This R function downloads pictures from Google Pictures website using the Selenium technology and the R package RSelenium.
This function is based on the R package RSelenium. First, you have to install this package and its dependencies:
install.packages("RSelenium")The Selenium technology remotely takes the control of a web browser among: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, or PhantomJS. Be sure to have one of them installed.
First, clone the repository:
cd ~/Desktop/
git clone https://github.com/ahasverus/GImgeR.gitThen, open R (or Rstudio if you prefer) and enjoy.
#' ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- DefinePaths
repos_path <- "path_to_git_repos"
pictures_path <- "path_to_folder_to_store_pictures"
#' ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- LoadCodeSource
source(file.path(repos_path, "R", "get_google_pictures.R"))
#' ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- SingleTerm
get_google_pictures(
search_terms = "whale",
n_photos = 20,
first_img = 1,
path = pictures_path,
browser = "firefox"
)
#' ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MulipleTerms
get_google_pictures(
search_terms = paste(c("whale", "shark"), "drone photo aerial"),
n_photos = 20,
first_img = 1,
path = pictures_path,
browser = "firefox"
)
This code is based on the RSelenium package. Here is some useful links: