Copy Elements from One Project to Another

This function allows selective copying of boilerplate elements from one project to another, enabling controlled sharing of content between projects.

Usage

boilerplate_copy_from_project(
  from_project,
  to_project,
  paths = NULL,
  prefix = NULL,
  data_path = NULL,
  merge_strategy = c("skip", "overwrite", "rename"),
  confirm = TRUE,
  quiet = FALSE
)

Arguments

from_project

Character. Name of the source project.

to_project

Character. Name of the destination project.

paths

Character vector. Paths to copy (e.g., c("measures.anxiety", "methods.sampling")). If NULL, copies everything (requires confirmation).

prefix

Character. Optional prefix to add to copied entries to avoid conflicts. For example, prefix = "colleague_" would rename "anxiety" to "colleague_anxiety".

data_path

Character. Base path for boilerplate data. If NULL, uses default location.

merge_strategy

Character. How to handle conflicts: "skip", "overwrite", or "rename".

confirm

Logical. If TRUE, asks for confirmation. Default is TRUE.

quiet

Logical. If TRUE, suppresses messages. Default is FALSE.

Value

Invisibly returns the updated database from the destination project.

Examples

# \donttest{
# Create temporary directory for example
temp_dir <- tempfile()
dir.create(temp_dir)

# Initialise two projects
boilerplate_init(data_path = temp_dir, project = "colleague_measures",
                 create_dirs = TRUE, confirm = FALSE, quiet = TRUE)
boilerplate_init(data_path = temp_dir, project = "my_research",
                 create_dirs = TRUE, confirm = FALSE, quiet = TRUE)

# Add some content to source project
source_db <- boilerplate_import(data_path = temp_dir,
                                 project = "colleague_measures", quiet = TRUE)
source_db$measures$anxiety <- list(name = "Anxiety Scale", items = 10)
source_db$measures$depression <- list(name = "Depression Scale", items = 20)
boilerplate_save(source_db, data_path = temp_dir,
                 project = "colleague_measures", confirm = FALSE, quiet = TRUE)

# Copy specific measures from colleague's project
boilerplate_copy_from_project(
  from_project = "colleague_measures",
  to_project = "my_research",
  paths = c("measures.anxiety", "measures.depression"),
  prefix = "smith_",
  data_path = temp_dir,
  confirm = FALSE,
  quiet = TRUE
)

# Clean up
unlink(temp_dir, recursive = TRUE)
# }