| rwa_read {rwhatsapp} | R Documentation |
Read WhatsApp history into R
Description
Takes a history file from the “WhatsApp” messenger app (txt or zip) and returns a formatted data.frame with descriptions of the used emojis.
Usage
rwa_read(x, tz = NULL, format = NULL, verbose = FALSE, encoding = "UTF-8", ...)
Arguments
x |
Path to a txt or zip file of a WhatsApp history or the history itself as character object. |
tz |
A time zone for date conversion. Set NULL or "" for the default time zone or a single string with a timezone identifier, see stri_timezone_list. |
format |
Most formats are automatically detected. If you encounter problems you can provide a custom format here. Refer to stri_datetime_parse for guidance. |
verbose |
A logical flag indicating whether information should be printed to the screen. |
encoding |
Input encoding. Should usually be "UTF-8" if files haven't changed since export from WhatsApp. |
... |
Further arguments passed to readLines. |
Details
The history can be obtained going to the menu in a chat on the “WhatsApp” app, choosing "more", then "Export chat".
Value
A tibble with the information parsed from the history file.
Examples
history <- system.file("extdata", "sample.txt", package = "rwhatsapp")
df <- rwa_read(history)