kwb.pkgbuild (v0.3.0): Helper functions for automating R package development at KWB to a predefined style

kwb.pkgbuild 0.3.0 2026-05-07

• Modernise GitHub Actions workflows (both in .github/workflows/ of this
  repo and the templates in inst/templates/ci_github-actions/) so that
  they run on current GitHub-hosted runners again:

  • Bump action versions: actions/checkout@v5, actions/upload-artifact@v4,
    codecov/codecov-action@v5, JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action@v4.7.3,
    and replace the deprecated r-lib/actions@master references with
    r-lib/actions@v2. The @v5 / @v4.7.3 bumps run on Node.js 24 and
    avoid the GitHub deprecation warning for Node.js 20 actions
    (forced default June 2026, removed September 2026, see
    https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-19-deprecation-of-node-20-on-github-actions-runners/).

  • Switch from the retired ubuntu-20.04 runner to ubuntu-latest and
    rename the matrix entry oldrel to oldrel-1.

  • Replace the archived r-hub/sysreqs step with
    r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2, which also handles dependency
    caching out of the box.

  • Fix a stale if: runner.os == 'Linux (no, try without!)' condition that
    silently disabled the Linux system-dependency step.

  • pkgdown workflow: deploy via JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action@v4
    on ubuntu-latest, with explicit permissions: contents: write and a
    concurrency group.

  • test-coverage workflow: produce a Cobertura report and upload via the
    new codecov/codecov-action@v4; upload test artefacts on failure.

  • pr-commands workflow: gate /document and /style jobs on
    github.event.issue.pull_request so they no longer fire on plain issue
    comments.

• Add optional Claude Code GitHub Actions workflows (analogue to
  kwb.raindrop):

  • New templates in inst/templates/ci_github-actions-claude/:
    claude.yaml (responds to @claude mentions in issues and PR reviews)
    and claude-code-review.yaml (automatic PR review on opened /
    synchronize).

  • New exported function use_ghactions_claude() to add only the Claude
    workflows to an existing package.

  • use_ghactions() and use_pkg() gain a claude = FALSE toggle that
    additionally installs the Claude workflows when set to TRUE. The
    workflows expect a CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN repository secret to be
    configured in GitHub.

• Documentation cleanup:

  • Remove dead duplicate definitions of git(), construct_commit_message()
    and github_push() in R/deploy_site_github_with_extra_files.R (they
    were silently overwritten by later definitions in the same file).

  • Fix copy/paste errors in @return for use_index_md(),
    use_badge_ghactions_rcmdcheck() and use_badge_runiverse() (which
    referenced "travis" / "codecov" badges instead of the actual return
    value).

  • Mark internal helpers (use_installation(), read_description(),
    kwb_author(), kwb_package()) with @noRd so they no longer create
    public Rd entries.

  • Rewrite the titles / descriptions for use_pkgdown(), use_readme_md()
    and use_index_md() so the man pages describe what the function
    actually does.

  • Fix typos (releveant, directoy, aleady, DESCIPTION,
    (default: KWB-R"), file patern) across roxygen blocks and Rd files.

• use_pkgdown(): expose the KWB logo as parameters kwb_logo_url
  (default: https://logos.kompetenz-wasser.io/KWB_Logo_M_Blau_RGB.svg)
  and kwb_logo_href (default: https://www.kompetenz-wasser.de) so the
  default logo URL is no longer hardcoded inside the function body and can
  be overridden per package without forking the function.

• Vignettes:

  • New vignette vignette("github-actions", package = "kwb.pkgbuild")
    describing the default workflows, the optional Claude Code integration,
    the CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN secret, and how to refresh workflows in
    existing packages.

  • Update vignette("tutorial"): replace stale Travis / AppVeyor
    references with the GitHub Actions workflow set, document the new
    claude = TRUE switch in use_pkg(), and fix the kwb.pkgdown /
    kwb.pkddown typos.

kwb.pkgbuild 0.2.3

Changelog (compared to v0.2.2)

• Fix GitHub action worfklows:

  • Fix continuous integration workflows (i.e. pkgdown, Rcmdcheck, test-coverage)), which were broken after 2022-10-15 due to unavailable master branch in upstream dependency r-lib/actions.

  • Fix pkgdown GitHub actions workflow, which crashed during build_news() generation on windows due to an recent change in Windows that has made it incompatible with old openssl servers (thanks to @jeroen for that hint!) and @garborcsardi for this workaround!). For full discussion on this issue (which might be fixed in an upcoming pkgdown version 2.0.7) see pkgdown#2211

kwb.pkgbuild 0.2.2

Changelog (compared to v0.2.1)

• GitHub actions: use windows as default operating system for pkgdown (for
  building documentation website) and test coverage workflow instead of macosx

kwb.pkgbuild 0.2.1

Merge pull request #87 from KWB-R/dev

Bugfix release v0.2.1

kwb.pkgbuild 0.2.0

Merge pull request #86 from KWB-R/dev

Release v0.2.0

kwb.pkgbuild 0.1.9

Changelog:

• Fix Rcmdcheck workflow on GitHub Actions by explicitly adding default organisation GITHUB_PAT

kwb.pkgbuild 0.1.8

• Add use_badge_runiverse() (for linking to https://kwb-r.r-universe.dev)
  if package is available and use for index.md and README.md

kwb.pkgbuild 0.1.7

Changes in v0.1.7 :

• Improve re-usability of Github Actions badges (for R package kwb.pkgstatus)

For full Changelog see:
https://kwb-r.github.io/kwb.pkgbuild/news/index.html

Documentation website:
https://kwb-r.github.io/kwb.pkgbuild

kwb.pkgbuild 0.1.6

Changelog:
see https://kwb-r.github.io/kwb.pkgbuild/news/index.html#kwb-pkgbuild-0-1-6-2020-11-24

kwb.pkgbuild 0.1.5

Changelog:
see https://kwb-r.github.io/kwb.pkgbuild/news/index.html#kwb-pkgbuild-0-1-5-2020-10-09