Parse Plate Update Files — parse_plate_update

Parses files that are of the Plate Update format

parse_plate_update_files(filepaths, expand_path = FALSE)

Arguments

filepaths: vector of file paths pointing to plate files to be processed
expand_path: logical whether or not to expand a path from '~' to the fully qualified name

Value

returns list of matrix tube entries

Details

Matrix tube entries are named lists structured as:

  matrix_tube_entry -> {
  'barcode': Unique tube barcode,
  'plate_uid': Unique Plate ID matrix tube is going into,
  'well_position': New matrix tube position,
  'comments': Optional comments
  }

This is useful for taking CSVs to update tube locations