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Type: Package
Title: Convert Directory to JSON
Version: 0.1.0
Description: Convert a directory structure into a JSON format. This package lets you recursively traverse a directory and convert its contents into a JSON object, making it easier to import code base from file systems into large language models.
License: MIT + file LICENSE
Encoding: UTF-8
RoxygenNote: 7.3.1
Imports: base64enc, fs, jsonlite, rlang
Suggests: knitr, rmarkdown
URL: https://github.com/parmsam/dir2json-r, https://parmsam.github.io/dir2json-r/
BugReports: https://github.com/parmsam/dir2json-r/issues
VignetteBuilder: knitr
NeedsCompilation: no
Packaged: 2025-05-23 20:42:46 UTC; samparmar
Author: Sam Parmar [aut, cre, cph]
Maintainer: Sam Parmar <parmartsam@gmail.com>
Repository: CRAN
Date/Publication: 2025-05-27 09:00:05 UTC

Convert a File to a List

Description

This function converts a file into a structured list for encoding.

Usage

as_file_list(path, name = fs::path_file(path), type = NULL)

Arguments

path

A character string specifying the file path.

name

An optional character string specifying the file name.

type

An optional character string specifying the file type ("text" or "binary").

Value

A structured list representing the file.

Examples

## Not run: 
# Convert a text file to a list
as_file_list("file.txt")

# Convert a binary file to a list
as_file_list("image.jpg", type = "binary")

## End(Not run)

Decode JSON to a Directory

Description

This function decodes a JSON string into a directory structure.

Usage

json_decode_dir(json_data, dir)

Arguments

json_data

A JSON string representing the directory's contents.

dir

A character string specifying the target directory.

Value

None. Creates files in the specified directory.

Examples

## Not run: 
# Decode JSON back into a directory
json_decode_dir(json_str, "output_dir")

## End(Not run)

Encode a Directory to JSON

Description

This function encodes all files in a directory into a JSON format.

Usage

json_encode_dir(
  dir,
  type = c("text", "binary"),
  metadata = NULL,
  ignore = NULL
)

Arguments

dir

A character string specifying the directory to encode.

type

A character vector specifying the file types to include ('text', 'binary', or both). One or both of the following options: * 'text': Text files (e.g., '.txt', '.csv', '.json'). * 'binary': Binary files (e.g., '.bin', '.exe', '.jpg').

Defaults to both.

metadata

A character vector specifying additional metadata to include in the JSON ('file_size', 'creation_time','last_modified_time'). One or both of the following options: * 'file_size': Size of the file in bytes. * 'creation_time': Creation time of the file. * 'last_modified_time': Last modified time of the file.

Defaults to 'NULL.'

ignore

A character vector specifying file names to exclude from encoding. Defaults to 'NULL.'

Value

A JSON string representing the directory's contents.

Examples

## Not run: 
# Encode all files in a directory to JSON
json_str <- json_encode_dir("mydir")

# Encode only text files, including file size metadata
json_str <- json_encode_dir("mydir", type = "text", metadata = "file_size")

# Ignore specific files
json_str <- json_encode_dir("mydir", ignore = c("ignore.txt"))

## End(Not run)

Get Text File Extensions

Description

This function returns a vector of common text file extensions.

Usage

text_file_extensions()

Value

A character vector of text file extensions.

Examples

text_file_extensions()

Validate Directory JSON Structure

Description

Checks if a JSON string is compliant with the expected schema for a directory structure.

Usage

validate_dir_json(json_data)

Arguments

json_data

A JSON string representing the directory's contents.

Value

TRUE if valid, otherwise throws an error.

Examples

## Not run: 
# Validate a JSON string for directory structure
validate_dir_json(json_str)

## End(Not run)

Write Files to a Directory

Description

This function writes files to a specified directory based on a structured list.

Usage

write_files(sl_app, dest)

Arguments

sl_app

A structured list representing files and their contents.

dest

A character string specifying the target directory.

Value

None. Writes files to the specified directory.

Examples

## Not run: 
# Write files from a structured list to a directory
write_files(sl_app, "output_dir")

## End(Not run)

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