On Aug 21, 2014 7:40 AM, "Ivan Calandra" <ivan.calan...@univ-fcomte.fr> wrote: > > Dear useRs, > > I'm looking for something like require() but which will work on source()d files. > > I have a .R file with lots of functions and I'm writing a new function (say, 'foo') that depends on the functions from this file. > > Until now, I have always source()d the .R file before running 'foo'. > But I would like to include some code in 'foo' to source() the file only if it hasn't been done yet, and do nothing if the file has already been source()d in the session.
R.utils::sourceTo(file, modifiedOnly=TRUE) should do it. It will always source the file once. Also, contrary to source() it default is to use local=TRUE. Henrik > So, the same behavior as require() with packages, but with a .R file. > > Does it make sense? I could provide an example if you think it would help. > > Thank you in advance, > Ivan > > -- > Ivan Calandra > University of Franche-Comté > Laboratoire Chrono-Environnement > Bureau ATER -107L > 16, Route de Gray > 25030 Besançon Cedex, France > ivan.calan...@univ-fcomte.fr > +33 (0) 381 66 20 60 > http://chrono-environnement.univ-fcomte.fr/spip.php?article1830 > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
