rstantools

Overview

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.

• Guidelines for developers of R Packages interfacing with Stan

• Step by step guide for creating a package that depends on RStan

Resources

• mc-stan.org/rstantools (online documentation, vignettes)
• Ask a question (Stan Forums on Discourse)
• Open an issue (GitHub issues for bug reports, feature requests)

Installation

• Install from CRAN:

install.packages("rstantools")

• Install latest development version from GitHub (requires remotes package):

if (!require("remotes")) {
  install.packages("remotes")
}
  
remotes::install_github("stan-dev/rstantools")

This installation from GitHub will not build the vignettes, but we recommend viewing the them online at mc-stan.org/rstantools/articles.