Upkeep for applicable (2026)

[marlycormar]

To begin

• usethis::pr_init("upkeep-2026-02")

Pre-history

• usethis::use_readme_rmd()
• usethis::use_roxygen_md()
• usethis::use_github_links()
• usethis::use_pkgdown_github_pages()
• usethis::use_tidy_github_labels()
• usethis::use_tidy_style()
• urlchecker::url_check()

2020

• usethis::use_package_doc()
• usethis::use_testthat(3)
• Align the names of R/ files and test/ files

2021

• Remove check environments section from cran-comments.md
• Use lifecycle instead of artisanal deprecation messages

2022

• Handle and close any still-open master --> main issues
• usethis:::use_codecov_badge("tidymodels/applicable")
• Update pkgdown site using instructions at https://tidytemplate.tidyverse.org
• Update lifecycle badges with more accessible SVGs: usethis::use_lifecycle()

2023

• Update copyright holder in DESCRIPTION: person("Posit Software, PBC", role = c("cph", "fnd"))
• Run devtools::document() to re-generate package-level help topic with DESCRIPTION changes
• usethis::use_tidy_logo(); pkgdown::build_favicons(overwrite = TRUE)
• usethis::use_tidy_coc()
• Use pak::pak("tidymodels/applicable") in README
• Consider running usethis::use_tidy_dependencies() and/or replace compat files with use_standalone()
• Use cli errors or file an issue if you don't have time to do it now
• usethis::use_standalone("r-lib/rlang", "types-check") instead of home grown argument checkers;
  or file an issue if you don't have time to do it now
• Add alt-text to pictures, plots, etc; see https://posit.co/blog/knitr-fig-alt/ for examples

2025

• usethis::use_air() https://posit-dev.github.io/air/
• usethis::use_package("R", "Depends", "4.1")
• Switch to the base pipe (|>)
• Switch to the base anonymous function syntax (\(x))
• Add ROR for Posit in DESCRIPTION:
  person("Posit Software, PBC", role = c("cph", "fnd"), comment = c(ROR = "03wc8by49"))
• Convert in-header chunk options to the newer in-body style used by Quarto:
  fs::dir_ls("vignettes", regexp = "[.][Rq]md$") |> purrr::walk(\(x) knitr::convert_chunk_header(x, output = identity, type = "yaml"))
• Switch to expect_snapshot(error = TRUE) instead of calling expect_error() without specifying class =

To finish

• usethis::use_mit_license()
• usethis::use_tidy_description()
• usethis::use_tidy_github_actions()
• devtools::build_readme()
• Add alt-text to pictures, plots, etc; see https://posit.co/blog/knitr-fig-alt/ for examples
• Re-publish released site if needed

^{Created on 2026-02-19 with usethis::use_tidy_upkeep_issue(), using usethis v3.2.1}