Process all light position files in a folder — process

Given an import directory containing light data files this function processes all light data files in the folder. It applies calibration data, filter settings, colony info, and extra metadata as needed for each logger/year combination found in the folder using 'process_logger_year()' In calibration mode, it can export a combined calibration data file for all processed loggers. If not in calibration mode, it exports processed position data, filtering summaries, and twilight estimates for each logger/year combination.

Usage

process_folder(
  import_directory,
  calibration_data,
  all_colony_info,
  filter_setting_list = seatrackRgls::seatrack_settings_list,
  extra_metadata = NULL,
  show_filter_plots = FALSE,
  output_dir = NULL,
  calibration_mode = TRUE,
  export_calibration_template = TRUE
)

Arguments

import_directory: Directory containing raw light data files. These are expected to be named in the format <logger_id>_<year_retrieved>_<logger_model>, e.g. C23_2015_mk4083
calibration_data: A data frame containing metadata/calibration data for all loggers or a string providing a filepath to read this data from. This can be from an excel file, CSV file or a directory containing multiple calibration files. In calibration mode, this dataframe can consist of a single row per logger/year combination. In calibration mode, the minimum required columns are logger_id, species, colony, date_deployed and date_retrieved. Providing logger_model is strongly advised. If not in calibration mode, the data frame is expected to be in the format output by running this function in calibration mode.
all_colony_info: A data frame containing colony information for all loggers (one row per colony). The required columns are colony, latitude, and longitude.
filter_setting_list: A 'GLSFilterSettingsList' object containing filter settings for loggers or a path to load one using 'read_filter_file()'. Defaults to 'seatrack_settings_list'.
extra_metadata: Optional data frame containing extra metadata for loggers. This must have the column logger_id to join extra metadata. A year_retrieved column can also be provided to join based on a combination of logger and which session this is.
show_filter_plots: A logical indicating whether to show filter plots. Defaults to FALSE.
output_dir: An optional directory path to save processed outputs. Defaults to NULL.
calibration_mode: A logical indicating whether to run in calibration mode. Defaults to TRUE. If TRUE, the function can export or return a combined calibration data file for all logger/year combinations. If FALSE, the function exports processed position data, filtering summaries, and twilight estimates for each logger/year combination.
export_calibration_template: A logical indicating whether to export an excel calibration template. Defaults to TRUE. If FALSE, the calibration template is returned.