devtools is an R package designed to simplify R package development by providing functions for creating, building, testing, and installing packages from various sources (e.g., CRAN, GitHub). It integrates with usethis, roxygen2, testthat, and simplifies workflows for developers and contributors to the R ecosystem.
Features
- Create new packages and project scaffolding
- Install packages directly from GitHub, GitLab, and other sources
- Run checks, build, and load packages programmatically
- Integrates with testing (testthat), documentation (roxygen2), and version control
- Supports automated release workflows
- Included helper functions for common project tasks (e.g., use_testthat, use_ci)
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