lightweight packrat setup as outlined here: https://milesmcbain.xyz/packrat-lite/

packrat_init.R

# =================================================================================
# lightweight packrat setup as outlined here: https://milesmcbain.xyz/packrat-lite/
# =================================================================================

# initiliase a packrat project in your project directory
packrat::init(
	infer.dependencies = FALSE,
	options = list(vcs.ignore.lib = TRUE, vcs.ignore.src = TRUE)
	)

# install any packages you are using in your project
install.packages(c('drake', 'readr', 'dplyr', 'lubridate', 'rmarkdown', 'ggplot2'))

# take a snapshot of the project's current state
# this will create a number of files but we only want to version control packrat.lock
# so add the following to your .gitignore:
# ./packrat/packrat.opt
# ./.Rprofile
# ./packrat/init.R
packrat::snapshot(
	ignore.stale = TRUE, 
	snapshot.sources = FALSE,
	infer.dependencies = FALSE
	)

# to restore a packrat library, run the following 2 functions
# on a fresh clone of a project
packrat::restore()

packrat::init(
	infer.dependencies = FALSE,
	options = list(vcs.ignore.lib = TRUE, vcs.ignore.src = TRUE)
	)