How to use {fusen}

Create a new directory / new project with
- RStudio template: File > New Project > New directory > Package using {fusen}
- Choose the template teaching to start
- Or command line: create_fusen("path/to/new/project", template = "teaching")
Open the “dev/flat_teaching” Rmd to start setting up the package
Run the content of the first development chunk with library(testthat) inside
Modify and run the content of the chunk named description asking to describe your package and license it
- For the first time, you can let the code as is, this is already the content for a working package
Follow the "dev/flat_teaching.Rmd" template to write your documentation and build your functions and test your examples.
- Chunk named function gets the code of a function
- Chunk named example gets the code for examples of using the function. This will be used for function @examples and will be kept for the vignette
- Chunk named tests gets the code for unit testing
- Chunk named development gets the code for development purposes, usually only used once like {usethis} functions
Inflate the flat template to transform it as an inflated package with functions, unit tests and the current Rmd template transformed as a vignette. And check.
Build your {pkgdown} site to verify everything is at the right place

Create multiple "flat_xxx.Rmd" files with fusen::add_flat_template(template = "add") if needed

Limitations

One title / one chunk is for one function
examples and tests chunks need to be placed after the associated function chunk
You can add sub-functions in the function chunk to store them in the same R file, but they won’t have @examples. Only the first function of the chunk will be able to get examples.
As for any Rmarkdown file, chunk names need to be unique. Thus, you better use examples-myfunction, examples-myotherfunction, …
Do not forget to regularly clear your Workspace to avoid functions hidden by global environment

Short names

Chunk short names are possible:
- function can be named fun- or fun_ or fun-my_function_name
- example can be named ex- or ex_ or ex-my_function_name
- tests can be named test- or test-my_function_name
- development can be named dev- or dev_ or dev-my_function_name
Short “flat” templates names are possible thanks to fuzzy match like add_flat_template("add") for template additionnal

Use `\dontrun{}`

You can use \dontrun{} in an example chunk as follows:

#' \dontrun{
an_example <- 1 + 1
an_example
#' }

#' OR

#' \dontrun{
#' an_example <- 1 + 1
#' an_example
#' }

Add a new flat_template.Rmd template in “dev” directory

# Create a new project
dummypackage <- tempfile("dummypackage")
dir.create(dummypackage)

# Add an additional dev template
add_flat_template(template = "add", pkg = dummypackage)
#> Created file .here in /tmp/Rtmpd2mC35/dummypackage12c4052de29bcf . Please start a new R session in the new project directory.
#> [1] "/tmp/Rtmpd2mC35/dummypackage12c4052de29bcf/dev/flat_additional.Rmd"

# Delete dummy package
unlink(dummypackage, recursive = TRUE)

Fill your package Description

# Create a new project
dummypackage <- tempfile("dummypackage")
dir.create(dummypackage)

fill_description(
  pkg = dummypackage,
  fields = list(
    Title = "Build A Package From Rmarkdown file",
    Description = paste("Use Rmarkdown First method to build your package.", 
                        "Start your package with documentation.", 
                        "Everything can be set from a Rmarkdown file in your project."),
    `Authors@R` = c(
      person("Sebastien", "Rochette", email = "sebastien@thinkr.fr", 
             role = c("aut", "cre"), comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0002-1565-9313")),
      person(given = "ThinkR", role = "cph")
    )
  )
)
#> ! Title was modified to 'Title Case'.
#> [1] "/tmp/Rtmpd2mC35/dummypackage12c405124f25fb/DESCRIPTION"

# Delete dummy package
unlink(dummypackage, recursive = TRUE)

There can be development actions

These are only included in the flat template file, their content will not be part of the package anywhere else.

Name the following chunk with {r development-1, eval=FALSE}

# Run but keep eval=FALSE to avoid infinite loop

usethis::use_mit_license("Sébastien Rochette")

# Execute in the console directly

fusen::inflate(flat_file = "dev/dev_history.Rmd")

Inflate your package from dev Rmd template

You’re one inflate from flat paper to box. Build your package from the flat Rmd template using the inflate() command below.

After that, you can:

Verify your "DESCRIPTION" file has been updated
Verify your function is in "R/" directory
Verify your test is in "tests/testthat/" directory
Verify this Rmd appears in "vignettes/" directory
Build your documentation using pkgdown::build() for vignette and examples checks

This code creates a package in a temporary directory. You will most probably be inside your project when ready to inflate, hence there will be no need to specify the directory of the package. This code is here as a reproducible example for you to test.

# Create a new project
dummypackage <- tempfile("dummypackage")
dir.create(dummypackage)

# {fusen} steps
fill_description(pkg = dummypackage, fields = list(Title = "Dummy Package"))
dev_file <- add_flat_template(template = "teaching",
                              pkg = dummypackage, overwrite = TRUE)
inflate(
  pkg = dummypackage, 
  flat_file = dev_file, 
  vignette_name = "Exploration of my Data",
  check = FALSE
)

# Explore directory of the package
browseURL(dummypackage)

# Delete dummy package
unlink(dummypackage, recursive = TRUE)

Create a new package from command line directly, using a pre-defined template

Build a package from Rmd template in a temporary directory
- This is for testing purposes

# Create a new project
dummypackage <- tempfile(pattern = "dummy")

# {fusen} steps
dev_file <- create_fusen(dummypackage, template = "teaching", open = FALSE)
# Description
fusen::fill_description(pkg = dummypackage, fields = list(Title = "Dummy Package"))

# From inside the package
usethis::with_project(dummypackage, {
  # Define License with use_*_license()
  usethis::use_mit_license("Sébastien Rochette")
  
  # You may need to execute inflate() in the console directly
  fusen::inflate(pkg = dummypackage, 
                 flat_file = dev_file,
                 vignette_name = "Get started")
})

How to use fusen