Get a file index from a URL

This function fetches a file index from a URL for a remote directory. The file index is a data frame with columns for the file/directory name, last modified date, size, and type (file or dir).

Usage

get_file_index(url, size_unit = "kB", timeout = 2)

Arguments

url

The URL to fetch the file index from

size_unit

The unit to express the file sizes in. Defaults to "kB".

timeout

The timeout in seconds for the httr request. Defaults to 2.

Examples

get_file_index("https://aqmap.ca/aqmap/outputs/")
#> # A tibble: 6 × 4
#>   name                                 last_modified       size type 
#>   <chr>                                <dttm>              [kB] <fct>
#> 1 aqmap_sensor_selection_polygons.html 2025-11-18 14:00:00 5100 file 
#> 2 aqsu_past_2_week.rds                 2026-03-09 12:53:00 2500 file 
#> 3 data_requests/                       2026-06-08 09:54:00   NA dir  
#> 4 fem_meta_bc.csv                      2026-07-21 13:07:00   64 file 
#> 5 screenshots/                         2025-11-18 14:26:00   NA dir  
#> 6 test_bc_fem_data.csv                 2026-07-21 15:09:00 4900 file