# Seal of Approval

This is a list of packages in the `data.table` community.

Further detail about these packages and their relationship to `data.table` can be found at [The Raft blog](https://rdatatable-community.github.io/The-Raft/#category=seal%20of%20approval).

To add your package to this list, please [submit a Pull Request to The Raft](https://github.com/rdatatable-community/The-Raft/), making sure to follow the templated instructions.

## Extension packages

Adds to the internal functionality of `data.table`.

- [nc](https://github.com/tdhock/nc): Named capture regular expressions for text parsing and data reshaping.

## Application packages

Uses `data.table` to accomplish a particular task or analysis.

- [mlr3](https://github.com/mlr-org/mlr3): A versatile machine learning framework built on data.table.

## Bridge packages

Translates `data.table` syntax to a different syntax, or provides helper functions for transitioning between `data.table` and another object type.

- [tidyfast](https://github.com/TysonStanley/tidyfast): Fast and efficient alternatives to tidyr functions built on `data.table`.

- [dtplyr](https://github.com/tidyverse/dtplyr): A `data.table` backend for `dplyr`.

## Partner packages

Not necessarily directly connected to `data.table`, but deliberately follows the [core philosophies of `data.table`](https://github.com/Rdatatable/data.table/blob/master/GOVERNANCE.md#the-r-package).

- [collapse](https://github.com/SebKrantz/collapse): Advanced and Fast Data Transformation in R.
