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Simple data versioning and distribution
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`datastorr::github_release_info` should default to obtaining `read` function from datastorr.json (?) #7

Open aammd opened 8 years ago

aammd commented 8 years ago

I'm trying to get my head around how the read function is specified. It seems like datastorr::github_release_info() wants to get the name of a currently available function before it will run successfully. datastorr.json can also serve as a place to store that information.

Should datastorr::github_release_info have a default argument, where the read function is just allowed to be whatever is specified in the datastorr.json file?

On the other hand, it seems dangerous for a function's behaviour to be modified by a change to a file on github! (i.e. if datastorr.json changes, then the output of datastorr::github_release_info changes too.). Perhaps it should supply a warning if the datastorr.json function is used?

Similarly, should datastorr::github_release_info check for the existence of a datastorr.json file?