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Set the actor ID of a document

Source: R/document.R
am_set_actor.Rd

Sets the actor ID for an Automerge document. This should typically be done before making any changes. Changing the actor ID mid-session is not recommended as it can complicate change attribution.

Usage

am_set_actor(doc, actor_id)

Arguments

doc

An Automerge document

actor_id

The new actor ID. Can be:

  • NULL - Generate new random actor ID

  • Character string - Hex-encoded actor ID

  • Raw vector - Binary actor ID bytes

Value

The document doc (invisibly)

Examples

doc <- am_create()

# Set custom actor ID from hex string
am_set_actor(doc, "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef")

# Generate new random actor ID
am_set_actor(doc, NULL)