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suggests: Declare when Suggested Packages are Needed

Description

By adding dependencies to the "Suggests" field of a package's DESCRIPTION file, and then declaring that they are needed within any dependent functionality, you can often significantly reduce the number of "hard" dependencies (i.e. Depends/Imports) required by your package.

suggests aims to make that workflow as minimal and painless as possible, primarily via the need() function, which provides a lightweight, simple, speedy way to prompt your users to install missing suggested packages.

Author(s)

Maintainer: Owen Jones [e-mail] (ORCID)

See Also

Useful links:

• https://github.com/owenjonesuob/suggests

• Report bugs at https://github.com/owenjonesuob/suggests/issues

suggests documentation built on Aug. 8, 2023, 5:13 p.m.