Save an R object as a Parquet file

This function saves an R object (e.g., a data frame) as a Parquet file using the arrow package. The file is saved in the specified directory with the object's name as the file name.

Usage

save_parquet(obj, path = ".", save = FALSE)

Arguments

obj

The R object to be saved as a Parquet file. This is typically a data frame.

path

The directory where the Parquet file will be saved. Defaults to the current working directory.

save

logical, if FALSE object is returned without saving

Value

NULL. The function prints a message indicating the file has been saved.

Examples

my_dataframe <- data.frame(a = 1:5, b = letters[1:5])
save_parquet(my_dataframe)
#>   a b
#> 1 1 a
#> 2 2 b
#> 3 3 c
#> 4 4 d
#> 5 5 e