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Add more datasets to the ICON R package

If you would like to add datasets to the ICON R package from the online ICON webpage, please complete the following steps:

  1. If you have write access to rrrlw/ICON, create a new branch. If not, fork the repository.
  2. Add the raw data file (e.g. txt or csv format) under the data-raw directory.
  3. Add an R script converting the raw data file to the R Data format (.rda or .RData extension). The R script should also be saved under the data-raw directory.
  4. Add a call to the save function at the end of the R script that saves the R Data file in the data-host directory.
  5. Add dataset metadata to ICON_data.csv under the data-raw directory.
  6. Run ICON_data.R under the data-raw directory so that ICON_data.rda under the data directory is updated.
  7. Add the dataset name under the appropriate version heading in NEWS.md.
  8. If not already done, add your name as a package author (role = "aut") in the DESCRIPTION file.
  9. Create a pull request to rrrlw/ICON.

Other contributions

You can also create issues for any bugs/suggestions on the issues page.