r-package-development

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Streamline R package development end-to-end.

Authorab604
Version1.0.0
Installs0

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What problem does it solve?

This Skill provides a structured guide for building robust R packages, detailing dependencies, API design, testing, and documentation to standardize development practices across projects.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Dependency and tooling guidance for managing DESCRIPTION and NAMESPACE, ensuring reproducible builds.
  • API design and testing guidelines leveraging roxygen2 and testthat for stable, well-documented interfaces.
  • Documentation and maintenance strategies, including examples and vignettes to support long-term project health.
  • Use Case: Starting a new R package, follow this guide to scaffold a well-organized package with roxygen2 docs and tests.

Quick Start

Review the r-package-development skill to understand recommended project structure, then create a new package with DESCRIPTION, NAMESPACE, and an R/ directory containing roxygen2 documentation and tests.

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

None required

Components

Standard package

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Name: r-package-development
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