Downloads an object from cloud storage to a local file.
Usage
download_cloud_file(name, provider, options, file = name)
Arguments
- name
The name of the object in the storage bucket.
- provider
A character string specifying the cloud provider ("gcs" or "aws").
- options
A named list of provider-specific options including the bucket and authentication details.
- file
(Optional) The local path to save the downloaded object. If not specified, the object name is used.
Value
The path to the downloaded file.
Details
For GCS, the options list should include:
bucket: The name of the bucket from which the object is downloaded.
service_account_key: The authentication JSON contents, if not previously authenticated.
Examples
if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
authentication_details <- readLines("path/to/json_file.json")
download_cloud_file(
"object_name.json",
"gcs",
list(service_account_key = authentication_details, bucket = "my-bucket"),
"local_path/to/save/object.json"
)
} # }