Connect to database — connect_database • CafriplotsR

Generic function to connect to main or taxa database

Usage

connect_database(
  db_type = c("main", "taxa"),
  pass = NULL,
  user = NULL,
  reset = FALSE,
  retry = TRUE,
  use_env_credentials = FALSE
)

Arguments

db_type: One of `"main"` or `"taxa"`.
pass: Password. If NULL, will check environment then prompt.
user: Username. If NULL, will check environment then prompt.
reset: If TRUE, forces new credential prompt.
retry: If TRUE, retry on failure.
use_env_credentials: If TRUE, tries to use MYDB_USER and MYDB_PASS from .Renviron (default: FALSE)

Value

A database connection object.