vnmabus · vnmabus · Jun 20, 2024 · Jan 26, 2024 · Nov 27, 2023 · Jan 26, 2024
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ keywords = [
 	"dataset",
 ]
 authors = [
-  {name = "Carlos Ramos Carreño", email = "[email protected]"},
+  {name = "Carlos Ramos Carreño"},
+  {name = "Tuomas Rossi"},
 ]
 maintainers = [
   {name = "Carlos Ramos Carreño", email = "[email protected]"},
@@ -103,6 +104,11 @@ addopts = "--doctest-modules --doctest-glob='*.rst'"
 doctest_optionflags = "NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE ELLIPSIS"
 norecursedirs = ".* build dist *.egg venv .svn _build docs/auto_examples examples asv_benchmarks"
 
+[tool.coverage.report]
+exclude_also = [
+    "if TYPE_CHECKING:",
+    ]
+
 [tool.ruff.lint]
 select = [
     "ALL",
@@ -144,4 +150,4 @@ max-args = 7
 include = ["rdata*"]
 
 [tool.setuptools.dynamic]
-version = {attr = "rdata.__version__"}
+version = {attr = "rdata.__version__"}
diff --git a/rdata/__init__.py b/rdata/__init__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 from . import conversion as conversion, parser as parser, testing as testing
 from ._read import read_rda as read_rda, read_rds as read_rds
+from ._write import write_rda as write_rda, write_rds as write_rds
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .parser._parser import Traversable

diff --git a/rdata/_write.py b/rdata/_write.py
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+"""Functions to perform conversion and unparsing in one step."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+from .conversion import build_r_data, convert_to_r_object, convert_to_r_object_for_rda
+from .conversion.to_r import DEFAULT_FORMAT_VERSION
+from .unparser import unparse_file
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    import os
+    from typing import Any
+
+    from .conversion.to_r import Encoding
+    from .unparser import Compression, FileFormat
+
+
+def write_rds(
+    path: os.PathLike[Any] | str,
+    data: Any,  # noqa: ANN401
+    *,
+    file_format: FileFormat = "xdr",
+    compression: Compression = "gzip",
+    encoding: Encoding = "utf-8",
+    format_version: int = DEFAULT_FORMAT_VERSION,
+) -> None:
+    """
+    Write an RDS file.
+
+    This is a convenience function that wraps
+    :func:`rdata.conversion.convert_to_r_object`,
+    :func:`rdata.conversion.build_r_data`,
+    and :func:`rdata.unparser.unparse_file`,
+    as it is the common use case.
+
+    Args:
+        path: File path to be written.
+        data: Python data object.
+        file_format: File format.
+        compression: Compression.
+        encoding: Encoding to be used for strings within data.
+        format_version: File format version.
+
+    See Also:
+        :func:`write_rda`: Similar function that writes an RDA or RDATA file.
+
+    Examples:
+        Write a Python object to an RDS file.
+
+        >>> import rdata
+        >>>
+        >>> data = ["hello", 1, 2.2, 3.3+4.4j]
+        >>> rdata.write_rds("test.rds", data)
+    """
+    r_object = convert_to_r_object(
+        data,
+        encoding=encoding,
+    )
+    r_data = build_r_data(
+        r_object,
+        encoding=encoding,
+        format_version=format_version,
+    )
+    unparse_file(
+        path,
+        r_data,
+        file_type="rds",
+        file_format=file_format,
+        compression=compression,
+    )
+
+
+def write_rda(
+    path: os.PathLike[Any] | str,
+    data: dict[str, Any],
+    *,
+    file_format: FileFormat = "xdr",
+    compression: Compression = "gzip",
+    encoding: Encoding = "utf-8",
+    format_version: int = DEFAULT_FORMAT_VERSION,
+) -> None:
+    """
+    Write an RDA or RDATA file.
+
+    This is a convenience function that wraps
+    :func:`rdata.conversion.convert_to_r_object_for_rda`,
+    :func:`rdata.conversion.build_r_data`,
+    and :func:`rdata.unparser.unparse_file`,
+    as it is the common use case.
+
+    Args:
+        path: File path to be written.
+        data: Python dictionary with data and variable names.
+        file_format: File format.
+        compression: Compression.
+        encoding: Encoding to be used for strings within data.
+        format_version: File format version.
+
+    See Also:
+        :func:`write_rds`: Similar function that writes an RDS file.
+
+    Examples:
+        Write a Python dictionary to an RDA file.
+
+        >>> import rdata
+        >>>
+        >>> data = {"name": "hello", "values": [1, 2.2, 3.3+4.4j]}
+        >>> rdata.write_rda("test.rda", data)
+    """
+    r_object = convert_to_r_object_for_rda(
+        data,
+        encoding=encoding,
+    )
+    r_data = build_r_data(
+        r_object,
+        encoding=encoding,
+        format_version=format_version,
+    )
+    unparse_file(
+        path,
+        r_data,
+        file_type="rda",
+        file_format=file_format,
+        compression=compression,
+    )
diff --git a/rdata/conversion/__init__.py b/rdata/conversion/__init__.py
@@ -24,3 +24,8 @@
     factor_constructor as factor_constructor,
     ts_constructor as ts_constructor,
 )
+from .to_r import (
+    build_r_data as build_r_data,
+    convert_to_r_object as convert_to_r_object,
+    convert_to_r_object_for_rda as convert_to_r_object_for_rda,
+)