View Source Explorer.Backend (Explorer v0.10.0)

The behaviour for Explorer backends and associated functions.

Each backend is a module with DataFrame and Series submodules that match the respective behaviours for each.

The default backend is read from the application environment. Currently, the only backend is an in-memory, eager one based on Polars. When alternatives are available, you can use them by configuring your runtime:

# config/runtime.exs
import Config
config :explorer, default_backend: Lib.CustomBackend

Summary

Functions

get()

Gets the default backend for the current process.

put(backend)

Sets the current process default backend to backend.

Functions

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get()

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Gets the default backend for the current process.

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put(backend)

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Sets the current process default backend to backend.

The default backend is stored only in the process dictionary. This means if you start a separate process, such as Task, the default backend must be set on the new process too.

Examples 

iex> Explorer.Backend.put(Lib.CustomBackend)
Explorer.PolarsBackend
iex> Explorer.Backend.get()
Lib.CustomBackend