Herper

Herper provides a comprehensive set of functions to interact with the conda package management system from R, enabling installation, management, and execution of conda packages and handling of external system requirements for R packages.

Key Features:

• Conda package installation: Functions install conda packages directly from within an R session.
• Conda environment management: Functions manage conda environments without leaving R.
• Conda package execution: Functions run conda packages from the comfort of an R session.
• System requirements handling: Provides an ad-hoc approach to handling external system requirements for R packages.

Scientific Applications:

• Integration of non-R data analysis tools: Enables access to data analysis tools available in public repositories like conda that are not natively available in R.
• R package development support: Supports R package developers who need to manage python conda dependencies, with recommendation to use basilisk for internal pre-hoc support of these system requirements.

Methodology:

Herper wraps conda package management system operations through R functions, providing an interface between R sessions and the conda ecosystem.