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Extract race types and event information from an HTML file

Source: R/helpers.R
get_race_types.Rd

This function extracts race types and event ID from the tabs section of a skiresults.co.uk HTML file. It identifies all available race types for an event and returns structured data with event ID and race information.

Usage

get_race_types(file_path)

Arguments

file_path

Path to the HTML file containing event results

Value

A list with the event_id as the name, containing:

race_types

A data frame with columns:

  • event_idThe event ID (numeric)

  • race_typeThe race type name (e.g., "Individual", "Club Performances")

  • race_idThe race ID (e.g., "race-9973")

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# Extract race types from an event
file_path <- system.file("extdata", "chatham_oct2023.html", package = "skiresultsR")
race_types <- get_race_types(file_path)

# Access the event ID (name of the list)
names(race_types)

# Access race types
race_types[[1]]$race_types
} # }