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Design intuitive R function APIs.

Software Engineering#design#API#naming#R#argument-order#type-stability#arg_match
Authorjsperger
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

R function APIs can be hard to discover and use when names are inconsistent, arguments are poorly ordered, and outputs are unpredictable. This Skill guides designing user-friendly R function APIs with naming conventions, argument ordering, and type stability.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Predictable names and verb-first conventions.
  • Argument ordering that favors most important inputs first and defaults last.
  • Pipe-friendly interfaces with the primary data as the first argument.
  • Type-stable outputs and explicit option validation patterns (e.g., arg_match).
  • Use case: Review a new function API in a package to improve usability and consistency.

Quick Start

Use the designing-tidy-r-functions skill to evaluate the API design of a new function read_data() for naming, argument ordering, and defaults.

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Name: designing-tidy-r-functions
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