data_fetcher {rPDBapi}

Fetch RCSB PDB Data Based on Specified Criteria

Description

This function fetches data based on a given identifier (ID), data type, and a set of properties. It can return the data either in its original format or as a dataframe. The function integrates several steps including validating IDs, generating a JSON query, fetching the data, and formatting the response.

Usage

data_fetcher(
  id = NULL,
  data_type = "ENTRY",
  properties = NULL,
  return_as_dataframe = TRUE
)

Arguments

id

An identifier or a list of identifiers for the data to be fetched.

data_type

A string specifying the type of data to fetch. Default is "ENTRY".

properties

A list or dictionary of properties to be included in the data fetching process.

return_as_dataframe

A boolean indicating whether to return the response as a dataframe. Default is TRUE.

Value

Depending on the value of 'return_as_dataframe', this function returns either a dataframe or data in its original format.

Examples

properties <- list(cell = c("length_a", "length_b", "length_c"), exptl = c("method"))
data_fetcher(
id = c("4HHB"),
data_type = "ENTRY",
properties = properties,
return_as_dataframe = TRUE
)