Set value at path — am_put_path • automerge

Set a value in an Automerge document using a path vector. Can optionally create intermediate objects automatically.

Usage

am_put_path(doc, path, value, create_intermediate = TRUE)

Arguments

doc: An Automerge document
path: Character vector, numeric vector, or list of mixed types specifying the path to the value
value: Value to set at the path
create_intermediate: Logical. If TRUE, creates intermediate maps as needed. Default TRUE.

Value

The document (invisibly)

Examples

doc <- am_create()

# Create nested structure with automatic intermediate objects
am_put_path(doc, c("user", "address", "city"), "Boston")
am_put_path(doc, c("user", "address", "zip"), 02101L)
am_put_path(doc, c("user", "name"), "Alice")

# Verify
am_get_path(doc, c("user", "address", "city"))  # "Boston"
#> [1] "Boston"