Working with bundled examples

The package includes a small set of self-contained example exercises in inst/exercises. These are useful for testing a fresh installation or for bootstrapping your own authoring workflow.

Locate the exercises

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

Export one exercise

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 set

The helper script generate_examples.R exports each bundled exercise 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 exercise for your own pool

A practical workflow is:

  1. Start from the closest bundled exercise.
  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.