use_vignette() and use_article()
support Quarto. The name of the new vignette or article can
optionally include a file extension to signal whether .Rmd
or .qmd is desired, with .Rmd remaining the
default for now. Thanks to @olivroy for getting the ball rolling
(#1997).
use_data() defaults to serialization version 3
(@laurabrianna,
#2044).
use_package() can lower a minimum version
requirement (@jplecavalier, #1957).
use_release_issue() only suggests doing reverse
dependency checks if there are, in fact, reverse dependencies (#1817,
@seankross).
use_tidy_upkeep_issue() records the year it is being
run in the Config/usethis/upkeep field in DESCRIPTION. If
this value exists, it is used to filter the checklist when making the
issue.
ui_*() functions have been marked as superseded.
External users of these functions are encouraged to use the cli package instead. The cli package
did not have the required functionality when the
usethis::ui_*() functions were first created, but it does
now and it’s the superior option. There is a cli vignette about how to
make this transition:
vignette("usethis-ui", package = "cli"). usethis no longer
uses the ui_*() functions internally, in favor of new
cli-based helpers that are not exported.We are removing functions and arguments that were deprecated as of usethis v2.0.0, which was released in December 2020.
These changes have been in place for a long time now:
Functions that are removed and, where applicable, what to use instead:
git_credentials()use_git_credentials()browse_github_token() (do
create_github_token())browse_github_pat() (do
create_github_token())github_token() (do gh_token_help() or
gh::gh_token())pr_pull_upstream() (do
pr_merge_main())pr_sync() (do
pr_merge_main(); pr_push())use_appveyor()use_appveyor_badge()use_travis()use_travis_badge()browse_travis()use_pkgdown_travis()use_tidy_ci() deprecated in v2.1.0 (do
use_tidy_github_actions())use_tidy_labels() deprecated in v2.1.0 (do
use_tidy_github_labels())Function arguments that are removed:
create_from_github(auth_token =, credentials =)use_github(auth_token =, credentials =)use_github_labels(repo_spec =, host =, auth_token =)use_github_links(auth_token =, host =)use_github_release(host =, auth_token =)use_zip() and use_course() are equipped
to handle a ZIP where the parent folder is implicit (@burnsal, #1961).
use_test_helper() is a new function to create a test
helper file (@olivroy, #1822).
use_cpp11() makes it easier to update
NAMESPACE (@pachadotdev, #1921).
pr_merge_main() now offers the choice to not open
the files with merge conflicts (@olivroy, #1720).
edit_rstudio_snippets() now accepts yaml snippets
(@olivroy,
#1941).
use_standalone() inserts an improved header that
includes the code needed to update the standalone file (@krlmlr, #1903).
use_release_issue() and
use_upkeep_issue() behave better when the user has a fork.
The user is asked just once to choose between origin and
upstream as the target repo (#2023).
The README templates now recommend pak instead of devtools for package installation (@olivroy, #1723).
use_github() now knows that you can reuse the name
of an earlier repo that has since been renamed (@ateucher, #1893).
use_git() no longer asks if you want to restart
RStudio when using Positron.
use_test() and use_r() now work when
you are in tests/testthat/_snaps/{foo}.md (@olivroy, #1988).
The URLs baked into the badge generated by
use_coverage(type = "codecov") are updated and no longer
specify a branch(#2008).
usethis::use_version() now tolerates empty lines
preceding the first section title in the package NEWS file.
(#1976)
.Rd files requested by
CRAN.numeric_version() via comparison now
always provides character input. This is in response to a request from
CRAN to anticipate future solutions to https://bugs.r-project.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18548.Internal helper cran_version(), used in functions
such as use_release_checklist() and
use_news_md(), is more resilient to situations where no
CRAN mirror has been set (#1857).
Internal usage of numeric_version() now always
provides character input, rather than relying on implicit
as.character() coercion. This is in response to a request
from CRAN to anticipate future solutions to https://bugs.r-project.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18548
(#1869).
use_author() is a new function to introduce a new
person into the Authors@R field of DESCRIPTION (@avalcarcel9,
#833).
use_rstudio_preferences() lets you set RStudio
preferences programmatically (#1518)
use_standalone() is a new function that makes it
easier to use standalone files provided by various low-level tidyverse
packages, like rlang (#1654).
use_upkeep_issue() is a new function to facilitate
regular maintenance of your package. Similar to
use_release_issue(), it opens an issue in your repo with a
checklist of maintenance tasks. It will include additional bullets if
your package includes an upkeep_bullets() function that
returns a character vector (#1794).
Although nested projects are discouraged, they can be useful in
development contexts. create_package() now sets the correct
package name and returns the correct package path for a package nested
inside a project (#1647).
use_article() no longer adds the rmarkdown package
to Suggests. Instead, if rmarkdown is not already a
dependency, it’s added to Config/Needs/website. This means
that a package that only uses articles (vs. vignettes) won’t gain an
unnecessary dependency on rmarkdown (#1700).
use_data() now sets the appropriate minimal R
version in DESCRIPTION, depending on which serialization
format version you choose (@dpprdan, #1672).
use_github_links() by default now appends the GitHub
url to existing urls in in the URL field of DESCRIPTION,
rather than replacing existing urls (#1805).
use_latest_dependencies() no longer affects
Suggests since those dependencies are not enforced
(#1749).
use_news_md() now places “(development version)” in
the header of NEWS.md if there is a development version
number in DESCRIPTION. It also sets the first bullet to
“Initial CRAN submission” when it looks like a “new” package
(#1708).
use_coverage() no longer adds covr to
Suggests, since the test-coverage GitHub
Actions workflow takes care of installing covr (@Bisaloo, #1851).
use_release_issue() will now remind you to run
use_github_links() if necessary (@Bisaloo, #1754)
use_release_issue() now encourages the creation of
NEWS.md prior to submission, instead of after
(#1755).
use_github_release() now automatically pushes to
GitHub (if safe) and automatically publishes the release, rather than
requiring you to edit and publish the draft (#1385).
use_github_release() no longer fails in the absence
of NEWS.md (#1755).
use_release_issue() will now remind you to
check/close the milestone corresponding to the release, if it exists
(#1642).
use_version() and use_dev_version()
gain a push argument to optionally push the result after
committing. This is used to eliminate a manual step from the
use_release_issue() checklist (#1385).
use_revdep() no longer places an email template,
because these days we are more likely to communicate with other
maintainers about breaking changes via GitHub issues and pull requests
(#1769).
rename_files() now also affects files in
src/ (#1585).
use_r() and use_test() now work with
all active files in R/, src/, and
tests/testthat/ (#1566).
use_r() and use_test() now work with
files containing . (#1690).
use_rcpp(), use_c() and friends now
work the same way as use_r() and use_test():
they’ll take the default file name from the file you currently have open
in RStudio (#1730).
create_from_github() will now use an existing
.Rproj file if it exists anywhere in the repo, not just the
root directory. This is useful if you’re working with repos that contain
tools for multiple languages (#1680).
git_sitrep() gains two arguments: tool
and scope, which enables you to limit the report to, for
example, tool = "git" or scope = "user". The
default remains to provide a full report. Also, provides more feedback
if git user’s information is not set, and checks global git-email
against user-level GitHub PAT (@ijlyttle, #1732, #1714, #1706).
git_vaccinated() now treats a path configured as
core.excludesFile like other user-supplied paths; in
particular, any use of the ~/ home directory shortcut is
expanded via fs::path_expand()
(@dpprdan,
#1560).
use_github_action() now suggests possible actions
when called without arguments (#1724).
use_github_actions(),
use_github_action_check_standard(),
use_github_action_check_release(), and
use_github_action_pr_commands() have been deprecated in
favour of the new interactive powers of use_github_action()
(#1724).
Links to the R Packages book have been updated to the second edition of the book (#1689).
The SVG badges placed by use_lifecycle() have
improved accessibility features, i.e. they advertise the lifecycle stage
via the aria-label attribute (#1554,
https://github.com/r-lib/lifecycle/issues/117).
use_rscloud_badge() has been deprecated in favour of
use_posit_cloud_badge(), and both functions now accept the
updated url format of Posit Cloud projects (#1670).
use_rstudio() gains a reformat argument
which omits .Rproj settings that enforce file formatting
conventions, e.g. around whitespace. create_from_github()
uses this option when it introduces an .Rproj to a project
that lacks one, making it easier to follow the project’s existing
conventions (#1679).
write_over() and use_github_file() gain
an overwrite argument (#1748).
use_release_issue() now uses internal
release_extra_revdeps() to add extra revdep sources.
Currently only use for internal Posit tooling, but we hope to extend to
all users in the future (#1610).
use_tidy_logo() is a new function that calls
use_logo() on the appropriate hex sticker PNG file at https://github.com/rstudio/hex-stickers
(#1871).
use_tidy_eval() is now deprecated because it imports
and re-exports a large number of functions that are no longer needed in
order to do tidy evaluation (#1656).
use_travis(), use_pkgdown_travis(),
browse_travis(), and use_appveyor() are now
deprecated because we no longer recommend Travis or Appveyor. We
recommend GitHub actions instead (#1517).
use_github_action() and friends gain a
ref argument, which defaults to the tag of the latest
release in https://github.com/r-lib/actions (#1541).
use_github_actions_badge() now uses the same URLs as
GitHub does via the “Create status badge” helper in the browser (#1525).
This changes the significance of the name argument; now it
really must be the name of the workflow configuration file.
All functions error more clearly when the requested operation is not supported for the “theirs” remote configuration (#1588).
use_roxygen_md() gains an overwrite
argument (#1599).
use_rscloud_badge() is a new function that creates a
README badge indicating the repository can be launched in an RStudio Cloud project (@gvelasq, #1584).
use_data() gains an ascii argument,
which is passed along to save() (@JosiahParry, #1625).
use_code_of_conduct() has been updated to version
2.1 of the Contributor Covenant (@batpigandme, #1591).
pkgdown-related functions no longer automatically strip a trailing slash from the pkgdown site URL, in order to play more nicely with CRAN’s URL checks (#1526).
edit_pkgdown_config() is a new function that opens
the pkgdown YAML configuration file for the current Project, if such a
file exists.
The error thrown when reporting an unsupported GitHub configuration has been fixed for forward compatibility with a future version of rlang, i.e. what is anticipated to be rlang v1.0.0.
Version 2.1.4 was never released. Version was advanced from 2.1.4 to 2.1.5 strictly for CRAN (re-)submission purposes.
git_default_branch_rename() no longer errors on
repos where README exists, but has no badge block.
git_default_branch_rediscover() prunes the defunct
remote ref to the old default branch,
e.g. origin/master.
Version 2.1.1 was never released. Version was advanced from 2.1.1 to 2.1.2 strictly for CRAN (re-)submission purposes.
usethis has a more sophisticated understanding of the default branch and gains several functions to support default branch renaming.
git_branch_default() has been renamed to
git_default_branch(), to place it logically in the new
family of functions. The old name still works, but that won’t be true
forever.git_default_branch() is much more diligent about
figuring out the default branch. Instead of only consulting the local
repo, now we integrate local info with the default branch reported by
the upstream or origin remote, if applicable.
git_default_branch_rediscover() is a new function that
helps contributors update their local repo (and personal fork, if
applicable) when a project/repo renames its default branch.git_default_branch_rename() is a new function that
helps a repo owner rename the default branch (both on GitHub and
locally).git_default_branch_configure() is a new function to set
the new Git configuration option init.defaultBranch, which
controls the name of the initial branch of new local repos.git_sitrep() exposes init.defaultBranch
and surfaces the more sophisticated analysis of
git_default_branch().git_sitrep() and gh_token_help() try
even harder to help people get on the happy path with respect to their
GitHub PAT (#1400, #1413, #1488, #1489, #1497).
The minimum version of gh has been bumped to help / force more people to upgrade to the gh version that supports current GitHub PAT formats (@ijlyttle, #1454).
use_github_file() is a new function related to
use_template(). Instead of starting from a local file,
use_github_file() grabs the contents of an arbitrary file
on GitHub that the user has permission to read. It supports targeting a
specific branch, tag, or commit and can follow a symlink (#1407).
use_github_file() now powers
use_github_action() and friends.
use_github_release() is much more diligent about
using any information left behind by
devtools::submit_cran() or
devtools::release(). Specifically, this applies to
determining which SHA is to be tagged in the release. And this SHA, in
turn, determines the consulted versions of DESCRIPTION (for package
version) and NEWS.md (for release notes) (#1380).
use_release_issue() also takes bullets from
release_questions(), for compatibility with
devtools::release().
git_vaccinate(), edit_git_ignore(), and
git_sitrep() are more careful to consult, reveal, and set
the core.excludesFile setting in user’s Git configuration
(#1461).
use_github_action_check_full() has been removed.
It’s overkill for the majority of R packages, which are better off with
use_github_actions() or
use_github_action_check_standard() (#1490).
use_github_pages() and
use_pkgdown_github_pages() use a new method for creating an
empty, orphan gh-pages branch. This is necessary due to new
GitHub behaviour, where it has become essentially impossible to refer to
the empty tree (#1472).
use_github() can create repositories with
"internal" visibility, a feature that exists within GitHub
Enterprise products (#1505).
use_readme_rmd() and use_readme_md() no
longer include CRAN installation instructions in the initial template;
instead, we only include GitHub-based install instructions or otherwise
prompt the user to update instructions (#1507).
use_import_from() is a new function that puts
@importFrom pkg fun directives into a package in a
consistent location (@malcolmbarrett, #1377).
DESCRIPTION files generated by usethis no longer
include LazyData by default, as per new CRAN checks;
instead, LazyData is now added the first time you use
use_data() (@malcolmbarrett, #1404).
use_tidy_eval() has been updated to reflect current
recommendations for using (and therefore exposing) tidy eval in other
packages (@lionel-,
#1445).
use_pkgdown() automatically uses Bootstrap 5 if the
pkgdown version supports it (anticipated for pkgdown 2.0.0).
use_lifecycle() now imports
lifecycle::deprecated() (#1419).
use_code_of_conduct() now requires a
contact argument to supply contact details for reporting
CoC violations (#1269).
use_package() no longer guides the user on how to
use a dependency when no change was made (@malcolmbarrett, #1384).
These functions are exported for anyone to use, but are aimed primarily at the maintainers of tidyverse, r-lib, and tidymodels packages.
use_tidy_dependencies() is a new function that sets
up standard dependencies used by all tidyverse packages, except those
that are designed to be dependency free (#1423).
use_tidy_upkeep_issue() is a new function similar to
use_release_issue() that creates a checklist-style issue to
prompt various updates (#1416).
use_tidy_release_test_env() has been deleted since
we no longer recommend including test environments in
cran-comments.md. There’s no evidence that CRAN finds it
useful, and it’s annoying to keep up-to-date (#1365).
use_tidy_github_labels() is the new name for
use_tidy_labels() (#1430).
use_tidy_github_actions() takes over for
use_tidy_ci(), which is now deprecated.
"usethis.overwrite" is a new option. When set to
TRUE, usethis overwrites an existing file without asking
for user confirmation if the file is inside a Git repo. The normal Git
workflow makes it easy to see and selectively accept/discard any
proposed changes. This behaviour is strictly opt-in (#1424).
Functions that provide code to load packages in your
.Rprofile now use rlang::check_installed() to
make sure the package is installed locally (@malcolmbarrett, #1398).
edit_rstudio_prefs() and
edit_rstudio_snippets() should work now on case-sensitive
OSes, due to a path fix re: the location of RStudio’s config files
(@charliejhadley, #1420).
All functions that require a package now ask you if you’d like to install it.
Added edit_template() for opening and creating files
in inst/templates (for use with
use_template()) (@malcolmbarrett, #1319).
use_article() now creates the file in the
vignettes/articles/ (#548).
use_lifecycle() has been updated for changes in our
lifecycle workflow (#1323).
use_tidy_pkgdown() has been renamed to
use_pkgdown_github_pages() since the function is useful for
anyone who wants to automatically publish to GitHub pages, not just the
tidyverse team (#1308).
use_release_issue() includes a bunch of minor
improvements. Most importantly, for initial CRAN release we now include
a number of common things that CRAN checks for that aren’t in
R CMD check.
use_readme_rmd(), use_readme_md(),
use_tidy_contributing(), and
use_tidy_support() use updated logic for determining the
OWNER/REPO spec of the target repo (#1312).
Usethis has various functions that help with Git-related tasks, which break down into two categories:
We’ve switched from git2r to the gert package for Git operations (https://docs.ropensci.org/gert/). We continue to use the gh package for GitHub API work (https://gh.r-lib.org).
The big news in this area is that these lower-level dependencies are getting better at finding Git credentials, finding the same credentials as command line Git (and, therefore, the same as RStudio), and finding the same credentials as each other. This allows usethis to shed some of the workarounds we have needed in the past, to serve as a remedial “credential valet”.
Under the hood, both gert and gh are now consulting your local Git credential store, when they need credentials. At the time of writing, they are using two different even-lower-level packages to do this:
Even now, gert and gh should discover the same credentials, at least for github.com. In the future, these two packages may merge into one.
Git/GitHub credential management is covered in a new article: Managing Git(Hub) Credentials
The main user-facing changes in usethis are:
As a result, several functions are deprecated and several other functions have some deprecated arguments.
use_git_credentials()git_credentials()github_token()create_from_github() (auth_token,
credentials)use_github() (auth_token,
credentials)use_github_links() (host,
auth_token)use_github_labels() (repo_spec,
host, auth_token)use_tidy_labels() (repo_spec,
host, auth_token)use_github_release() (host,
auth_token)The switch to gert + credentials should eliminate most credential-finding fiascos. Gert also takes a different approach to wrapping libgit2, the underlying C library that does Git operations. The result is more consistent support for SSH and TLS, across all operating systems, without requiring special effort at install time. More users should enjoy Git remote operations that “just work”, for both SSH and HTTPS remotes. There should be fewer “unsupported protocol” errors.
Usethis gains a more formal framework for characterizing a GitHub remote configuration. We look at:
origin and
upstream point toThis is an internal matter, but users will notice that usethis is more clear about which configurations are supported by various functions and which are not. The most common configurations are reviewed in a section of Happy Git.
When working in a fork, there is sometimes a question whether to
target the fork or its parent repository. For example,
use_github_links() adds GitHub links to the URL and
BugReports fields of DESCRIPTION. If someone calls
use_github_links() when working in a fork, they probably
want those links to refer to the parent or source
repo, not to their fork, because the user is probably preparing a pull
request. Usethis should now have better default behaviour in these
situations and, in some cases, will present an interactive choice.
There is increasing interest in making the name of a repo’s default
branch configurable. Specifically, main is emerging as a
popular alternative to master. Usethis now discovers the
current repo’s default branch and uses that everywhere that, previously,
we had hard-wired master.
git_branch_default() is a newly exported function that
is also what’s used internally.
use_course(), use_zip(), and
create_download_url() all have some support for forming the
URL to download a .zip archive of a repo, based on a repo
specification (e.g. OWNER/REPO) or a browser URL. These
helpers now form a URL that targets HEAD of the repo,
i.e. the default branch.
The default Git protocol is now “https” and we no longer provide an
interactive choice, by default, in interactive sessions. As always, a
user can express a preference for “ssh” in individual function calls,
for an R session via use_git_protocol(), and for all R
sessions via the usethis.protocol option (#1262).
pr_resume() is a new function for resuming work on an
existing local PR branch. It can be called argument-less, to select a
branch interactively.
pr_fetch() can also be called with no arguments, to
select a PR interactively. The owner argument is replaced
by target, with a choice of the source (default) or primary
repo.
pr_forget() is a new function for abandoning a PR you
initiated locally or fetched from GitHub. It only does local clean up
and, for example, doesn’t delete a remote branch or close a PR
(#1263).
pr_view() can now be called with no arguments. If the
current branch is associated with an open PR, we target that and,
otherwise, we offer an interactive selection.
pr_finish() deletes the remote PR branch if the PR has
been merged and the current user has the power to do so, i.e. an
external contributor deleting their own branch or a maintainer deleting
a branch associated with an internal PR (#1150). It no longer errors if
the PR branch has already been deleted (#1196).
pr_pull_upstream() is renamed to
pr_merge_main() to emphasize that it merges the
main line of development into the current branch, where
the main line of development is taken to mean the default branch, as
reported by git_branch_default(), of the source repo, which
could be either upstream or origin, depending
on the situation.
create_from_github() will only create a read-only clone,
due to lack of a GitHub personal access token, if explicitly directed to
do so via fork = FALSE.
create_from_github() and use_tidy_thanks()
accept browser and Git URLs as the repo_spec argument, to
be friendlier to copy/paste. When a URL is passed, the host
is also extracted from it.
create_github_token() is a new name for the function
previously known as browse_github_token() and
browse_github_pat().
issue_close_community() and
issue_reprex_needed() are two new functions for maintainers
who process lots of GitHub issues. They automate canned replies and
actions, e.g. labelling or closing (#940).
GitHub Actions is the preferred platform for continuous integration, because that is what the tidyverse team currently uses and maintains. Functions related to Travis-CI and AppVeyor are soft-deprecated to raise awareness about this change and to make it clear that, if substantial maintenance becomes necessary, we may elect to retire the function (#1169).
browse_github_actions() is a new function to open the
Actions page of the respective repo on GitHub, similar to existing
browse_*() functions (@pat-s, #1102).
use_github_pages() is a new function to activate or
reconfigure the GitHub Pages site associated with a repository
(#224).
use_tidy_pkgdown() implements the complete pkgdown
configuration used by the tidyverse team (#224).
pr_sync() is deprecated and can be replicated by calling
pr_pull(), pr_merge_main(), then
pr_push().
All use_*_license() functions now work for projects, not
just packages.
use_apl2_license() (not
use_apache_license()) and use_gpl3_license()
no longer modify the license text (#1198).
use_mit_license() now sets the default copyright holder
to “{package} authors”. This makes it more clear that the copyright
holders are the contributors to the package; unless you are using a CLA
there is no one copyright holder of a package (#1207).
New use_gpl_license() and
use_agpl_license() make it easier to pick specific versions
of the GPL and AGPL licenses, and to choose whether or not you include
future versions of the license. Both default to version 3 (and
above).
New use_proprietary_license() allows your package to
pass R CMD check while making it clear that your code is not open source
(#1163). Thanks to @atheriel for the blog post suggesting the
wording:
https://unconj.ca/blog/copyright-in-closed-source-r-packages-the-right-way.html
use_lgpl_license() now uses version 3 (and above), and
gains new version and include_future argument
to control which version is used.
use_gpl3_license(), use_agpl3_license() and
use_apl2_license() have been deprecated in favour of the
new version argument to use_gpl_license(),
use_agpl_license() and
use_apache_license().
The name argument to use_mit_license() has
been changed to copyright_holder to make the purpose more
clear. The name argument has been removed from all other
license functions because it is not needed; no other license makes an
assertion about who the copyright holder is.
usethis is now fully cognizant of the changes to RStudio preferences in RStudio 1.3:
edit_rstudio_snippets() looks in the new location, and
if you have snippets in the old location, will automatically copy them
to the new location (#1204)
New edit_rstudio_prefs() opens RStudio preferences file
for editing (#1148).
use_blank_slate() can now configure your global,
i.e. user-level, RStudio preference, in addition to project-level
(#1018).
browse_package() and browse_project() are
new functions that let the user choose from a list of URLs derived from
local Git remotes and DESCRIPTION (local or possibly on CRAN)
(#1113).
The legacy "devtools.desc" option is no longer consulted
when populating a new DESCRIPTION file. You must use the
"usethis.description" now (#1069).
use_dev_package() gains a remote parameter
to allow you to specify the remote. The existing behaviour, which adds
an OWNER/REPO GitHub remote, remains the default (#918,
@ijlyttle).
use_cpp11() is a new function to set up an R package to
use cpp11.
create_package(roxygen = FALSE) once again writes a
valid NAMESPACE file (and also has no Roxygen* fields in DESCRIPTION)
(#1120).
create_package(), create_project(),
create_from_github(), and proj_activate() work
better with relative paths, inside and outside of RStudio (#1122,
#954).
use_testthat() gains an edition argument to support
testthat v3.0.0 (#1185)
use_version() now updates src/version.c if
it exists and contains a line matching
PKG_version = "x.y.z";.
usethis has been re-licensed as MIT (#1252, #1253).
New Imports: gert, jsonlite (was already an indirect dependency), lifecycle, rappdirs
No longer in Imports: git2r, rematch2
Patch release to refactor usage of withr in the tests for forward compatibility with an upcoming withr release. All changes are within the usethis tests.
Patch release to align some path handling internals with an update coming in the fs package.
use_github_links() is a bit more clever about
remotes (e.g. origin vs. upstream), which
makes it easier to make a PR that adds GitHub links for a package you’ve
forked.
use_pkgdown() now .gitignores the
destination directory and only adds the destination directory to the
config file if it departs from the default (which is
docs/).
use_tidy_ci() is now deprecated in favour of
use_tidy_github_actions() (#1098).
use_github_action_check_standard() is a new
intermediate workflow that checks on more platforms than
_release, but is less exhaustive than _full
(@jimhester).
create_tidy_package() now uses an MIT license (@topepo, #1096).
New use_github_actions(),
use_github_action_check_release(),
use_github_action_check_full(),
use_github_action_pr_commands(), to set up GitHub Actions
for a package (@jimhester).
We now recommend GitHub Actions instead of Travis-CI or AppVeyor, and strongly recommend upgrading your packages.
Fix use_github_action() URL parameter to ensure
custom URLs are allowed. (@coatless, #1065).
create_package() gains a roxygen
argument. If TRUE (the default), it adds a
RoxygenNote field to the DESCRIPTION (which
means the first run of devtools::check() will re-document
the package, #963), and creates an empty NAMESPACE (which
means you’ll always need an explicit @export if you want to
export functions, #927). It also turns markdown processing on by default
(#911).
use_rstudio() now sets the
LineEndingConversion to Posix so that packages
created using usethis always use LF line endings, regardless of who
contributes to them (#1002).
In the usethis.description option, you can now set
Authors@R = person() directly, without having to wrap in
additional layer of quotes. If setting this in your
.Rprofile, you’ll need to use utils::person()
since the utils package isn’t loaded until after your profile is
executed.
A new article Pull
request helpers demonstrates how to use the pr_*()
functions (@mine-cetinkaya-rundel,
#802).
pr_finish() checks that you don’t have any local
changes (#805), and can optionally finish any PR, not just the current
(#1040).
pr_pause() and pr_fetch() now
automatically pull to get latest changes (#959, #960) and refresh
RStudio’s git pane (#706).
pr_push() now works for a repository with no open
pull requests (@maurolepore, #990).
pr_pull() gives more information about which files
have merge conflicts and automatically opens conflicted files for
editing (#1056).
New rename_files() makes it easy to rename paired
R/ and test/ files (#784).
New ui_silence() makes it easier to selectively
silence some UI output.
New use_agpl3_license() (@pachamaltese, #870).
New use_data_table() to set up a package for
Import-ing data.table (@michaelchirico, #897).
use_latest_dependencies() replaces
use_tidy_version() as the new name better reflect its usage
(#771).
New use_lifecycle() helper to import the lifecycle
badges for functions and arguments in your package. Learn more at https://lifecycle.r-lib.org/.
use_release_issue() will include additional bullets
if your package includes release_bullets() function which
returns a character vector (and the package has been loaded with
load_all()) (#941).
When writing files, usethis now respects line endings. Default
line endings are taken from the .Rproj file (if available),
otherwise the DESCRIPTION, otherwise the first file found
in R/, then all else failing to your platform default
(#767). It should do a better job of preserving UTF-8 files on windows
(#969).
browse_github() now always goes to the canonical
GitHub site: https://github.com/user/repo. This is slightly
worse than the current behaviour but makes the function more consistent
across packages, and considerably simplifies the
implementation.
browse_circle() opens the project dashboard on
Circle CI.
create_download_url() is a new helper for making
“ZIP file download” URLs suitable for use with use_course()
and use_zip(), starting with the URLs that mere mortals can
usually get their hands on in a browser (@fmichonneau, #406).
create_package() no longer fails partway through if
you have a malformed usethis.description option
(#961).
create_package() will now create a package in a
symlink to a directory (#794).
create_package() and use_description()
gain a check_name argument to control whether to check for
package names invalid for CRAN (@noamross, #883).
edit_file() and use_test() gain an
open parameter that allows you to control whether or not
the function is opened for editing by the user (#817).
edit_rstudio_snippets() makes it more clear which
snippet types are allowed and that user’s snippets mask the built-in
snippets (@GegznaV,
#885).
git_sitrep() now reports project-specific user name
and email, if set (#837), and email(s) associated with your GitHub
account (@dragosmg,
#724).
ui_yeah() and ui_nope() allow you to
override the default “yes” and “no” strings and to opt-out of shuffling
(@rundel,
#796).
use_circleci() uses correct delimiters in template
(@jdblischak,
#835).
use_circleci_badge() is now exported (@pat-s, #920).
use_code_of_conduct() now generates an absolute link
to code of conduct on pkgdown website or original source to avoid R CMD
check issues (#772).
use_course() and use_zip() are now
equipped with some retry capability, to cope with intermittent failure
or the need for a longer connect timeout (#988).
use_data() automatically bumps R dependency to 2.10
(#962).
use_data_raw() template quotes the dataset name
correctly (#736, @mitchelloharawild).
use_description_defaults() now shows the default
fields combined with any options that you have set.
use_dev_package() now supports packages installed
from any remote type, not just GitHub (@antoine-sachet, #1071).
use_git() will now create initial commit if needed
(#852).
use_github_release() no longer fails if you have no
news bullets (#1048).
use_github_release() now tags the latest local
commit instead of the latest remote commit on the default branch (@davidchall,
#1029).
use_gpl3_license() now completes the license by
providing additional information in a file named LICENSE, just like
use_mit_license() and friends (@Cervangirard, #683).
use_logo() now generates the correct href if the
pkgdown url is set (@mitchelloharawild,
#986).
use_make() gains missing closing parenthesis (@ryapric, #804).
use_markdown_template() no longer uses an unexported
function in its default arguments (@fmichonneau, #761).
use_testthat() and use_test() now work
in projects, not just packages (#1017).
use_test() works on Windows when called without
arguments (#901).
use_tidy_issue_template() uses current github format
(@Maschette,
#756).
use_travis(), use_travis_badge(), and
browse_travis(), now default to ext = "com"
since travis-ci.com is now recommended it over travis-ci.org (@riccardoporreca,
#1038).
use_release_issue() reminds you to re-generate
README.md, if needed (#767).
use_r() and use_test() throw a clear
error if multiple names are provided (@strboul, #862).
use_rcpp() and use_c() now ensure
src/ contains at least one .cpp or
.c placeholder file, so that the package can be built
(@coatless,
#720).
usethis.destdir is a new option that is consulted
when deciding where to put a new folder created by
use_course() or create_from_github() (@malcolmbarrett,
#1015).
use_lifecycle() no longer adds the lifecycle package
to the DESCRIPTION file. With the new roxygen markdown syntax for
including badges, lifecycle has become a build-time dependency.
New Imports: cli, rematch2, rlang.
gh minimum version is bumped to v.1.1.0, due to changed behaviour around requests that return nothing.
clisymbols is removed from Imports.
This is a patch release with various small features and bug fixes.
%>% or the tidy eval toolkit in your
packageThe templates used by use_pipe() and
use_tidy_eval() use a more robust form of cross-reference
links, linking to files rather than topics. This should silence some
warnings seen on Windows at install time (#730, #731 @jmgirard).
use_pipe() gains a logical export
argument, so it can do the setup necessary to use the pipe operator when
it is re-exported (export = TRUE, which is the default and
preserves the previous behaviour) and when it is not
(export = FALSE) (#783).
use_github() removes newline \n
characters from the description that can cause the initial push to fail
(#493, @muschellij2).
git_sitrep() gives better feedback if we can’t
validate the GitHub PAT (#725, @ijlyttle).
create_from_github() sets remote tracking branch of
master to upstream/master, when it creates
(and clones) a fork (#792).
pr_pause() can switch back to master even if there
is no remote tracking branch (#715, @cderv).
use_tidy_ci() is updated for R 3.6, meaning that R
3.2 is the oldest version of R supported through proactive
testing.
use_make() and use_jenkins() add a
Makefile and Jenkinsfile, respectively (#501, @ryapric).
use_circleci() creates a
.circleci/config.yaml config file for CircleCI (#703, @jdblischak).
use_zip() is a new variant of
use_course() that downloads and unpacks a ZIP file, with
less pedantic behaviour re: the destination directory. Both functions
now also work for ZIP files with MIME type
"application/x-zip-compressed" (#573).
use_version() can detect
"(development version)" in a NEWS header and update it with
an actual version (#768, @DavisVaughan).
R 3.1 is no longer explicitly supported or tested. Our general practice is to support the current release (3.6, at time of writing), devel, and the 4 previous versions of R (3.5, 3.4, 3.3, 3.2).
fs minimum version is stated to be v1.3.0.
glue minimum version is stated to be v1.3.0.
usethis gains several functions to inspect and manipulate the Git situation for the current project = repository. We also provide more control and visibility into git2r’s workings, especially around credentials (usethis uses git2r for all Git operations).
git_sitrep() lets you know what’s up with your Git,
git2r and GitHub config (#328).
git_vaccinate() vaccinates your global
(i.e. user-level) git ignore file. It adds standard entries for R users,
such as .Rhistory and .Rdata. This decreases
the chance that you commit and push files containing confidential
information (#469).
git_remotes() and use_git_remote() are
new helpers to inspect or modify Git remote URLs for the repo associated
with the active project (#649).
git_protocol() + use_git_protocol() and
git_credentials() + use_git_credentials() are
new helpers to summon or set Git transport protocol (SSH or HTTPS) or
git2r credentials, respectively. These functions are primarily for
internal use. Most users can rely on default behaviour. Use these
helpers to intervene if git2r isn’t discovering the right credentials
(#653). usethis honors the usethis.protocol option, which
allows you to express a general preference for SSH vs. HTTPS.
Other improvements and bug fixes:
use_github() tries harder but also fails earlier,
with more informative messages, making it less likely to leave the repo
partially configured (#221).
use_github() and create_from_github()
gain a protocol argument (#494, @cderv).
create_from_github() pulls from upstream master in a
fork (#695, @ijlyttle).
use_release_issue() creates a GitHub issue
containing a release checklist, reflecting the standard practices of the
tidyverse team (#338).
use_github_release() creates a draft GitHub release
using the entries in NEWS.md (#137).
use_gitlab_ci() creates a
gitlab-ci.yaml config file for GitLab CI (#565, @overmar).
use_git_config() now invisibly returns the previous
values of the settings.
use_github_labels() has been rewritten be more
flexible. You can now supply a repo name, and descriptions,
and you can set colours/descriptions independently of creating labels.
You can also rename existing labels (#290).
We’ve added experimental functions to work with GitHub pull requests. They are aimed at both a maintainer (who may make, review, and modify pull requests) and a contributor (who may make or explore pull requests).
git_sitrep() includes a section at the end aimed at
describing “pull request readiness”. Expect that to develop and
expand.
pr_init(), pr_fetch(),
pr_push(), pr_pull(),
pr_finish(), and pr_view() constitute the new
family of helpers. They are designed to be smart about the significance
of remotes with the standard names of origin and
upstream and to facilitate both internal and external pull
requests.
usethis gains tooling to manage part of a file. This is currently used for managing badges in your README and roxygen import tags:
use_badge() and friends now automatically add badges
if your README contains a specially formatted badge block (#497):
<-- badge:start -->
<-- badge:end -->use_tibble() and use_rcpp()
automatically add roxygen tags to to {package}-package.R if
it contains a specially formatted namespace block (#517):
## usethis namespace: start
## usethis namespace: end
NULLUnfortunately this means that use_rcpp() no longer
supports non-roxygen2 workflows, but I suspect the set of people who use
usethis and Rcpp but not roxygen2 is very small.
New proj_activate() lets you activate a project,
either opening a new RStudio session (if you use RStudio) or changing
the working directory (#511).
proj_get() and proj_set() no longer
have a quiet argument. The user-facing message about
setting a project is now under the same control as other messages,
i.e. getOption("usethis.quiet", default = FALSE)
(#441).
A new set of ui_*() functions makes it possible to
give your own code the same user interface as usethis (#308). All use
the glue and crayon and packages to power easy interpolation and
formatting. There are four families of functions:
ui_line(), ui_done(),
ui_todo(), ui_oops(),
ui_info().ui_stop(), ui_warn().ui_yeah(), ui_nope().ui_field(), ui_value(),
ui_path(), ui_code().with_project() and local_project() are
new withr-style functions to temporarily set an active usethis project.
They make usethis functions easier to use in an ad hoc fashion
or from another package (#441).
These standards are (aspirationally) used by all tidyverse packages; you are welcome to use them if you find them helpful.
Call use_tidy_labels() to update GitHub labels.
Colours are less saturated, docs is now documentation, we use some
emoji, and performance is no longer automatically added to all repos
(#519). Repo specific issues should be given colour #eeeeee
and have an emoji.
Call use_logo() to update the package logo to the
latest specifications: man/figure/logo.png should be 240 x
278, and README should contain
<img src="man/figures/logo.png" align="right" height="139" />.
This gives a nicer display on retina displays. The logo is also linked
to the pkgdown site if available (#536).
When creating a new package, use
create_tidy_package() to start with a package following the
tidyverse standards (#461).
NEWS.md for the development version should use
“(development version)” rather than the specific version
(#440).
pkgdown sites should now be built by travis and deployed
automatically to GitHub pages. use_pkgdown_travis() will
help you set that up.
When starting the release process, call
use_release_issue() to create a release checklist issue
(#338).
Prior to CRAN submission call
use_tidy_release_test_env() to update the test environment
section in cran-comments() (#496).
After acceptance, try use_github_release() to
automatically create a release. It’s created as a draft so you have a
chance to look over before publishing.
use_vignette() includes the a standard
initialisation chunk with
knitr::opts_chunk$set(comment = "#>", collapse = TRUE)
which should be used for all Rmds.
use_devtools() (#624), use_conflicted()
(#362), and use_reprex() (#465) help add useful packages to
your .Rprofile.
use_partial_warnings() helps the user add a standard
warning block to .Rprofile (#64).
edit_r_buildignore() opens
.Rbuildignore for manual editing (#462, @bfgray3).
use_lgpl_license() automates set up of the LGL
license (#448, @krlmlr).
use_ccby_license() adds a CCBY 4.0 license (#547,
@njtierney).
use_rcpp_armadillo() and
use_rcpp_eigen() set up a package to use RcppArmadillo or
RcppEigen, respectively (#421, @coatless, @duckmayr).
use_c("foo") sets up src/ and creates
src/foo.c (#117).
use_covr_ignore() makes it easy to ignore files in
test coverage (#434).
use_pkgdown_travis() helps you set up pkgdown for
automatic build-and-deploy from Travis-CI to GitHub Pages
(#524).
use_addin() does setup for RStudio addins (#353,
@haozhu233).
use_tutorial() creates a new interactive R Markdown
tutorial, as implemented by the learnr
package (@angela-li, #645).
use_article() creates articles, vignettes that are
automatically added to .Rbuildignore. These appear on
pkgdown sites, but are not included with the package itself
(#281).
use_citation() creates a basic CITATION
template and puts it in the right place (#100).
write_union() appends the novel lines,
but does not remove duplicates from existing lines (#583, @khailper).
use_rcpp("foo") now creates src/foo.cpp
(#117).
use_data() gains a version argument and
defaults to serialization format version 2 (#675).
use_data_raw() accepts a name for the to-be-prepared
dataset and opens a templated R script (#646).
browse_github() now falls back to CRAN organisation
(with a warning) if package doesn’t have its own GitHub repo
(#186).
create_*() restore the active project if they error
part way through, and use proj_activate() (#453,
#511).
edit_r_profile() and edit_r_environ()
now respect environment variables R_PROFILE_USER and
R_ENVIRON_USER, respectively (#480).
use_description() once again prints the generated
description (#287).
use_description_field() is no longer sensitive to
whitespace, which allows use_vignette() to work even if the
VignetteBuilder field is spread over multiple lines
(#439).
use_logo() can override existing logo if user gives
permission (#454). It also produces retina appropriate logos by default,
and matches the aspect ratio to the http://hexb.in/sticker.html specification
(#499).
use_news_md() will optionally commit.
use_package() gains a min_version
argument to specify a minimum version requirement (#498). Set to
TRUE to use the currently installed version (#386). This is
used by use_tidy_eval() in order to require version 0.1.2
or greater of rlang (#484).
use_pkgdown() is now configurable with site options
(@jayhesselberth, #467), and no longer
creates the docs/ directory (#495).
use_test() no longer forces the filename to be
lowercase (#613, @stufield).
use_test() will not include a context()
in the generated file if used with testthat 2.1.0 and above (the future
release of testthat) (#325).
use_tidy_description() sets the
Encoding field in DESCRIPTION (#502, @krlmlr).
use_tidy_eval() re-exports := (#595,
@jonthegeek).
use_tidy_versions() has source argument so that you
can choose to use local or CRAN versions (#309).
use_travis() gains an ext argument,
defaulting to "org". Use ext = "com" for
https://travis-ci.com (@cderv, #500).
use_version() asks before committing.
use_vignette() now has a title argument
which is used in YAML header (in the two places where it is needed). The
vignettes also lose the default author and date fields (@rorynolan, #445), and
the R Markdown starter material. They gain a standard setup
chunk.
use_version("dev") now creates a standard
“(development version)” heading in NEWS.md (#440).
use_vignette() now checks if the vignette name is
valid (starts with letter and consists of letters, numbers, hyphen, and
underscore) and throws an error if not (@akgold, #555).
restart_rstudio() now returns FALSE in
RStudio if no project is open, fixing an issue that caused errors in
helpers that suggest restarting RStudio (@gadenbuie, #571).
withr moves from Suggests to Imports.
purrr and yaml are new in Imports.
All usethis file system operations now use the fs package (#177). This should not change how usethis functions, but users may notice these features of fs-mediated paths:
/ is the path separator and
there are never multiple or trailing /.C:\Users\username (typical of Unix-oriented tools, like Git
and ssh; also matches Python), as opposed to
C:\Users\username\Documents (R’s default on Windows). Read
more in fs::path_expand().These changes make it easier for others to extend usethis, i.e. to create workflow packages specific to their organization, or to use usethis in other packages.
proj_path() is newly exported. Use it to build paths
within the active project. Like proj_get() and
proj_set(), it is not aimed at end users, but rather for
use in extension packages. End users should use rprojroot or its simpler
companion, here, to
programmatically detect a project and build paths within it (#415,
#425).
edit_file(), write_over(), and
write_union() are newly exported helpers. They are mostly
for internal use, but can also be useful in packages that extend or
customize usethis (#344, #366, #389).use_template() no longer errors when a user chooses
not to overwrite an existing file and simply exits with confirmation
that the file is unchanged (#348, #350, @boshek).
getOption("usethis.quiet", default = FALSE) is
consulted when printing user-facing messages. Set this option to
TRUE to suppress output, e.g., to use usethis functions
quietly in another package. For example, use
withr::local_options(list(usethis.quiet = TRUE)) in the
calling function (#416, #424).
proj_sitrep() reports current working directory, the
active usethis project, and the active RStudio Project. Call this
function if things seem weird and you’re not sure what’s wrong or how to
fix it. Designed for interactive use and debugging, not for programmatic
use (#426).
use_tibble() does minimum setup necessary for a
package that returns or exports a tibble. For example, this guarantees a
tibble will print as a tibble (#324 @martinjhnhadley).
use_logo() resizes and adds a logo to a package
(#358, @jimhester).
use_spell_check() adds a whitelist of words and a
unit test to spell check package documentation during
R CMD check (#285 @jeroen).
usethis has a new logo! (#429)
use_course() reports progress during download (#276,
#380).
use_git() only makes an initial commit of all files
if user gives explicit consent (#378).
create_from_github(): the repo argument
is renamed to repo_spec, since it takes input of the form
“OWNER/REPO” (#376).
use_depsy_badge() is deprecated. The Depsy project
has officially concluded and is no longer being maintained
(#354).
use_github() fails earlier, with a more informative
message, in the absence of a GitHub personal access token (PAT). Also
looks for the PAT more proactively in the usual environment variables
(i.e., GITHUB_PAT, GITHUB_TOKEN) (#320, #340, @cderv).
The logic for setting DESCRIPTION fields in
create_package() and use_description() got a
Spring Cleaning. Fields directly specified by the user take precedence,
then the named list in getOption("usethis.description") is
consulted, and finally defaults built into usethis.
use_description_defaults() is a new function that reveals
fields found in options and built into usethis. Options specific to one
DESCRIPTION field, e.g. devtools.desc.license, are no
longer supported. Instead, use a single named list for all fields,
preferably stored in an option named "usethis.description"
(however,"devtools.desc" is still consulted for backwards
compatibility). (#159, #233, #367)
New Imports: fs, glue, utils
No longer in Imports: backports, httr, rematch2, rmarkdown (moved to Suggests), styler (moved to Suggests)
usethis has a website: https://usethis.r-lib.org (#217). It includes an article with advice on system setup, for usethis and for R development more generally.
edit_*() functions now return the target path,
invisibly (#255).
edit_git_ignore(scope = "user") prefers
~/.gitignore, but detects an existing
~/.gitignore_global, if it exists. If a new global
gitignore file is created, it is created as ~/.gitignore
and recorded in user’s git config as the core.excludesfile
(#255).
create_from_github() gains several arguments and new
functionality. The protocol argument lets user convey
whether remote URLs should be ssh or https. In the case of “fork and
clone”, the original repo is added as upstream remote. It
is now possible – although rarely necessary – to directly specify the
GitHub PAT, credentials (in git2r form), and GitHub host (#214, #214,
#253).
use_github_labels() can create or update the colour
of arbitrary GitHub issue labels, defaulting to a set of labels and
colours used by the tidyverse packages, which are now exposed via
tidy_labels(). That set now includes the labels “good first
issue” and “help wanted” (#168, #249).
appveyor_info() no longer reverses the repo’s URL
and image link. Corrects the markdown produced by
use_appveyor_badge() (#240, @llrs).
use_cran_badge() uses an HTTPS URL for the CRAN
badge image (#235, @jdblischak).
create_package() and create_project()
return a normalized path, even if target directory does not pre-exist
(#227, #228).
use_git_config() can set user’s Git name or email,
globally or locally in a project/repo (#267).
browse_github_pat() goes to the webpage where a
GitHub user can create a personal access token (PAT) for the GitHub API.
If the user configures a PAT, they can use functions like
create_from_github() and use_github() to
easily create and connect GitHub repos to local projects. (#248, #257,
@jeroen, via @jennybc).
use_version() increments the version of the active
package, including an interactive chooser.
use_dev_version() is now a special case wrapper around
this. (#188, #223, @EmilHvitfeldt).
use_tidy_github() creates a standard set of files
that make a GitHub repository more navigable for users and contributors:
an issue template, contributing guidelines, support documentation, and a
code of conduct. All are now placed in a .github/
subdirectory (#165, @batpigandme).
use_bioc_badge creates a Bioconductor badge that
links to the build report (#271, @LiNk-NY).
use_binder_badge() creates a badge indicating the
repository can be launched in an executable environment via Binder (#242, @uribo).
use_course() downloads a folder’s worth of materials
from a ZIP file, with deliberate choices around the default folder name
and location. Developed for use at the start of a workshop. Helps
participants obtain materials from, e.g., a DropBox folder or GitHub
repo (#196).
use_blank_slate() provides a way to opt in to an
RStudio workflow where the user’s workspace is neither saved nor
reloaded between R sessions. Automated for
scope = "project". Provides UI instructions for
scope = "user", for now (#139).
use_tidy_style() styles an entire project according
to https://style.tidyverse.org (#72, #197 @lorenzwalthert).
GitHub conventions common to tidyverse packages are enacted by
use_tidy_contributing(),
use_tidy_issue_template(), and
use_tidy_support() (@batpigandme, #143, #166).
Other changes
New projects that don’t exhibit other obvious criteria for being
a “project” will include a sentinel, empty file named
.here, so they can be recognized as a project.
Project launching and switching works on RStudio server (#115, #129).
use_template() is newly exported, so that other
packages can provide templating functions using this framework (@ijlyttle #120).
use_readme_rmd() and use_readme_md()
work, in a similar fashion, for projects that are and are not a package
(#131, #135).
use_readme_rmd() once again creates a pre-commit git
hook, to help keep README.Rmd and README.md in
sync (@PeteHaitch
#41).
Substantial increase in unit test coverage.
browse_github(),
browse_github_issues(), browse_github_pulls(),
browse_cran() and browse_travis() open useful
websites related to the current project or a named package. (#96,
#103).
create_from_github() creates a project from an
existing GitHub repository, forking if needed (#109).
use_cc0_license() applies a CC0 license,
particularly appropriate for data packages (#94)
use_lifecycle_badge() creates a badge describing
current stage in project lifecycle (#48).
use_pkgdown() creates the basics needed for a pkgdown website
(#88).
use_r("foo") creates and edit R/foo.R
file. If you have a test file open, use_r() will open the
corresponding .R file (#105).
use_tidy_versions() sets minimum version requirement
for all dependencies.
use_dev_version() now correctly updates the
Version field in a package description file. (@tjmahr, #104)
use_revdep() now also git-ignores the SQLite
database (#107).
use_tidy_eval() has been tweaked to reflect current
guidance (#106)
This is a new package that extracts out many functions that previously lived in devtools, as well as providing more building blocks so you can create your own helpers. As well as the many new helpers listed below, there are three main improvements to the package:
usethis is gradually evolving towards supporting more general R
“projects”, not just packages. This is still a work in progress, so
please let me know if you use a function that you think should work with
projects but doesn’t. You can also try out the new
create_project() which creates a basic RStudio project.
The concept of the working directory and the “base path” have been
refined. Rather than using an argument to specify the active project,
all use_ functions now use a global active project setting,
as returned by proj_get(). This is cached throughout a
session, although it will be updated by create_package()
and create_project(). You’ll now get an clear error if you
attempt to use_something() outside of a project, and
create_something() will warn if you’re trying to create
inside an existing project.
The output from all usethis commands has been reviewed to be informative but not overwhelming. usethis takes advantage of colour (using crayon and RStudio 1.1) to help chunk the output and clearly differentiate what you need to do vs. what has been done for you.
use_apl2_license() if you want to use the Apache 2.0
license.
use_depsy_badge() allows including a Depsy badge
(@gvegayon,
#68).
use_dev_package() works like
use_package() but also adds the repo to the
Remotes field (#32).
use_github_labels() will automatically set up a
standard set of labels, optionally removing the default labels
(#1).
use_pipe() creates a template to use magrittr’s
%>% in your package (#15).
use_tidy_ci() which sets up travis and codecov using
the tidyverse conventions (#14)
use_tidy_description() puts description fields in a
standard order and alphabetises dependencies.
use_tidy_eval() imports and re-exports the recommend
set of tidy eval helpers if your package uses tidy eval (#46).
use_usethis() opens your .Rprofile and
gives you the code to copy and paste in.
A new class of functions make it easy to edit common config files:
edit_r_profile_user() opens .Rprofileedit_r_environ_user() opens .Renvironedit_r_makevars_user() opens
.R/Makevarsedit_git_config_user() opens
.gitconfigedit_git_ignore_user() opens
.gitignoreedit_rstudio_snippets(type) opens
~/R/snippets/{type}.snippetsuse_coverage("codecov") now sets a default threshold
of 1% to try and reduce false positives (#8).
use_description() now sets
ByteCompile: true so you can benefit from the byte compiler
(#29)
The license functions (use_mit_license(),
use_apl2_license(), and use_gpl3_license())
save a copy of the standard license text in LICENSE.md,
which is then added to .Rbuildignore. This allows you to
follow standard licensing best practices while adhering to CRANs
requirements (#10).
use_package_doc() uses more a modern roxygen2
template that requires less duplication.
use_test() will use the name of the currently open
file in RStudio if you don’t supply an explicit name (#89).
use_readme_rmd() now puts images in
man/figures/ and no longer adds to
.Rbuildgnore. This ensures that the rendered
README.md will also work on CRAN (#16, #19). The first
chunk now uses include = FALSE and is named setup
(#19).
use_revdep() creates structure for use with
revdepcheck package, the preferred way to run revdepchecks.
(#33)
New use_badge() for adding any badge to a README.
Now only prints a todo message if the badge does not already
exist.
use_directory() is now exported (#27).
Functions which require code to be copied now automatically put the code on the clipboard if it is available (#52).
create_package() no longer creates a dependency on
the current version of
use_build_ignore() now strips trailing
/
use_git() will restart RStudio if needed (and
possible) (#42).
use_github() now has an organisation parameter so
you can create repos in organisations (#4).
use_template() and use_test() now
convert title to a slug that only contains lowercase letters, numbers,
and -.
use_vignette() now adds *.html and
*.R to your .gitgnore so you don’t
accidentally add in compiled vignette products (#35).
use_travis_badge() and
use_appveyor_badge() are now exported functions, so they
can be used even if ci was separately set up (#765, @smwindecker).