cloudfs is an R package developed by Gradient Metrics that offers
a unified interface for simplifying cloud storage interactions.
cloudfs supports uploading, downloading, reading, and
writing files for both Google Drive and Amazon S3.
# from CRAN
install.packages("cloudfs")
# from GitHub
remotes::install_github("g6t/cloudfs")Relative path simplicity
Use paths relative to your project’s main cloud folder.
cloud_drive_download("raw_data/transactions.xlsx")Unified interface for Google Drive and S3
Downloading from S3? The process is just as straightforward.
cloud_s3_download("raw_data/transactions.xlsx")Extension-aware functions
The package automatically selects the right read or write function based on the file extension, simplifying your interactions.
cloud_s3_write(glmnet_model, "models/glmnet.rds")If you don’t like the default function, you can use a different one by explicitly calling it.
cloud_s3_write(glmnet_model, "models/glmnet.rds", fun = readr::write_rds)Effortless cloud navigation
Open folders in browser
cloud_drive_browse("plots")or list contents in console.
cloud_s3_ls("data")Bulk file management
Easily retrieve all data from a folder in one go
all_data <-
cloud_s3_ls("data") %>%
cloud_s3_read_bulk()or push multiple files to the cloud at once.
cloud_local_ls("plots") %>% cloud_drive_upload_bulk()