Method for requesting the source details of a package from a user

R/request_package_source.R

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+# Requires utils.R
+
+#' Method for requesting a non-CRAN package source from a user
+#'
+#' @param package string The name of the package
+#'
+#' @return invisible NULL on cancel
+#' @return List containing the type of the source, the source URI and an
+#'   optional reference
+request_package_source <- function(package) {
+  source <- NULL
+  repeat {
+    type <- select_menu(
+      c("git_url", "github", "gitlab", "svn", "bitbucket", "Bioconductor", "Cancel"),
+      msg = "How would you like to source the package (default: git_url): ",
+      default = 1
+    )[[1]]
+    if (type == "Cancel") {
+      return(invisible(NULL))
+    }
+
+    repeat {
+      src <- trimws(readline("Please specify the source for the package: "))
+      if (nchar(src) > 0) {
+        break
+      }
+    }
+
+    ref <- NULL
+    if (type %in% c("git_url", "github", "bitbucket")) {
+      ref <- trimws(readline(
+        "Please specify a reference (tag/commit/branch/default=HEAD) for the package: "
+      ))
+      if (nchar(ref) == 0) {
+        ref <- "HEAD"
+      }
+    }
+    if (type %in% c("svn")) {
+      ref <- trimws(readline("Please specify a revision (default=HEAD) for the package: "))
+      if (nchar(ref) == 0) {
+        ref <- NULL
+      }
+    }
+
+    new_remote <- switch(
+      type,
+      git_url      = remotes:::git_remote(src, ref = ref),
+      github       = remotes:::github_remote(src, ref = ref),
+      gitlab       = remotes:::gitlab_remote(src),
+      svn          = remotes:::svn_remote(src, revision = ref),
+      bitbucket    = remotes:::bitbucket_remote(src, ref = ref),
+      Bioconductor = remotes:::bio_remote(src)
+    )
+    res <- try(
+      {
+        bundle <- remotes:::remote_download(new_remote, quiet = TRUE)
+      },
+      silent = TRUE
+    )
+    if (inherits(res, "try-error")) {
+      cat("Unabled to access source, please try again.")
+      next
+    }
+    unlink(bundle)
+
+    source <- list(
+      type = type,
+      src = src,
+      ref = ref
+    )
+    break
+  }
+
+  return(source)
+}

man/request_package_source.Rd

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+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/request_package_source.R
+\name{request_package_source}
+\alias{request_package_source}
+\title{Method for requesting a non-CRAN package source from a user}
+\usage{
+request_package_source(package)
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{package}{string The name of the package}
+}
+\value{
+invisible NULL on cancel
+
+List containing the type of the source, the source URI and an
+  optional reference
+}
+\description{
+Method for requesting a non-CRAN package source from a user
+}