R/data_mesh_thesaurus.R
data_mesh_thesaurus.RdThis function downloads and combines the 'MeSH' (Medical Subject Headings) Thesaurus and a supplemental concept thesaurus. The data is sourced from specified URLs and stored locally for subsequent use. By default, the data is stored in a temporary directory. Users can opt into persistent storage by setting `use_persistent_storage` to TRUE and optionally specifying a path.
data_mesh_thesaurus(
path = NULL,
use_persistent_storage = FALSE,
force_install = FALSE
)A character string specifying the directory path where data should be stored. If not provided and persistent storage is requested, it defaults to a system-appropriate persistent location managed by `rappdirs`.
A logical value indicating whether to use persistent storage. If TRUE and no path is provided, data will be stored in a system-appropriate location. Defaults to FALSE, using a temporary directory.
A logical value indicating whether to force re-downloading of the data even if it already exists locally.
A data.table containing the combined MeSH and supplemental thesaurus data.
# \donttest{
if (interactive()) {
data <- data_mesh_thesaurus()
}
# }