README.Rmd

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taxa
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```{r echo=FALSE}
knitr::opts_chunk$set(
  warning = FALSE,
  message = FALSE,
  collapse = TRUE,
  comment = "#>"
)
```

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This is an R package that provides classes to store and manipulate taxonomic data.
Most of the classes can be used like base R vectors.
This project is a partial rewrite of the previous version of `taxa` and is currently under development.

**A note about recent changes:**

This is beginning of a complete rewrite of the previous `taxa` package to make the more basic component classes more like base R vectors.
The `taxmap` class is not yet reimplemented, but will be similar to the class in the previous versions of taxa.
The old version of `taxa` has been incorporated into the `metacoder` package until this version of taxa is mature, at which time `metacoder` will also use this version.

## Contributors

* [Zachary Foster](https://github.com/zachary-foster)
* [Scott Chamberlain](https://github.com/sckott)

## Comments and contributions

We welcome comments, criticisms, and especially contributions!
GitHub issues are the preferred way to report bugs, ask questions, or request new features.
You can submit issues here:

https://github.com/ropensci/taxa/issues

## Meta

* Please [report any issues or bugs](https://github.com/ropensci/taxa/issues).
* License: MIT
* Get citation information for `taxa` in R doing `citation(package = 'taxa')`
* Please note that this project is released with a Contributor Code of Conduct (see CONDUCT.md). By participating in this project you agree to abide by its terms.