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Build a backbone database from source

Source: R/backend.R
taxify_build.Rd

Builds the backbone .vtr for a backend from its upstream Darwin Core source, delegating to the sibling taxifydb package (which must be installed). This is the from-source path, for rebuilding a backbone locally.

Usage

taxify_build(backend, dest = NULL, verbose = TRUE, ...)

Arguments

backend

A taxify_backend object or a character string (e.g., "wfo").

dest

Character. Destination directory. Defaults to taxify_data_dir().

verbose

Logical. Print progress messages.

...

Additional arguments passed to methods.

Value

The path to the .vtr file (invisibly).

Details

For everyday use you do not need this: taxify() auto-downloads the pre-built .vtr on first use, and taxify_download() fetches a pre-built backbone directly without taxifydb.

See also

taxify_download() to fetch a pre-built backbone, taxify() which downloads on first use.