Move data.table to Imports
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Description
Depends is rarely the right form of dependency; see e.g. https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/data.table/vignettes/datatable-importing.html and https://github.com/Rdatatable/data.table/issues/3076.
Let me know if I can help with the migration!
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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
Start by reviewing the package's dependency metadata and the linked data.table importing guidance. Move data.table from Depends to Imports, then run the package's existing checks or tests to confirm it still builds and loads correctly.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- r
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 72/100