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Detect Needed Packages and Ask to Install Them
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feature-request
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- TypeScript
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Description
In RStudio, uninstalled packages used in a program are detected, and a message will pop up asking to install them. I find this feature very convenient, and it would be great to have it in VSCode-R.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by comparing RStudio's package detection and installation prompt with VSCode-R's current behavior, then define the detection scope, prompt behavior, and completion checks before implementation.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- r, typescript, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100