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Motivation

R and its package repository are great. I could find almost all kinds of functions, various tricks and tips online. However, as I worked on R and R studio long enough. I happen to create custom functions which I find it convenient to use for my purpose. I slowly began to realize that I should share some of them with others in case they find it helpful.

For example, every now or then you require a package to run before you can use some R code you found online. Its typically starts with loading a library() or require(). For example

library("package_name")

If "package_name" is already install then you are good to go, however if it is not installed (which is the case sometimes), then you will get an error as following-

Error in library("package_name") : 
  there is no package called ‘package_name’

Then one needs install it manually either by using RStudio GUI or writing a command such as

install.packages("package_name")

I thought, wouldn't it be better that I write one command install("package_name") and it detects automatically whether the package is available or not. If it not available then goes ahead and downloads it automatically behind the scenes using install.packages(), else loads it using library() command. So created one such command install() for my personal use and many others such tiny tweaked functions and thought of sharing on the github.

Scripts

util_Global.R

This is the main scripts which hosts all the custom functions. A list of function and their usage are mentioned below.

util_Global_Archived.R

All the functions, which I no longer use, or found a way around are shifted here.

Snippets.txt

A file containing plain snippets. Copy these snippets, modify and add in your RStudio settings (Tools > Global Options > Code > Editing > Snippets > Edit Snippets button) for handy use. You can find more information about RStudio Snippets from here.

Getting started

Just download the util_Global.R file.

Source it locally and you are good to go.

Feedback

  • Please feel free to raise a issue on github if you are find a bug or suggest a feature.
  • If you come across any functions which surpasses any of the functions or then please let me know in the issues as well.