extract_possibly(...)A list and a field name
https://rdrr.io/cran/purrr/man/safely.html
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wastdr_setup()
lol <- list(field1 = 1, field2 = 2, field3 = 3, field4 = 4, field5 = 5)
extract_possibly(lol, "field1")
#> $field1
#> [1] 1
#>
extract_possibly(lol, "field8")
#> $<NA>
#> NULL
#>