This article outlines planned features for future versions of
summata, informed by capabilities available in related
packages and user feedback. The roadmap is tentative and subject to
change based on development priorities and community input.
Planned Features
The following features are under consideration for future releases, organized by priority level.
Higher Priority
Features expected in near-term releases:
| Feature | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Paired/longitudinal tables | Summary tables for paired measurements across time points | arsenal |
| Subgroup analysis | Stratified analyses with syntax similar to
tbl_strata()
|
gtsummary |
| Missing data visualization | Visual patterns of missingness for data quality assessment | finalfit |
Medium Priority
Features planned for subsequent releases:
| Feature | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Inline text reporting | Extract statistics for R Markdown inline reporting | gtsummary |
| Survey-weighted analysis | Support for svyglm(),
svycoxph() from the survey package |
gtsummary, survey
|
| Competing risks regression | Fine-Gray models via the cmprsk
package |
finalfit |
| Multinomial regression | Support for nnet::multinom() with
multi-level categorical outcomes |
gtsummary, nnet
|
| Ordinal regression | Support for MASS::polr() and
ordinal::clm() for ordered categorical outcomes |
MASS, ordinal
|
| Custom statistics | User-defined summary statistics functions for
desctable()
|
gtsummary |
Lower Priority
Features under consideration for future releases:
| Feature | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Bootstrap CIs | Bootstrapped confidence intervals for model predictions | finalfit |
| GAM models | Generalized additive model support via
mgcv
|
gtsummary |
| Bayesian models | Support for brmsfit and
stanreg model objects |
gtsummary |
Contributing
Contributions to summata are welcome. If interested in
implementing a roadmap feature or proposing a new one, please consult
the contributing guidelines in the package repository.
Bug Reports
Bug reports and feature requests may be submitted via the issue tracker, either on Codeberg or GitHub.
Development Repository
- Primary development: codeberg.org/phmcc/summata
- GitHub mirror: github.com/phmcc/summata
Additional Resources
- Feature Comparison: Comparison with related packages
- Benchmarks: Performance comparisons
- gtsummary documentation
- finalfit documentation
- arsenal documentation