Generate a TOML manifest from a DESCRIPTION file — manifest_from

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.

Value

Path to the generated TOML file (invisibly).

Details

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

Examples

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