rstudio/plumber

Leverage `rlang` in codebase

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#775 opened on Feb 26, 2021

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Description

rlang is being added in https://github.com/rstudio/plumber/pull/765.

We should leverage its methods within plumber.

Maybe we adjust as we go...

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Domain
backendapi
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
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1-2 days
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stale
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needs investigation
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Familiarity with RUnderstanding of plumber packageKnowledge of rlang package
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30
Research direction
The issue references PR #765 which adds rlang dependency. Examine that PR to understand what rlang methods are already available. Then, review the plumber codebase (especially files like plumber.R, router.R) to identify areas where rlang could replace existing implementations. Look at rlang documentation for functions like `quo()`, `eval tidy()`, etc. The goal is to incrementally adopt rlang without breaking existing functionality.