Read the sidecar metadata for a file if it exists, returning NULL
when no sidecar file is present. Preference order is JSON first,
then QS2.
Usage
st_read_sidecar(rel_path, alias = NULL)
Arguments
- rel_path
Character relative path from alias root, or an absolute path.
If an absolute path is provided, it will be normalized to a relative path.
- alias
Optional alias. If NULL and an absolute path is provided,
the alias will be auto-detected from the path.
Value
A list (parsed JSON / qs object) or NULL if not found.