assertRegistry

Assert that a given object is a batchtools registry. Additionally can sync the registry, check if it is writeable, or check if jobs are running. If any check fails, throws an error indicting the reason for the failure.

Usage

assertRegistry(
  reg,
  class = NULL,
  writeable = FALSE,
  sync = FALSE,
  running.ok = TRUE
)

Arguments

reg

[Registry]
The object asserted to be a Registry.

class

[character(1)]
If NULL (default), reg must only inherit from class “Registry”. Otherwise check that reg is of class class. E.g., if set to “Registry”, a ExperimentRegistry would not pass.

writeable

[logical(1)]
Check if the registry is writeable.

sync

[logical(1)]
Try to synchronize the registry by including pending results from the file system. See syncRegistry.

running.ok

[logical(1)]
If FALSE throw an error if jobs associated with the registry are currently running.

Value

TRUE invisibly.