[Enhancement?] add_local_*() functions

[KasperThystrup]

There doesn't seem to be an option for golem to physically copy a local file like an image to www/.

Keeping up with the philosophy to document most of the development process in the dev files, I suggest to implement golem::add_local_* functions. These functions could contain arguments for determining whether to hard copy or link target file.

If this is integrated, you could likewise include a section in the 02_dev.R template which contains add_local_*() functions (e.g.golem::add_local_image()).

[ColinFay]

hey,

That would make perfect sense to have that (I was under the impression that I had an issue for implementing that but apparently not :) )

The correct convention for naming would be use_*, following the pattern of use_external_css.

Would you be willing to make a PR implementing that?

[ColinFay]

Thanks again for the idea!

There is now a use_external_file() that will allow you to do the add from an online file.
https://github.com/ThinkR-open/golem/blob/dev/R/use_files.R#L200

I suppose we could implement a use_local_ version of these use_external_ functions

[KasperThystrup]

Sorry that I didn't answer you back in July, my notifications settings were off...

I have just forked Golem, I will look into it now!

[KasperThystrup]

Functionality has been added, closing.