catsnip is a package that wraps catboost models in parsnip format.

This package is based on treesnip package and provides following functions.

• Attach catboost model to boost_tree() function

• Install catboost package through install_catboost() function

• Avoid conflict between bonsai package and catsnip package during stacking model

For a detailed explanation of catboost and treesnip, see links below.

• Catboost

• treesnip

Since catsnip is not listed on CRAN, so use install_github() function.

devtools::install_github(repo="sang-he0n/catsnip")

You can also install catboost released version with,

catsnip::install_catboost() 

To install another version(ex: 0.16.5), Use version parameter.

• Support GPU processing

• Optimization of parameters for catboost model and boost_tree() function

• Extract SHAP value by interworking with fastshap (or shapviz?) package

Please note that the catsnip project is released with a Contributor Code of Conduct.

By contributing to this project, you agree to abide by its terms.