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Translates R Help Documentation using Large Language Models

v0.1.0 · Oct 30, 2025 · MIT + file LICENSE
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Description

Translates R help documentation on the fly by using a Large Language model of your choice. If you are using 'RStudio' or 'Positron' the translated help will appear in the help pane.

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ERROR r-devel-macos-arm64

tests

Running ‘testthat.R’ [93s/113s]
Running the tests in ‘tests/testthat.R’ failed.
Complete output:
  > # This file is part of the standard setup for testthat.
  > # It is recommended that you do not modify it.
  > #
  > # Where should you do additional test configuration?
  > # Learn more about the roles of various files in:
  > # * https://r-pkgs.org/testing-design.html#sec-tests-files-overview
  > # * https://testthat.r-lib.org/articles/special-files.html
  > 
  > library(testthat)
  > library(lang)
  > 
  > test_check("lang")
  Saving _problems/test-help-shims-73.R
  Model: echo via simulate_llm
  Lang: test
  Cache: [Disabled]
  [ FAIL 1 | WARN 0 | SKIP 8 | PASS 29 ]
  
  ══ Skipped tests (8) ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
  • On CRAN (8): 'test-help-shims.R:33:1', 'test-lang-help.R:1:1',
    'test-lang-use.R:1:1', 'test-lang-use.R:8:1', 'test-lang-use.R:14:1',
    'test-lang-use.R:20:1', 'test-lang-use.R:27:1', 'test-lang-use.R:33:1'
  
  ══ Failed tests
...[truncated]...
/22"        | "13918/22"          [42]           
  [43] "13918/22"        | "13918/22"          [43]           
  [44] "13918/22"        | "13918/22"          [44]           
  [45] "15664/61"        - "15663/61"          [45]           
  [46] "16094/227"       - "16093/227"         [46]           
  [47] "16095/156"       - "16094/156"         [47]           
  [48] "16207/9"         - "16206/9"           [48]           
  [49] "18443/16"        - "18442/16"          [49]           
  [50] "18950/20"        - "18949/20"          [50]           
  [51] "18950/20"        - "18949/20"          [51]           
   ... ...                 ...                 and 11 more ...
  
  Backtrace:
      ▆
   1. ├─withr::with_options(...) at test-help-shims.R:56:3
   2. │ └─base::force(code)
   3. └─testthat::expect_identical(shim_lang_question(`?`(mtcars)), utils::`?`(`?`(mtcars))) at test-help-shims.R:70:7
  
  [ FAIL 1 | WARN 0 | SKIP 8 | PASS 29 ]
  Error:
  ! Test failures.
  Execution halted

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ERROR 13 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 1 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Mar 30, 2026
ERROR r-devel-macos-arm64

tests

Running ‘testthat.R’ [93s/113s]
Running the tests in ‘tests/testthat.R’ failed.
Complete output:
  > # This file is part of the standard setup for testthat.
  > # It is recommended that you do not modify it.
  > #
  > # Where should you do additional
...[truncated]...
shims.R:56:3
   2. │ └─base::force(code)
   3. └─testthat::expect_identical(shim_lang_question(`?`(mtcars)), utils::`?`(`?`(mtcars))) at test-help-shims.R:70:7
  
  [ FAIL 1 | WARN 0 | SKIP 8 | PASS 29 ]
  Error:
  ! Test failures.
  Execution halted
OK 14 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Mar 10, 2026

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Dependencies Reverse dependencies callr cli fs glue mall rlang rstudioapi withr lang

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new 0.1.0 Mar 10, 2026