Working with bundled examples

Locate the examples

example_dir <- system.file("examples", package = "exams2ilias")
list.files(example_dir, full.names = TRUE)

Export one example

library(exams2ilias)

outdir <- tempfile("ilias-")
dir.create(outdir)

exams2ilias(
  file.path(example_dir, "stats_schoice.Rmd"),
  n = 1,
  dir = outdir,
  name = "stats_schoice",
  xmlcollapse = FALSE,
  solutionswitch = FALSE
)

Export the full example set

The helper script generate_examples.R exports each bundled example individually and can also create one combined question pool.

source(file.path(example_dir, "generate_examples.R"))

outdir <- tempfile("ilias-examples-")
dir.create(outdir)

generate_example_exports(outdir)

Adapt an example for your own pool

A practical workflow is:

1. Start from the closest bundled example.
2. Replace the statistical scenario and answer logic.
3. Keep the metadata structure intact.
4. Export one question first and test the import in ILIAS.
5. Only then batch-export larger question sets.

This keeps debugging cheap and avoids importing many broken items at once.