README.md

In tinypkgr: Minimal R Package Development Utilities

tinypkgr

Minimal R package development utilities - base R + curl.

What it does

tinypkgr provides lightweight wrappers around R CMD INSTALL, R CMD check, and CRAN submission utilities.

Installation

remotes::install_github("cornball-ai/tinypkgr")

Usage

For creating a new package skeleton, use pkgKitten:

pkgKitten::kitten("mypkg")

Development

library(tinypkgr)

# Source all R files for interactive development
load_all()

# Install package
install()

# Reinstall and reload
reload()

# Run R CMD check
check()

CRAN Release

# Build tarball
build()

# Test on Windows
check_win_devel()

# Submit to CRAN
submit_cran()

Functions

| Function | Purpose | |----------|---------| | use_version() | Bump DESCRIPTION version + NEWS.md header | | use_github_action() | Write .github/workflows/ci.yaml (r-ci) | | install() | R CMD INSTALL wrapper | | load_all() | Source R/ files for dev | | reload() | Reinstall and reload | | check() | R CMD check wrapper | | build() | R CMD build wrapper | | maintainer() | Extract maintainer from DESCRIPTION | | check_win_devel() | Upload to win-builder | | submit_cran() | Submit to CRAN |

Philosophy

Follows tinyverse principles. Only dependency is curl (for CRAN/win-builder uploads).

License

GPL-3

tinypkgr documentation built on April 22, 2026, 9:07 a.m.