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Environment variables, found via Sys.getenv() rather than getOption(), are often used for storing secrets (like GITHUB_PAT for the gh package) or the path to secrets on disk (like TWITTER_PAT for rtweet), or not secrets (e.g. the browser to use for chromote).
Persistent Config and Data for R Packages - R-Hub Blog
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Even when having to write some things by hand like inventing new tests, usethis provides useful functions to help (e.g., create test files with usethis::use\_test\(\)).
Workflow automation tools for package developers
Maëlle Salmon
* covr::package\_coverage\(\) calculates test coverage for your package. Having a good coverage also means R CMD check is more informative, since it means it’s testing your code. 😉 covr::package\_coverage\(\) can also provide you with the code coverage of the vignettes and examples!
Workflow automation tools for package developers
Maëlle Salmon
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