Download and Load an RDS File from a URL

Downloads an RDS file from a specified URL and reads its contents into R. We used it for https://www.singlecellatlas.org

Usage

download_Atlas(file_url)

Arguments

file_url

Character; URL of the RDS file to download.

Value

An R object loaded from the downloaded RDS file.

Details

This function uses httr to perform the download. The RDS file is read directly from a raw connection without saving to disk. An internet connection is required.

If the download fails (e.g., invalid URL, server error), an informative error message is returned.

Examples

url <- "https://zenodo.org/records/15511027/files/sce_obj.rds?download=1"
atlas_data <- download_Atlas(url)