Infer file type from file path or directory

This utility function takes a path (to a file or folder) and returns the detected geospatial file type, such as "shp", "gpkg", "tif", etc. It checks extensions for files and scans directory contents for recognizable formats (e.g., .shp, .gdb).

Uso

get_file_type(path)

Argumentos

path

Character. A file path or directory path to inspect.

Valor

A character string indicating the file type (e.g., "shp", "gpkg", "tif").

Ejemplos

get_file_type("data/boundaries.shp")     # returns "shp"
#> [1] "shp"
get_file_type("data/vector_layers.gpkg") # returns "gpkg"
#> [1] "gpkg"
if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
get_file_type("data/rasters")            # scans folder for known formats
} # }