This function initializes or updates all boilerplate databases with default values. It's a convenience wrapper around boilerplate_init_category() for all categories.
Arguments
- categories
Character vector. Categories to initialize. Default is all categories: "measures", "methods", "results", "discussion", "appendix", "template".
- merge_strategy
Character. How to merge with existing databases: "keep_existing", "merge_recursive", or "overwrite_all".
- data_path
Character. Base path for data directory. If NULL (default), uses here::here("boilerplate", "data").
- quiet
Logical. If TRUE, suppresses all CLI alerts. Default is FALSE.
- dry_run
Logical. If TRUE, simulates the operation without writing files. Default is FALSE.
- create_dirs
Logical. If TRUE, creates directories that don't exist. Default is FALSE.
- confirm
Logical. If TRUE, asks for confirmation before making changes. Default is TRUE.
- create_empty
Logical. If TRUE, creates empty database structures with just the template headings. Default is TRUE. Set to FALSE to use default content.
Examples
if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# run in dry-run mode first to see what would happen
boilerplate_init(dry_run = TRUE)
# initialize all databases with empty structures
boilerplate_init(create_dirs = TRUE, create_empty = TRUE)
# initialize all databases with default content
boilerplate_init(create_dirs = TRUE, create_empty = FALSE)
# initialize specific categories only
boilerplate_init(
categories = c("methods", "measures"),
create_dirs = TRUE,
confirm = FALSE
)
} # }