R/reg_repos.R
local_reg_dir_for_url.RdStandard local checkout location for extra registration directories
local_reg_dir_for_url(url = NULL)Character vector containing a url. When url=NULL defaults
to giving the base path.
path(s) containing registrations on disk.
When called without any argument returns the root directory that
will be inspected for extra registrations. You can put a sub-folder
yourself there manually and then call add_reg_folders, but you are much
better off in general using download_reg_repo to install from
a github repository such as this one of ours:.
jefferislab/BridgingRegistrations
Note that this folder will always be the same place on a machine i.e. this
defines a consistent, persistent location on disk to store data across
sessions. You can modify the location of this folder by editing the
R_USER_DATA_DIR environment variable. While this is not recommended
on a personal machine, it may be necessary on a server. See
rappdirs::user_data_dir for details.
When called with a url, a SHA1 hash will be calculated for the URL and appended to the basepath. This should ensure that locations derived from different URLs do not clash.