The rstantools package provides tools for developing R packages interfacing with Stan. The package vignettes provide guidelines and recommendations for developers as well as a demonstration of creating a working R package with a pre-compiled Stan program.
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Guidelines for developers of R Packages interfacing with Stan
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Step by step guide for creating a package that depends on RStan
- mc-stan.org/rstantools (online documentation, vignettes)
- Ask a question (Stan Forums on Discourse)
- Open an issue (GitHub issues for bug reports, feature requests)
- Install from CRAN:
install.packages("rstantools")- Install latest development version from GitHub:
# install.packages("remotes")
remotes::install_github("stan-dev/rstantools")This installation from GitHub will not build the vignettes, but we recommend viewing them online at mc-stan.org/rstantools/articles.