realtalk R package build instructions

Requirements

• repo
• targets R package

Update frequency

monthly, upon BLS CPI release

Update instructions

1. Change download_date and run targets::tar_make()
2. Update DESCRIPTION with new version number and modify NEWS.md
3. Confirm updated data:
   1. Load package locally via devtools::load_all() (CTRL-SHIFT-L) and confirm available_price_indices contains updated data
   2. Confirm latest values of cpi_u_monthly_sa and pce_monthly_sa are correct
4. Build package locally and update readme:
   1. Use R CMD INSTALL and load installed package: CTRL-SHIFT-B
   2. Create updated README.md by knitting README.Rmd (CTRL-SHIFT-K)
   3. Confirm available_price_indices example in README.md is updated
5. Confirm package passes devtools::check() with no errors or warnings
6. Commit changes and push to github
7. Confirm the package website is correctly updated
8. Publish a new "release" on Github, assigning the tag "vX.Y.Z" corresponding to the new version X.Y.Z

Confirm public updates

1. Wait a few minutes and confirm successful package website update: https://economic.github.io/realtalk/
2. In a few hours confirm new version is available via r-universe: https://economic.r-universe.dev/realtalk