potions
easy options management
Overview
Often it is useful to set bespoke options for a single workflow, or within a single package, without altering global options that influence other users or packages. This is possible using base::options()
and related functions, however doing so requires care, and occasionally some bespoke knowledge. potions
makes options management as easy as possible, by decreasing programmers’ cognitive burden while storing and retrieving information. It does this by following three guiding principles:
-
minimalist:
potions
has only three core functions:brew()
,pour()
anddrain()
- laconic: functions use as few characters as possible
-
familiar: uses a UI for data retrieval based on the
here
package
In combination, these features should make it easy for users and developers to manage options using potions
.
To install from CRAN:
install.packages("potions")
To install from GitHub:
install.packages("remotes")
remotes::install_github("atlasoflivingaustralia/potions")
To store data in options()
, use brew()
library(potions)
brew(list(x = 1, y = list(a = 2, b = 4))) # use a list
brew(x = 1) # or as named arguments
Then you can use pour()
to get the information you need:
pour() |> str() # get all data
#> List of 2
#> $ x: num 1
#> $ y:List of 2
#> ..$ a: num 2
#> ..$ b: num 4
pour("x") # get a subset of data
#> [1] 1
pour("y", "a") # for nested data
#> [1] 2
When you are done, simply use drain()
to clean up: