Get Buffer Path

Returns the path or name of the buffer's underlying segment. Use this to pass buffer location to workers.

Usage

buffer_path(x)

Arguments

x

A shard_buffer object.

Value

A character string with the path or name of the segment, or NULL if the segment is anonymous.

Examples

# \donttest{
buf <- buffer("double", dim = 10)
buffer_path(buf)
#> [1] "/tmp/shard_7143_1774903629_1774903641"
buffer_close(buf)
# }