Get trait data from the database for a single PFT

Usage

get.trait.data.pft(
  pft,
  modeltype,
  dbfiles,
  dbcon,
  trait.names,
  forceupdate = FALSE,
  write = FALSE
)

Arguments

pft: list of settings for the pft whose traits to retrieve. See details
modeltype: type of model that is used, this is used to distinguish between different pfts with the same name.
dbfiles: location where previous results are found
dbcon: database connection
trait.names: list of trait names to retrieve
forceupdate: set this to true to force an update, auto will check to see if an update is needed.
write: (Logical) If `TRUE` updated posteriors will be written to BETYdb. Defaults to FALSE.

Value

updated pft with posteriorid

Details

`pft` should be a list containing at least `name` and `outdir`, and optionally `posteriorid` and `constants`. BEWARE: All existing files in `outir` will be deleted!

Author

David LeBauer, Shawn Serbin, Rob Kooper