Package 'xlcutter'

Title: Parse Batches of 'xlsx' Files Based on a Template
Description: Parse entire folders of non-rectangular 'xlsx' files into a single rectangular and tidy 'data.frame' based on a custom template file defining the column names of the output.
Authors: Hugo Gruson [aut, cre, cph]
Maintainer: Hugo Gruson <[email protected]>
License: MIT + file LICENSE
Version: 0.1.1.9000
Built: 2024-12-06 04:40:50 UTC
Source: https://github.com/Bisaloo/xlcutter

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Validate an xlsx template file to use in xlsx_cutter()

Description

Validate an xlsx template file to use in xlsx_cutter()

Usage

validate_xltemplate(
  template_file,
  template_sheet = 1,
  marker_open = "{{",
  marker_close = "}}",
  minimal = FALSE,
  error = FALSE
)

Arguments

template_file

path to the template file to use as a model to parse the xlsx files in data_folder

template_sheet

sheet id of the template file to use as a model to parse the xlsx files in data_folder

marker_open, marker_close

character marker to mark the variables to extract in the template_file

minimal

Logical (default to FALSE) saying whether the template should contain only variables delimited by markers and nothing else, or if extra text can be included (and ignored)

error

Logical (defaults to TRUE) saying whether failed validations should result in an error (TRUE) or a warning (FALSE)

Value

TRUE if the template is valid, FALSE otherwise

Examples

# Valid template
validate_xltemplate(
  system.file("example", "timesheet_template.xlsx", package = "xlcutter")
)

# Invalid templates
validate_xltemplate(
  system.file("example", "template_duped_vars.xlsx", package = "xlcutter")
)

validate_xltemplate(
  system.file("example", "template_fluff.xlsx", package = "xlcutter"),
  minimal = TRUE
)

Create a data.frame from a folder of non-rectangular excel files

Description

Create a data.frame from a folder of non-rectangular excel files based on a defined custom template

Usage

xlsx_cutter(
  data_files,
  template_file,
  data_sheet = 1,
  template_sheet = 1,
  marker_open = "{{",
  marker_close = "}}"
)

Arguments

data_files

vector of paths to the xlsx files to parse

template_file

path to the template file to use as a model to parse the xlsx files in data_folder

data_sheet

sheet id to extract from the xlsx files

template_sheet

sheet id of the template file to use as a model to parse the xlsx files in data_folder

marker_open, marker_close

character marker to mark the variables to extract in the template_file

Value

A rectangular data.frame with columns as defined in the template. Column types are determined automatically by type.convert()

Examples

data_files <- list.files(
  system.file("example", "timesheet", package = "xlcutter"),
  pattern = "\\.xlsx$",
  full.names = TRUE
)

template_file <- system.file(
  "example", "timesheet_template.xlsx",
  package = "xlcutter"
)

xlsx_cutter(
  data_files,
  template_file
)