compareFolder

compare folders with Diatrack output files. merge track files in each folder into one item of a track list. This list can then be fed into other functions for comparison. It keeps folder information as names of the resulting list.

compareFolder(folders,input=1,ab.track=FALSE,cores=1)

Arguments

folders	a vector storing paths to the folders location.'...' indicates multiple (unlimited) folders can be added into the function.
input	Input file type (Diatrack .txt file = 1; Diatrack .mat session file = 2; ImageJ .csv file = 3; SlimFast .txt file = 4).
ab.track	a Logical indicating if absolute coordinates should be used.
cores	Number of cores used for parallel computation. This can be the cores on a workstation, or on a cluster.

Value

• trackll A list of tracks, each item of a track list correspond to a folder. This list can then be fed into other functions for comparison.

Examples

folder1=system.file('extdata','SWR1',package='sojourner')
folder2=system.file('extdata','HTZ1',package='sojourner')
trackll=compareFolder(folders=c(folder1,folder2), input=3)
#> 
#> Reading ParticleTracker file:  SWR1_WT_140mW_image6.csv ...
#> 
#>  mage6 read and processed.
#> 
#> Process complete.
#> 
#> Merging of folder SWR1 complete.
#> 
#> ...
#> 
#> Reading ParticleTracker file:  HTZ1_140mW_WT.csv ...
#> 
#>  mW_WT read and processed.
#> 
#> Process complete.
#> 
#> Merging of folder HTZ1 complete.
#> 
#> ...
str(trackll,max.level=1)
#> List of 2
#>  $ SWR1:List of 207
#>  $ HTZ1:List of 512