R package generator

This generator scaffolds the files for your new R project. The resulting file structure looks like this:

{packagename}
|
├── DESCRIPTION
├── NAMESPACE
├── NEWS.md
├── R
│   ├── pending.R
│   └── {packagename}-package.R
├── README.md
├── man
│   └── {packagename}.Rd
└── tests
    ├── test-all.R
    └── testthat
        └── test-pending.R

Included out of the box

• Easy installation/distribution using devtools::install()
• Documentation with roxygen2
• Tests using testthat
• .travis.yml config for Travis-CI
• Coveralls integration with covr

Requires the following to be installed:

• Obviously, R
• npm
• devtools, roxygen2, testthat R packages (not required, but would make your life easier)

Installation on mac:

# install dependencies
brew install npm # apt-get install npm on ubuntu
sudo npm install -g yo generator-newpackage

# start using
cd package/directory
yo newpackage
# or
yo newpackage packageName