This R package provides an interface to ChatGPT, specifically designed for R users and RStudio IDE integration. It offers add-ins to assist with common coding tasks such as generating documentation, creating unit tests, explaining code, refactoring, and more, aiming to boost R developer productivity.

How It Works

The package leverages the OpenAI API to interact with ChatGPT models. Users authenticate by setting their OpenAI API key as an environment variable. The package then provides R functions and RStudio add-ins that send selected code snippets or queries to the API, process the returned text, and display it within the R environment, often directly modifying or annotating the user's code.

Quick Start & Requirements

• Install from CRAN: install.packages("chatgpt")
• Install from GitHub: remotes::install_github("jcrodriguez1989/chatgpt")
• Requires an OpenAI API key, set via Sys.setenv(OPENAI_API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY") or in .Renviron.

Highlighted Details

• Integrates directly into RStudio as add-ins for seamless workflow.
• Supports various code-assistance tasks: commenting, completion, unit test generation, documentation, explanation, issue finding, optimization, and refactoring.
• Allows customization of ChatGPT model parameters (model, temperature, tokens, etc.) via environment variables.
• Supports proxy usage and custom API endpoints.

Maintenance & Community

• Developed by jcrodriguez1989.
• No explicit community links (Discord, Slack) or roadmap mentioned in the README.

Licensing & Compatibility

• License not explicitly stated in the README.
• Requires an OpenAI API key, which is a paid service.

Limitations & Caveats

The package relies on the OpenAI API, meaning usage is subject to OpenAI's service availability, pricing, and usage policies. The quality of assistance is dependent on the underlying ChatGPT model's capabilities and the clarity of the input code.