Download a backbone database — taxify

Downloads the latest Darwin Core snapshot for the specified backend and converts it to vectra's .vtr format for fast repeated queries.

Usage

taxify_download(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

Always re-downloads the latest release, overwriting any existing backbone. Use taxify() for day-to-day matching — it auto-downloads on first use and reuses the local copy thereafter.