07. Contribute to Golem

Golem is an open-source project, and we welcome contributions of all kinds.

Contributing to Golem

Development of {golem} happens on GitHub. You can contribute to the package in several ways:

  • Reporting issues: If you find a bug, please file a minimal reproducible example on GitHub with a clear description of the issue.

  • Contributing code: If you want to contribute code, please open a pull request on GitHub.

  • Documentation: If you find a typo or error in the documentation, please open a pull request on GitHub.

  • Ideas: If you have an idea for a new feature, please open an issue on GitHub to discuss it.

Any contribution is welcome!

Note for the contributors

If you want to contribute to the package, please note that the package is structured as follows:

  • The main functions are in the R/ folder.

  • The tests are in the tests/ folder.

  • The documentation is in the man/ folder.

  • The vignettes are in the vignettes/ folder.

  • The Golem template app is in the inst/shinyexample/ folder.

Code style

Golem is formatted with air. Please make sure to format your code with air before contributing to the package.

To format the whole package from the command line, run:

air format .

air integrates with RStudio and VSCode; see the air editor setup documentation to enable format-on-save in your editor.

The repository also ships a pre-commit hook that runs air format automatically (see .pre-commit-config.yaml).

Actual state of the package

The package is in active development. The actual state of the check for master is available on GitHub Actions.

Please make sure that your contribution does not break the package. You can run the checks locally by running the following code:

devtools::check()

Code of Conduct

Please note that this project is released with a Contributor Code of Conduct. By participating in this project you agree to abide by its terms.