This function extracts the version number from a package source file name
based on the package name and expected file pattern.
Usage
extract_version(path, package_name)
Arguments
- path
A character string specifying the file path or URL.
- package_name
A character string specifying the name of the package.
Value
A character string representing the extracted version number, or `NULL` if no match is found.
Examples
if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
link <- "https://bioconductor.org/packages/3.14/bioc/src/contrib/GenomicRanges_1.42.0.tar.gz"
extract_version(link, "GenomicRanges")
} # }
