Use targets

Set up targets for an existing project.

use_targets(
  script = targets::tar_config_get("script"),
  open = interactive(),
  overwrite = FALSE,
  scheduler = NULL,
  job_name = NULL
)

Arguments

script

Character of length 1, where to write the target script file. Defaults to tar_config_get("script"), which in turn defaults to _targets.R.

open

Logical of length 1, whether to open the file for editing in the RStudio IDE.

overwrite

Logical of length 1, TRUE to overwrite the the target script file, FALSE otherwise.

scheduler

Deprecated in targets version 1.5.0.9001 (2024-02-12).

job_name

Deprecated in targets version 1.5.0.9001 (2024-02-12).

Value

NULL (invisibly).

Details

use_targets() writes an example _targets.R script to get started with a targets pipeline for the current project. Follow the comments in this script to adapt it as needed. For more information, please visit https://books.ropensci.org/targets/walkthrough.html.

See also

Other help: tar_reprex(), targets-package, use_targets_rmd()

Examples

if (identical(Sys.getenv("TAR_INTERACTIVE_EXAMPLES"), "true")) {
tar_dir({ # tar_dir() runs code from a temp dir for CRAN.
use_targets(open = FALSE)
})
}