manifest_create: Create a minimal TOML manifest file

In manifesto: Create Project Manifest Files

Create a minimal TOML manifest file

Description

This creates a minimal TOML file with a ⁠[manifesto]⁠, ⁠[project]⁠, ⁠[environment]⁠, and empty ⁠[dependencies]⁠ section.

Usage

manifest_create(
  path,
  project_name = "Project",
  project_version = "0.0.1",
  manifesto_version = manifest_version(),
  r_version = "*",
  ...
)

Arguments

path	File path to write to. If missing, a temporary file will be used.
project_name	Optional project name. Defaults to Project.
project_version	Optional project version. Defaults to ⁠0.0.1⁠.
manifesto_version	Optional manifesto version. Defaults to the current package version.
r_version	Optional R version settings. Defaults to '*'.
...	Additional named arguments to add to the manifest. These will be added to the top-level of the TOML file.

Value

Invisibly returns the written path.

Examples

path <- manifest_create(
  dependencies = list(dplyr = '>= 1.0.0'),
  'suggests-dependencies' = list(testthat = '>= 3.0.0')
)

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