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SAS_PACKAGES/SPF/Macros/extendpackagesfileref.sas
Bartosz Jablonski 3a824b4d8b SAS Packages Framework, version 20221121
## SAS Packages Framework, version 20221121

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### New feature of "Cherry picking" added to the SAS Packages Framework.
Sometimes a package offers so many features that the number may be "overwhelming".
In such case only some of them may be selected for loading. Such process
is called a "cherry picking". The feature is provided by the `%loadPackage()` macro
which uses a `cherryPick=` parameter (see description below).

For example, execution of the following code:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
 %loadPackage(BasePlus, cherryPick=rainCloudPlot getVars)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
results with loading only the `rainCloudPlot` and the `getVars` elements.
If several object types (e.g., a macro and a format) share the same name
all will be loaded.

What is the trade-off?
- Since the cherry picking selects only a part of the package the `SYSloadedPackages`
macrovariable is not updated with the package name.
- Dependencies i.e., packages from the `ReqPackages` list, are not loaded automatically,
so they have to be loaded manually.
- The `%unloadPackage()` macro executed on such partially loaded package may issue
some (irrelevant) warnings.

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### Changes in `%loadPackage()` macro:
- New `cherryPick=` parameter added to the macro.
  As a value a *space separated* list of selected elements
  of the package to be loaded into the SAS session is expected.
  Default value of an asterisk (`*`) means: "load all elements of the package".
  Empty list is equivalent to default.
- Documentation updated.

### Changes in `%generatePackage()` macro:
- Code adjustment for the cherry picking feature.
- Minor additional code refactoring.
- The `%ICEloadPackage()` macro does not support cherry picking.

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### The following packages were regenerated with the latest version of the framework:
- BasePlus [1.17.2]
- DFA [0.5.2]
- dynMacroArray [0.2.2]
- GSM [0.20.2]
- macroArray [1.0.2]
- SQLinDS [2.2.2]
2022-11-21 14:25:56 +01:00

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/*+extendPackagesFileref+*/
/*** HELP START ***/
%macro extendPackagesFileref(
packages /* A valid fileref name,
when empty the "packages" value is used */
)/secure
/*** HELP END ***/
des = 'Macro to list directories pointed by "packages" fileref, version 20221121. Run %extendPackagesFileref(HELP) for help info.'
;
%if %QUPCASE(&packages.) = HELP %then
%do;
%local options_tmp ;
%let options_tmp = ls=%sysfunc(getoption(ls))ps=%sysfunc(getoption(ps))
%sysfunc(getoption(notes)) %sysfunc(getoption(source))
msglevel=%sysfunc(getoption(msglevel))
;
options NOnotes NOsource ls=MAX ps=MAX msglevel=N;
%put ;
%put ###########################################################################################;
%put ### This is short help information for the `extendPackagesFileref` macro #;
%put #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;;
%put # #;
%put # Macro to list directories pointed by 'packages' fileref, version `20221121` #;
%put # #;
%put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group #;
%put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating #;
%put # data, etc.) wrapped up together and embedded inside the zip. #;
%put # #;
%put # The `%nrstr(%%extendPackagesFileref())` macro lists directories pointed by #;
%put # the packages fileref. It allows to add new dierctories to packages folder list. #;
%put # #;
%put #### Parameters: #;
%put # #;
%put # 1. `packages` *Optional.* A valid fileref name, when empty the "packages" is used. #;
%put # Use case: #;
%put # `%nrstr(%%extendPackagesFileref()).` #;
%put # #;
%put # When used as: `%nrstr(%%extendPackagesFileref(HELP))` it displays this help information. #;
%put # #;
%put #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
%put # #;
%put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation` #;
%put # to learn more. #;
%put # #;
%put #### Example ##############################################################################;
%put # #;
%put # Enabling the SAS Package Framework #;
%put # from the local directory and adding #;
%put # new directory. #;
%put # #;
%put # Assume that the `SPFinit.sas` file #;
%put # is located in one of "C:/SAS_PK1" or "C:/SAS_PK2" folders. #;
%put # #;
%put # Run the following code in your SAS session: #;
%put ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas;
%put %nrstr( filename packages ("C:/SAS_PK1" "C:/SAS_PK2"); %%* setup a directory for packages; );
%put %nrstr( %%include packages(SPFinit.sas); %%* enable the framework; );
%put ;
%put %nrstr( filename packages ("D:/NEW_DIR" %%extendPackagesFileref()); %%* add new directory; );
%put ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~;
%put ###########################################################################################;
%put ;
options &options_tmp.;
%GOTO ENDextendPackagesFileref;
%end;
%if %superq(packages) = %then %let packages = packages;
%if %qsysfunc(pathname(&packages.)) ne %then
%do;
%if %qsubstr(%qsysfunc(pathname(&packages.)), 1, 1) = %str(%() %then
%do;
%local length;
%let length = %eval(%length(%qsysfunc(pathname(&packages.)))-2);
%unquote(%qsubstr(%qsysfunc(pathname(&packages.)), 2, &length.))
%end;
%else "%sysfunc(pathname(&packages.))";
%end;
%ENDextendPackagesFileref:
%mend extendPackagesFileref;
/* Examples:
filename packages "C:\";
%include packages(SPFinit.sas)
%extendPackagesFileref(HELP)
filename packages (%extendPackagesFileref() "D:\");
filename packages list;
filename packages clear;
filename packages "C:\";
filename packages ("D:\" %extendPackagesFileref());
filename packages list;
%put *%extendPackagesFileref()*;
*/
/**/