Usage

ScpFileResourceGetter$downloadFile(resource, ...)

Arguments

resource

The resource that identifies the file.

...

Additional parameters (not used).

Returns

The "resource.file" object.

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Method clone()

The objects of this class are cloneable with this method.

Usage

ScpFileResourceGetter$clone(deep = FALSE)

Arguments

deep

Whether to make a deep clone.