Uploading and validating config files

Uploading and validating config files#

You have now made all the changes necessary to start using the simple hub, but the changes to admin.json and tasks.json are only on your local computer. You should also apply them to your GitHub repository.

Uploading changes from your local computer to GitHub#

Follow GitHub directions to add files to a repository.

Once you have uploaded those two files onto your GitHub repository, you will notice that they have been updated by looking at the last commit date, as indicated below.

Screenshot of GitHub repository page with arrows pointing at the time of last commits

Validating your config files#

Now, you should validate the config files to be sure they are properly functional. You can use the validate_config function from hubAdmin to check whether Hub config files are valid. The steps are as follows:

  1. First, you must follow the instructions to install the R package hubAdmin in the R console.

  2. Next, you need to validate the Hub’s config files.

  • validate_hub_config() validates the admin.json, tasks.json, model-metadata-schema.json hub config files in a single call.

  • If you get any errors, you can pass the result of the above functions to view_config_val_errors(), which prints a concise and informative version of the validation errors table.

  • More detailed explanations can be found in hubAdmin’s “Setting Up a Hub” vignette.

Congratulations!#

Your simple hub repository is now ready to be used! You created a simple hub and modified the config.json and task.json files. You now have:

  • Created a hub repository

  • Cloned the hub repository to your local computer

  • Configured the modeling hub by:

    • Modifying admin.json

    • Modifying tasks.json

  • Uploaded modified files from your local computer to GitHub

  • Validated config files

Screenshot showing a directory of simple files on a local computer and GitHub

Next, it is time to start using your modeling hub.

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