Title:	Organising Projects
Version:	2026.4.9
Description:	A framework for organizing R projects with a standardized structure. Most analyses consist of three main components: code, results, and data, each with different requirements such as version control, sharing, and encryption. This package provides tools to set up and manage project directories, handle file paths consistently across operating systems, organize results using date-based structures, source code from specified directories, and perform file operations safely. It ensures consistency across projects while accommodating different requirements for various types of content.
Depends:	R (≥ 3.3.0)
License:	MIT + file LICENSE
URL:	https://www.rwhite.no/org/, https://github.com/raubreywhite/org
BugReports:	https://github.com/raubreywhite/org/issues
Encoding:	UTF-8
Imports:	utils
Suggests:	testthat, knitr, rmarkdown, glue, pak
RoxygenNote:	7.3.3
VignetteBuilder:	knitr
Date/Publication:	2026-04-09 06:50:02 UTC
NeedsCompilation:	no
Packaged:	2026-04-09 06:32:44 UTC; raw996
Author:	Richard Aubrey White [aut, cre]
Maintainer:	Richard Aubrey White <hello@rwhite.no>
Repository:	CRAN

Create a function to write to a specific file

Description

This function creates a closure that writes to a specified file path. It's useful for creating multiple functions that write to different files while maintaining consistent behavior.

Usage

cat_to_filepath_function_factory(filepath)

Arguments

Value

A function that writes to the specified file with parameters:

• ...: Content to write

• sep: Separator between elements (default: "")

• append: Whether to append to existing content (default: TRUE)

Error if packages are missing

Description

Error if packages are missing

Usage

check_missing_packages(paths)

Arguments

Install missing packages referenced in R files

Description

Install missing packages referenced in R files

Usage

do_install_missing_packages(paths)

Arguments

Value

Invisible character vector of packages that were installed.

Extract package names referenced in R files

Description

Scans R files for library(), require(), and ⁠pkg::⁠ usage and returns a character vector of unique package names.

Usage

extract_packages(paths)

Arguments

Value

A sorted character vector of unique package names.

Find missing packages referenced in R files

Description

Find missing packages referenced in R files

Usage

find_missing_packages(paths)

Arguments

Value

Character vector of missing package names.

Initialize project environment and structure

Description

This function initializes a new R project by setting up folder locations and sourcing code files. It creates a standardized project structure with separate locations for code, results, and data. Results are automatically organized by date, and code can be sourced from specified directories.

Usage

initialize_project(
  env = new.env(),
  home = NULL,
  results = NULL,
  folders_to_be_sourced = "R",
  install_missing_packages = FALSE,
  source_folders_absolute = FALSE,
  encode_from = "UTF-8",
  encode_to = "latin1",
  ...
)

Arguments

Details

The function performs several key operations:

1. Creates necessary directories if they don't exist

2. Sets up date-based results organization

3. Sources all .R files from specified directories

4. Handles path encoding for cross-platform compatibility

5. Maintains a mirror of settings in org::project

Value

An environment containing:

• All folder locations as named elements

• ⁠$env⁠: The environment where code was sourced

• ⁠$results_today⁠: Path to today's results folder

Examples

## Not run: 
# Initialize a new project
org::initialize_project(
  home = paste0(tempdir(), "/git/analyses/2019/analysis3/"),
  results = paste0(tempdir(), "/dropbox/analyses_results/2019/analysis3/"),
  raw = paste0(tempdir(), "/data/analyses/2019/analysis3/")
)

# Access project settings
org::project$results_today  # Today's results folder
org::project$raw           # Raw data folder

## End(Not run)

Initialize project folder structure

Description

Initialize project folder structure

Usage

initialize_project_folders(
  env,
  home,
  results,
  encode_from,
  encode_to,
  proj,
  ...
)

Arguments

List files and directories recursively

Description

This function is equivalent to the Unix ls command but works across platforms. It can list files and directories matching a regular expression pattern.

Usage

ls_files(path = ".", regexp = NULL)

Arguments

Details

The function:

• Handles both single and multiple paths

• Supports regular expression filtering

• Removes system-specific directories (e.g., @eaDir)

• Returns full paths

Value

A character vector of file and directory paths

Examples

# List all files in current directory
org::ls_files()

# List only R files
org::ls_files(regexp = "\\.R$")

# List files in multiple directories
org::ls_files(c("dir1", "dir2"))

Move a directory and its contents

Description

Moves a directory and all its contents to a new location. Can optionally overwrite the destination if it already exists.

Usage

move_directory(from, to, overwrite_to = FALSE)

Arguments

Details

The function:

• Creates the destination directory if it doesn't exist

• Copies all files and subdirectories recursively

• Removes the source directory after successful copy

• Fails if source doesn't exist or destination exists (unless overwrite_to=TRUE)

Value

Nothing. Creates the destination directory and moves all contents.

Examples

## Not run: 
# Move a directory
org::move_directory("old_dir", "new_dir")

# Move and overwrite existing directory
org::move_directory("old_dir", "new_dir", overwrite_to = TRUE)

## End(Not run)

Construct file path from components

Description

Joins path components using forward slashes, ensuring proper path formatting across operating systems. Handles multiple components and removes any double slashes that might occur.

Usage

path(...)

Arguments

Value

A character vector containing the constructed path.

Examples

org::path("home", "user", "data.csv")  # Returns "home/user/data.csv"
org::path("home//user", "data.csv")    # Returns "home/user/data.csv"

Project folder locations

Description

An environment that stores the locations of folders used in the project.

Usage

project

Format

An environment containing the following elements:

home

The folder containing 'Run.R' and 'R/'

results_today

The folder inside results with today's date, created by initialize_project

Select first existing folder from a list

Description

Select first existing folder from a list

Usage

select_folder_that_exists(folders, name)

Arguments

Value

List with folder path and id

Set results folder after project initialization

Description

Sets the results folder in the project environment and creates a date-based subfolder. The date-based folder is accessible via proj$results_today and empty date folders are automatically cleaned up when new results are added.

Usage

set_results(results, proj = org::project)

Arguments

Value

Nothing. Modifies the proj environment to include:

$results

The base results folder path

$results_today

Path to today's results folder (format: YYYY-MM-DD)

Internal function to set results folder

Description

Internal function to set results folder

Usage

set_results_internal(results, proj)

Arguments

Source R files into environment

Description

Source R files into environment

Usage

source_to_environment(
  proj,
  env,
  folders_to_be_sourced,
  source_folders_absolute
)

Arguments

Write text to file

Description

Writes text to a file, optionally including a header at the top of the file. Text and header are converted from Linux newline format to Windows newline format before writing.

Usage

write_text(
  txt,
  file = "",
  header = "**THIS FILE IS CONSTANTLY OVERWRITTEN -- DO NOT MANUALLY EDIT**\r\n\r\n"
)

Arguments

Value

No return value. Called for its side effect of writing to a file.

Examples

## Not run: 
org::write_text("Sample text", "output.txt")
org::write_text("Another piece of text", "output.txt", "Custom Header\r\n\r\n")

## End(Not run)