Depend on another package

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 dependency on an in-development package, adding the dev 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", remote = NULL)

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.

remote

By default, an OWNER/REPO GitHub remote is inserted. Optionally, you can supply a character string to specify the remote, e.g. "gitlab::jimhester/covr", using any syntax supported by the remotes package.

See also

The dependencies section of R Packages.

Examples

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