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Clone a Specific Branch of the shinyAppPkgs Repository and Optionally Open it

Source: R/get_app.R
get_app.Rd

Clones a specified branch of the shinyAppPkgs GitHub repository into the current working directory. It cleans the cloned directory by removing .git files, .DS_Store, and .Rbuildignore files, renames the R project file, and optionally opens it in a new RStudio session.

Usage

get_app(app = "main", open = FALSE)

Arguments

app

The name of the branch to be cloned as a character string. If not specified, defaults to "main".

open

A logical parameter, when set to TRUE, the function will attempt to open the new R project in a new RStudio session using rstudioapi::openProject. Defaults to FALSE.

Value

Invisible NULL. The function is called for its side effects.

Details

If the directory for the branch already exists, it is deleted and re-cloned to ensure the latest version is present. After cloning, the function performs cleanup operations:

  • Deletes .git directory and files.

  • Removes .DS_Store files.

  • Deletes any .Rbuildignore files present. It then renames the R project file to match the name of the cloned branch and, if specified, opens the project in RStudio.

Note

  • The rstudioapi::openProject function requires RStudio to be installed and will only work if R is running inside RStudio.

  • The working directory is temporarily changed during the function's execution but is reset at the end.

Examples

# get_app("02_movies-app")