Depend on another package

Source: R/package.R

use_package() adds a CRAN package dependency to DESCRIPTION and offers a little advice about how to best use it. use_dev_package() adds a versioned dependency on an in-development GitHub package, adding the repo to Remotes so it will be automatically installed from the correct location.

use_package(package, type = "Imports", min_version = NULL)

use_dev_package(package, type = "Imports")

Arguments

package

Name of package to depend on.
type

Type of dependency: must be one of "Imports", "Depends", "Suggests", "Enhances", or "LinkingTo" (or unique abbreviation). Matching is case insensitive.
min_version

Optionally, supply a minimum version for the package. Set to TRUE to use the currently installed version.

See also

The dependencies section of R Packages.

Examples

if (FALSE) {
use_package("ggplot2")
use_package("dplyr", "suggests")
use_dev_package("glue")
}