Workbench Package Manager integration
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- Dominant language
- Go
- Stars
- 7
- Forks
- 2
- Avg merge
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Description
By setting posit-package-manager-url in rserver.conf, Workbench can talk to Package Manager directly and discover repos hosted on PM itself via the /__api__/repos endpoint. This saves having to set up the correct CRAN repo URL on Workbench (there is no equivalent for Connect). https://docs.posit.co/ide/server-pro/admin/rstudio_pro_sessions/package_installation.html
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
Start by reading the Workbench package-installation documentation and the rserver.conf setting posit-package-manager-url, then inspect how the /__api__/repos endpoint is used. Done means Workbench can discover repositories hosted directly on Package Manager without manually setting a CRAN repository URL.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- api, backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 40/100