Package Dependency Resolution and Downloads.
pkgdepends
Package Dependency Resolution, Downloads and Installation
pkgdepends is a toolkit for package dependencies, downloads and installations, to be used in other packages. If you are looking for a package manager, see pak.
Features
- Look up package dependencies recursively.
- Visualize package dependencies.
- Download packages and their dependencies.
- Install downloaded packages.
- Includes a dependency solver to find a consistent set of dependencies.
- Supports CRAN and Bioconductor packages automatically.
- Supports packages on GitHub and GitLab.
- Supports packages in git repositories.
- Supports package bundles or files on the web.
- Supports local package file and trees.
- Supports the
Remotes
entry in theDESCRIPTION
file. - Caches metadata and downloaded packages via pkgcache
- Performs all downloads and HTTP queries concurrently.
- Builds and installs packages in parallel.
Install
Install the package with:
install.packages("pkgdepends")
If you need the development version, install it with
pak::pak("r-lib/pkgdepends")
Usage
library(pkgdepends)
Package references
A package reference (ref) specifies a location from which an R package can be obtained from. Examples:
devtools
cran::devtools
bioc::Biobase
r-lib/pkgdepends
https://github.com/r-lib/pkgdepends
local::~/works/shiny
See “Package references” for details.
Package dependencies
Dependencies of the development version of the cli package:
pd <- new_pkg_deps("r-lib/pkgcache")
pd$solve()
pd$draw()
See the pkg_deps
class for details.
Package downloads
Downloading all dependencies of a package:
pdl <- new_pkg_download_proposal("r-lib/cli")
pdl$resolve()
pdl$download()
See the pkg_download_proposal
class for details.
Package installation
Installing or updating a set of package:
lib <- tempfile()
dir.create(lib)
pdi <- new_pkg_installation_proposal(
"r-lib/cli",
config = list(library = lib)
)
pdi$solve()
pdi$download()
pdi$install()
Dependency resolution
pkg_deps
, pkg_download_proposal
and pkg_installation_proposal
all resolve their dependencies recursively, to obtain information about all packages needed for the specified package references. See “Dependency resolution” for details.
The dependency solver
The dependency solver takes the resolution information, and works out the exact versions of each package that must be installed, such that version and other requirements are satisfied. See “The dependency solver” for details.
Installation plans
pkg_installation_proposal
can create installation plans, and then also install them. It is also possible to import installation plans that were created by other tools. See “Installation plans” for details.
Configuration
The details of pkg_deps
, pkg_download_proposal
and pkg_installation_proposal
can be tuned with a list of configuration options. See “Configuration” for details.
Related
- pak – R package manager
- pkgcache – Metadata and package cache
- devtools – Tools for R package developers
Code of Conduct
Please note that the pkgdepends project is released with a Contributor Code of Conduct. By contributing to this project, you agree to abide by its terms.
License
MIT (c) RStudio.