Hi Georgi, Uri, John and List, Thank you, that was very helpful!
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El mié, 18 dic 2024 a las 18:37, John Fox (<j...@mcmaster.ca>) escribió: > Dear Jose, > > On 2024-12-18 10:26 a.m., John Fox wrote: > > Caution: External email. > > > > > > Dear Jose, > > > > Assuming that you can fix the bugs in the original function, one > > approach would be to make myfun() generic, say myfun <- function(y, ...) > > UseMethod("myfun"), with the (fixed) original myfun() as the default > > method and a new function method, which would probably set up a call to > > That should read "a new formula method" (not "a new function method"). > > Sorry for the confusion, > John > > > the default method. Then existing code wouldn't break and users would > > have the option of using a formula. > > > > I hope this helps, > > John > > -- > > John Fox, Professor Emeritus > > McMaster University > > Hamilton, Ontario, Canada > > web: https://www.john-fox.ca/ > > -- > > > > On 2024-12-17 4:00 p.m., Jose Barrera-Gómez wrote: > >> [You don't often get email from jose.barr...@isglobal.org. Learn why > >> this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] > >> > >> Caution: External email. > >> > >> > >> Dear List, > >> > >> I have a package that works in the context of regression models. The > main > >> function has arguments (y, x, z, data, ...), where y is the response > >> variable, x is the explanatory variable and z can be other covariates. > >> > >> Due to some bugs, I am interested in changing the call from (y, x, z, > >> data, > >> ...) to (formula, data, ...). > >> > >> For instance, current usage is > >> > >> myfun(y = birthweight, x = cotinine, z = age, data = mydata, ...) > >> > >> and new usage would be > >> > >> myfun(formula = birthweight ~ cotinine + age, data = mydata, ...) > >> > >> This change would have no impact on the usage for the rest of the > >> package. > >> > >> My concern is that users updating the package won't be able to reproduce > >> old analyses. I.e. they would need to update the calls to myfun (but > >> nothing else related to the usage of other functions or methods). > >> > >> I think the new usage would result in some advantages and bugs fixing > and > >> only the disadvantage I mentioned just above. > >> > >> I would appreciate advice on: > >> > >> 1) There could be other disadvantages for users of previous versions > >> that I > >> don't see? > >> > >> 2) What would be the best location(s) in the documentation to explain in > >> detail this change? > >> > >> Thanks in advance, > >> > >> Jose Barrera > >> Statistician, Associate Lecturer > >> > >> *IS**Global* > >> Barcelona Institute for Global Health - Campus MAR > >> Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB) (Room Hypatia) > >> > >> Doctor Aiguader, 88 > >> 08003 Barcelona, Spain > >> Tel. +34 93 2147383 > >> jose.barr...@isglobal.org > >> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/josebarrera> > >> Personal website: sites.google.com/view/josebarrera > >> www.isglobal.org > >> > >> This message is intended exclusively for its addressee and may contain > >> information that is CONFIDENTIAL and protected by professional > privilege. > >> If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any > >> dissemination, copy or disclosure of this communication is strictly > >> prohibited by law. 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