Various Programming Utilities
Utility functions useful when programming and developing R packages.
Static class to validate and process arguments
The Assert class
A progress bar that sets the size of a file accordingly
Character string with advanced substitutions
Static class for Java related methods
The LComments class
A Verbose class ignoring everything
Non-documented objects
The Options class
Provides text based counting progress bar
Package R.utils
Class for applicational settings
Abstract class SmartComments
Read File Symbolic Links (also on Windows)
Static class to query information about the system
A status bar at the R prompt that can be updated
TimeoutException represents timeout errors
The VComments class
Class to writing verbose messages to a connection or file
Modifies .Last() to call 'finalizeSession()
Gets the processed character string
Returns a character string version of this object
Gets a string description of the progress bar
Converts a binary/octal/hexadecimal number into a string
Gets a numeric value of this object
Gets a list of Verbose objects
Gets a list representation of the options
Gets a logical value of this object
Converts a numeric to a Java byte
Converts an numeric to a Java integer
Converts a numeric to a Java long
Converts a numeric to a Java short
Assigns an objects elements locally
Call hook functions by hook name
Call hook functions
Capitalizes/decapitalizes each character string in a vector
Captures output of a function
Evaluate an R expression and captures the output
Concatenates and prints objects if above threshold
Static method asserting that a generic condition is true
Removes the progress file for a file progress bar
Simple access to parsed command-line arguments
Calls an R function passing command-line arguments
Creates a vector of column classes used for tabular reading
Extract command-line arguments
Preprocess a vector of code lines
Compressing and decompressing files
Compresses a PDF (into a new PDF)
Converts a single smart comment to R code
Converts a verbose comment to R code
Copies a directory
Copies a file atomically
Counts the number of lines in a text file
Creates a file atomically
Creates a link to a file or a directory
Creates a Microsoft Windows Shortcut (.lnk file)
Get the current time in milliseconds
Allocates a data frame with given column classes
Detaches packages by name
Sets the dimension of an object with the option to infer one dimension automatically
Displays the contents of a text file with line numbers and more
Executes a function call with option to ignore unused arguments
Downloads a file
Draws a density curve
Gets a variable by name
Global substitute of expression using regular expressions
Writes a message and indents the following output
Creates a new environment, evaluates an expression therein, and returns the environment
Checks if this object is equal to another Options object
Checks if this object is equal to another
Parses and evaluates a GString
Evaluates a function and prints its results if above threshold
Writes a message and unindents the following output
Extract a subset of an array, matrix or a vector with unknown dimensions
Extract File Information (acknowledging symbolic file links also on Windows)
Checks the permission of a file or a directory
Construct the path to a file from components and expands Windows Shortcuts along the pathname from root to leaf
Function to call for finalizing the R session
Finds one or several files in multiple directories
Searches for a Ghostview executable on the current system
Searches for a working PNG device
Searches for the settings file in one or several directories
Finds all 'srcfile' objects generated by source() in all call frames
Flushes the output
Identifies and removes DLLs of packages already unloaded
Parses, evaluates and outputs a GString
Gets the absolute pathname string
Gets the progress bar string to be displayed
Gets the current date
Gets the current date and time
Gets the hostname of the system running R
Gets the operating system of the running machine
Gets the process id of the current R session
Gets the path where R is installed
Gets the current R version
Gets the current time
Gets the username of the user running R
Coerces to a character vector and validates
Coerces to a double vector and validates
Gets an existing environment
Gets and validates a filename
Retrieves the computer name of the current host
Coerces to a integer vector and validates
Gets an instance of the object that is of a particular class
Gets the current value of a label
Gets all (non-list) options in a flat list
Gets the pathname of the settings file loaded
Coerces to a logical vector and validates
Gets the message of the exception
Coerces to a numeric vector and validates
Gets an option
Gets the string of the parent specified by this pathname
Gets the unprocessed GString
Gets a readable pathname
Gets a valid regular expression pattern
Gets the relative pathname relative to a directory
Gets current verbose threshold
Gets the default timestamp format
Retrieves the name of the user running R
Gets a variable value given a name and attributes
Validates a vector
Coerces to Verbose object
Gets a writable pathname
Parses and evaluates a GString into a regular string
Checks if an option exists
Checks if one or several pathnames has a URL protocol
Writes a header
Concatenating vectors into human-readable strings
Convert byte sizes into human-readable byte sizes
Checks if a set of values are inside one or more intervals
Increases (steps) progress bar
Static method asserting that an object inherits from of a certain class
Insert values to a vector at certain positions
Install R packages by name or URL
Converts an integer to a binary/octal/hexadecimal number
Generates a vector of indices from a matrix of intervals
Checks if this pathname is absolute
Checks if the file specification is a directory
Checks if progress bar is completed
Checks if the current file position for a connection is at the 'End of File'
Checks if the file specification is a file
Static method asserting that an object is a matrix
Checks if settings has been modified compared to whats on file
Checks if the output is on
Checks if there is an open connection to a file
Checks if a package is installed or not
Checks if a package is loaded or not
Identifies all entries with replicated values
Static method asserting that an object is a single value
Identifies all entries that exists exactly once
Checks if one or several pathnames is URLs
Static method asserting that an object is a vector
Checks if a certain verbose level will be shown or not
Checks if a value is (close to) zero or not
Gets the time when the file was last modified
Creates a cloned instance with a higher threshold
Gets the file names in the directory
Loads settings from file
Method to load object from a file or a connection
Method to load objects to a new environment
Maps values to intervals
Merges intervals
Creates a directory including any necessary but nonexistent parent directories
Creates a cloned instance with a lower threshold
Miscellaneous functions for outputting via message()
Moves a environment in the search path to another position
A \"pager\" function that outputs to standard error
Gets the full pathname of all (non-list) options
Gets the number of options set
Writes a newline
Writes one or several empty lines
Gets the pathname or a connection to the NULL device on the current platform
Turn off the output
Turn on the output
Registers a function to be called when the R garbage collector is (detected to be) running
Registers a function to be called when the R session finishes
Opens an HTML document using the OS default HTML browser
Parses a GString
Parses one single smart comment
Parses a string, file or connection for Debian formatted parameters
Patches installed and loaded packages and more
Drops a backup suffix from the backup pathname
Adds a message above the status bar
Drops a temporary suffix from the temporary pathname
Prints the processed GString
Prints objects if above threshold
C-style formatted output
Formats and prints object if above threshold
Prompt user to save modified settings
Appends a backup suffix to the pathname
Pushes the current indentation state of the Verbose object
Appends a temporary suffix to the pathname
Gets the on R CMD check if the current R session was launched by it
Reads binary data from disjoint sections of a connection or a file
Reads a Java formatted byte (8 bits) from a connection
Reads a Java formatted int (32 bits) from a connection
Reads one or more Rd help files in a certain format
Reads a Java formatted short (16 bits) from a connection
Reads a file in table format
Reads a single column from file in table format
Reads a Java (UTF-8) formatted string from a connection
Reads a Microsoft Windows Shortcut (.lnk file)
Re-assigns a new value to an existing object in a loaded package
Removes a directory
Renames a file (or a directory) atomically/safely
Sample values from a set of elements
Reset progress bar
Resets a SmartComments compiler
Resets a VComments compiler
Writes a ruler
Saves settings to file
Saves an object to a file or a connection
Gets a short human readable string representation of an vector of indices
Gets all contiguous intervals of a vector of indices
Sets the current default verbose level
Sets the value of a label
Sets new values of given labels
Sets maximum value
Sets a option in R
Sets an option
Sets current progress
Sets default step length
Sets verbose threshold
Sets values for which ticks should be visible
Sets the default timestamp format
Sets current value
Open a file or URL using Windows File Associations
Sources files recursively to either local or global environment
Parses and evaluates code from a file or a connection
Splits a single character string by pattern
Writes text in the margin along the sides of a plot
Prints the structure of the options
Prints the structure of an object if above threshold
Creates a grid of subplots
Generates a summary of an object if above threshold
Swaps x and y coordinates of a density object
Launches another R process from within R
Gets a unique non-existing temporary variable name
Writes a timestamp
Turns automatic timestamping on and off
Creates a temporary file with content
Converts a string of words into a merged camel-cased word
Converts a pathname into a URL
Updates the timestamp of a file
Unwrap an array, matrix or a vector to an array of more dimensions
Updates file progress bar
Updates progress bar
Updates the status bar (visually)
Sets the new values of given labels and updates the status bar
Attaches or loads packages
Sets package repositories
Validates the compiled lines
Outputs any warnings recorded
Identifies TRUE elements in a logical vector
Evaluates an expression and captures the code and/or the output
Evaluate an R expression with locale set temporarily
Evaluate an R expression with options set temporarily
Evaluate an R expression with repositories set temporarily
Evaluate an R expression with a temporarily set random set
Evaluate an R expression while temporarily diverting output
Evaluate an R expression and interrupts it if it takes too long
Reshape an array or a matrix by permuting and/or joining dimensions
Writes binary data to disjoint sections of a connection or a file
Writes a byte (8 bits) to a connection in Java format
Writes a data.frame to tabular text file
Writes a integer (32 bits) to a connection in Java format
Writes to each of the Verbose objects
All output methods
Writes objects if above threshold
Writes a short (16 bits) to a connection in Java format
Writes a string to a connection in Java format (UTF-8)
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