Export Data from a Metaboprep Object

Exports all data from a `Metaboprep` object to a structured directory format. For each data layer, the function creates a subdirectory containing: - the primary data matrix (`data.tsv`), - associated feature and sample metadata (`features.tsv`, `samples.tsv`), - feature and sample summaries (if present, `feature_summary.tsv`, `sample_summary.tsv`), - a serialized feature tree (if present), - and a `config.yml` file with additional metadata and processing parameters.

Usage

export(metaboprep, directory, format = "metaboprep", ...)

Arguments

metaboprep

A `Metaboprep` object containing the data to be exported.

directory

character, string specifying the path to the directory where the data should be written.

format

character, string specifying the format of the exported data - one of "metaboprep", "comets", or "metaboanalyst".

...

Arguments passed on to export_comets, export_metaboanalyst

something

something

Value

the `Metaboprep` object, invisibly, for use in pipes