checkglobals – R package that performs static analysis of R source code dependencies

checkglobals is an R package that performs static analysis of R source code dependencies.

It helps developers identify unrecognized global variables and imported functions in R scripts, folders, package source trees, code strings, and bundled source packages, without needing to install or execute the target code. It’s designed as a fast, lightweight alternative to codetools::findGlobals() for checking missing imports and variable definitions during package development or code review.

This is free and open source software.

Key Features

• Inspects R scripts, folders, R code strings, R Markdown files, and R package source trees.
• Reports unrecognized global variables with source file and line references.
• Groups detected imported functions by package to help assess dependency usage.
• Uses R’s internal C API for efficient static code inspection.
• Can generate SARIF output for integration with tools such as GitHub Code Scanning and Jenkins warnings-ng.

Website: github.com/JorisChau/checkglobals/
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Developer: Joris Chau
License: MIT License

checkglobals is written in R and C. Learn R with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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