manifest_from_description: Generate a TOML manifest from a DESCRIPTION file

In manifesto: Create Project Manifest Files

Generate a TOML manifest from a DESCRIPTION file

Description

Parses fields from a DESCRIPTION file and generates a corresponding TOML manifest with ⁠[project]⁠, ⁠[environment]⁠, and dependency groups.

Usage

manifest_from_description(
  description = "DESCRIPTION",
  path,
  include_empty_groups = FALSE
)

Arguments

description	Path to the DESCRIPTION file.
path	Optional output file path. Defaults to a temporary .toml file.
include_empty_groups	Whether to include empty dependency sections.

Details

By default, both Depends and Imports are mapped to ⁠[dependencies]⁠. Suggests, LinkingTo, and Enhances are mapped to their own optional groups.

Value

Path to the generated TOML file (invisibly).

Examples

path <- manifest_from_description(system.file(package = 'cli', 'DESCRIPTION'))

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