This function appends predecessors to an existing object or
creates a new object if none exists.
Usage
append_predecessors(
path_qs = "output/qs",
period_new = NULL,
input_new = NULL,
nthreads = 8L
)
Arguments
- path_qs
The path where the predecessors will be stored.
- period_new
The new period to be appended.
- input_new
The new input object to be appended.
- nthreads
The number of threads to be used.
Value
If no existing predecessors are found, the function saves
the new input object and returns the name of the saved file.
If existing predecessors are found, the function appends
the new input object to the existing ones and returns the combined object.