Chapter 5 Submitting Feature Requests

5.1 What is a feature request?

A feature request is a suggestion or proposal to add new functionality or improve an existing feature.

We recommend sharing your feature request idea on the R-devel mailing list and gaining support from R-Core members and other users to increase its likelihood of acceptance.

5.2 How to submit a feature request?

You can submit a feature request by filing a bug on Bugzilla. Under Component, select “Wishlist”, the designated label for feature requests.

The “Wishlist” component in Bugzilla’s bug submission screen.
The “Wishlist” component in Bugzilla’s bug submission screen.

Similar to bugs, you should ensure that the feature request is not already reported and follow best practices whenever possible.

5.3 Examples of feature requests submitted on Bugzilla

If you like to see how feature requests are reported on Bugzilla, here are some examples:

  1. Bug 18690 - Increase CONSOLE_BUFFER_SIZE and / or warn if input is truncated: A feature request to ease the readability of long lines.
  2. Bug 17912 - ordering elements in sessionInfo() by alphabetical order: A feature request that was not accepted due to the prioritization of load time in session information.