Project Types Overview

Overview

Framework supports four project types, each optimized for different workflows:

Type	Best For
Standard Project	Data analysis, research, reporting
Privacy Sensitive Project	Research with private/public data separation
Course/Teaching	Academic courses with lectures and assignments
Presentation	Slides and presentations

Choosing a Project Type

Standard Project (Default)

Full-featured with organized data, work, and output directories.

Use for most data analysis work:

• Research projects
• Data pipelines
• Exploratory data analysis

Default structure:

my-analysis/
├── functions/
├── inputs/
│   ├── raw/
│   ├── intermediate/
│   └── final/
├── notebooks/
├── outputs/
│   └── notebooks/
├── scripts/
└── settings.yml

Optional directories available in the GUI: docs/, scratch/

Privacy Sensitive Project

Enhanced privacy controls with separate private/public flows.

Use for research involving sensitive or protected data:

• Research with sensitive data, such as protected health information
• Projects requiring clear public/private separation

Default structure:

my-study/
├── functions/
├── inputs/
│   ├── private/
│   │   ├── raw/
│   │   ├── intermediate/
│   │   └── final/
│   └── public/
│       ├── raw/
│       ├── intermediate/
│       └── final/
├── notebooks/
├── outputs/
│   └── private/
│       └── notebooks/
├── scripts/
└── settings.yml

Optional directories available in the GUI: docs/, scratch/

Course/Teaching

Simplified structure for teaching materials, such as lecture slides, student assignments, and course materials

Default structure:

my-course/
├── assignments/
├── course_docs/
├── data/
├── readings/
├── slides/
└── settings.yml

Optional directories available in the GUI: functions/, modules/, scripts/

Presentation

Minimal structure for slides and presentations.

Default structure:

my-presentation/
├── presentation.qmd
└── settings.yml

Optional directories available in the GUI: data/, functions/, outputs/, scripts/

Creating Projects

Using the GUI

The easiest way to create projects is through the GUI:

framework::setup()

Navigate to New Project and follow the wizard.

Programmatic Creation

# Create a standard project
new_project("sales-analysis", "~/projects/sales-analysis")

# Create a privacy sensitive project
new_project_sensitive("medical-study", "~/projects/medical")

# Create a course
new_course("data-science-101", "~/teaching/ds101")

# Create a presentation
new_presentation("q4-report", "~/presentations/q4")

Shared Features

All project types include:

• Configuration (settings.yml) - Project settings
• Git integration - Version control ready with appropriate .gitignore
• Quarto support - Modern document rendering
• AI assistant context - Optional CLAUDE.md/AGENTS.md generation

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