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Getting Data

1_getting_data.Rmd

Getting Data

This vignette explains how recorderFeedback loads recipient and observation data, and how you can configure and extend these steps for your own workflow.

Configuration

All data sources are defined in your project’s configuration file, config.yml, which is copied to your project during initialisation. The relevant entries are:

  • recipients_file: Path to your recipients data (e.g., "data/recipients.csv").
  • recipients_script: Script for loading recipients (e.g., "scripts/get_recipients.R").
  • data_file: Path to your records/observations data (e.g., "data/data.csv").
  • data_script: Script for loading records (e.g., "scripts/get_data.R").

You can customise these paths and scripts to suit your data sources.

Loading Recipients

The function rf_get_recipients() loads recipient data using the script specified in recipients_script. By default, this script reads from the file defined in recipients_file.

config <- config::get()
rf_get_recipients()
recipients <- read.csv(config$recipients_file)
knitr::kable(head(recipients))

Loading Records

Similarly, rf_get_data() loads observation data using the script specified in data_script, reading from the file defined in data_file.

rf_get_data()
records <- read.csv(config$data_file)
knitr::kable(head(records))