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Read concertData CSV File

Source: R/utils.R
read_concertData_csv.Rd

Reads a CSV file in the concertData format with error handling, providing informative error messages if the file cannot be read or does not conform to the expected format.

Usage

read_concertData_csv(file_path)

Arguments

file_path

A string specifying the path to the CSV file to be read.

Value

A data frame containing the concert data from the CSV file.

Details

The input CSV file must conform to the concertData format, which includes the following required columns:

  • showID: Unique identifier for each show

  • date: Date of the concert (YYYY-MM-DD format)

  • tour: Name of the tour

  • city: City where the concert took place

  • country: Country where the concert took place

  • venue: Name of the venue

  • song_position: Position of the song in the setlist

  • song_title: Title of the song

  • snippet: Boolean indicating if the song was a snippet (TRUE) or full performance (FALSE)

Additional columns that may be present include:

  • encore: Boolean indicating if a song was an encore performance (TRUE) or in the main set (FALSE)

  • state: State where the concert took place

  • show_url: URL for more information about the show

  • song_url: URL for more information about the song

  • song_lyrics: Lyrics of the song performed

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
concert_data <- read_concertData_csv("path/to/your/concertdata.csv")
} # }