Method makeAllAliases

src/helpViewer/helpProvider.ts:217–245

()

    // converts aliases grouped by package to a flat list of aliases
    private async makeAllAliases(): Promise<rHelp.Alias[] | undefined> {
        // get aliases from R (nested format)
        const allPackageAliases = await this.getAliasesFromR();
        if(!allPackageAliases){
            return undefined;
        }

        // flatten aliases into one list:
        const allAliases: rHelp.Alias[] = [];
        for (const pkg in allPackageAliases) {
            const item = allPackageAliases[pkg];
            const pkgName = item.package || pkg;

            if (item.error) {
                void window.showErrorMessage(`An error occurred while reading the aliases file for package ${pkgName}: ${item.error}. The package files may be corrupted. Try reinstalling the package.`);
                continue;
            }

            const pkgAliases = item.aliases || {};
            for(const fncName in pkgAliases){
                allAliases.push({
                    name: pkgAliases[fncName],
                    alias: fncName,
                    package: pkgName
                });
            }
        }
        return allAliases;
    }

    // call R script `getAliases.R` and parse the output
    private async getAliasesFromR(): Promise<undefined | AllPackageAliases> {