simpleSetup
Simple Functions for Setting Up An R Source Code File For Use on Multiple
Machines
When working across multiple machines and, similarly for reproducible research, it can be time consuming to ensure that you have all of the needed packages installed and loaded and that the correct working directory is set. simpleSetup provides simple functions for making these tasks more straightforward.
Currently it has two functions:
library_install
for loading packages used in a script and installing ones
that are missing.
set_valid_wd
search for and set a valid working directory from a list of possible
directories.
Setup example
library(simpleSetup)
# Load packages, install if needed
packages <- c('networkD3', 'coreSim')
library_install(packages)
# Set valid working directory
possible_wd <- c('/examples/directory1', '/anotherExample/directory2')
set_valid_wd(possible_wd)
The hitch is that users will have to install the setupPkg, but this is one quick installation, as the package has no dependencies.