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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