browse-this {usethis}

Visit important project-related web pages

Description

These functions take you to various web pages associated with a project (often, an R package) and return the target URL(s) invisibly. To form these URLs we consult:

• Git remotes configured for the active project that appear to be hosted on a GitHub deployment

• DESCRIPTION file for the active project or the specified package. The DESCRIPTION file is sought first in the local package library and then on CRAN.

• Fixed templates:

  • Circle CI: ⁠https://circleci.com/gh/{OWNER}/{PACKAGE}⁠

  • CRAN landing page: ⁠https://cran.r-project.org/package={PACKAGE}⁠

  • GitHub mirror of a CRAN package: ⁠https://github.com/cran/{PACKAGE}⁠ Templated URLs aren't checked for existence, so there is no guarantee there will be content at the destination.

Usage

browse_package(package = NULL)

browse_project()

browse_github(package = NULL)

browse_github_issues(package = NULL, number = NULL)

browse_github_pulls(package = NULL, number = NULL)

browse_github_actions(package = NULL)

browse_circleci(package = NULL)

browse_cran(package = NULL)

Arguments

package

Name of package. If NULL, the active project is targeted, regardless of whether it's an R package or not.

number

Optional, to specify an individual GitHub issue or pull request. Can be a number or "new".

Details

• browse_package(): Assembles a list of URLs and lets user choose one to visit in a web browser. In a non-interactive session, returns all discovered URLs.

• browse_project(): Thin wrapper around browse_package() that always targets the active usethis project.

• browse_github(): Visits a GitHub repository associated with the project. In the case of a fork, you might be asked to specify if you're interested in the source repo or your fork.

• browse_github_issues(): Visits the GitHub Issues index or one specific issue.

• browse_github_pulls(): Visits the GitHub Pull Request index or one specific pull request.

• browse_circleci(): Visits the project's page on Circle CI.

• browse_cran(): Visits the package on CRAN, via the canonical URL.

Examples

# works on the active project
# browse_project()

browse_package("httr")
browse_github("gh")
browse_github_issues("fs")
browse_github_issues("fs", 1)
browse_github_pulls("curl")
browse_github_pulls("curl", 183)
browse_cran("MASS")