OHDSI / OHDSI/FeatureExtraction
Provide a more informative error when the `checksum` fails onLoad of FeatureExtraction
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Description
When the Java library for FeatureExtraction is updated, you must update the inst/csv/jarChecksum.txt which is done through:
If you do not update the inst/csv/jarChecksum.txt, you get the following error:
It would be useful to update this description to include some information for Java developers to indicate that the origin of this error lies with a mismatch between the inst/csv/jarChecksum.txt and current state of the FE Java library.
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Research direction
Start in R/FeatureExtraction.R at lines 42-46 and review the checksum failure, then compare it with inst/csv/jarChecksum.txt and the update process in extras/PackageMaintenance.R at lines 86-88. Done means the error explains to Java developers that the checksum file can mismatch the current FeatureExtraction Java library.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java, r
- Domain
- developer-experience
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100