# repo.data

The goal of repo.data is to make repository data accessible. Mainly it
consumes existing data but the idea is to also generate it.

When a function is specific of a repository it will start with its name:
`cran_` or `bioc_`. Some functions have their equivalent for all
repositories that provide this information (CRAN and Bioconductor that
I’m aware of).

## Installation

From CRAN:

``` r

install.packages("repo.data")
```

You can install the development version of repo.data like so:

``` r

remotes::install_github("llrs/repo.data")
```

## Example

We can get a data.frame of all packages on CRAN archive:

``` r

library(repo.data)
#> 
#> Attaching package: 'repo.data'
#> The following object is masked from 'package:stats':
#> 
#>     alias
ca <- cran_archive()
#> Warning: There are 4 packages both archived and published
#> This indicate manual CRAN intervention.
head(ca)
#>     Package            Datetime Version   User    Size   Status
#> 1 a11yShiny 2026-03-30 21:20:21   0.1.3 ligges   71907  current
#> 2        A3 2013-02-07 10:00:29   0.9.1 hornik   45252 archived
#> 3        A3 2013-03-26 19:58:40   0.9.2 ligges   45907 archived
#> 4        A3 2015-08-16 23:05:54   1.0.0 hornik   42810 archived
#> 5       a5R 2026-03-16 20:10:23   0.2.0 ligges 3685016 archived
#> 6       a5R 2026-03-26 13:30:08   0.3.1 ligges 3706043  current
```

We can also check CRAN comments about the packages on its archive:

``` r

cc <- cran_comments()
#> Downloading and caching CRAN's comments for this session.
head(cc)
#>    package
#> 1       A3
#> 2    aaSEA
#> 3      aba
#> 4   abbyyR
#> 5   abcADM
#> 6 abcdeFBA
#>                                                                          comment
#> 1         Archived on 2025-06-13 as issues were not corrected despite reminders.
#> 2 Archived on 2022-06-21 as check problems were not corrected despite reminders.
#> 3           Archived on 2022-03-27 as check problems were not corrected in time.
#> 4                            Archived on 2023-11-03 at the maintainer's request.
#> 5                   Archived on 2023-03-02 as issues were not corrected in time.
#> 6           Archived on 2022-03-07 as check problems were not corrected in time.
#>         date   action
#> 1 2025-06-13 archived
#> 2 2022-06-21 archived
#> 3 2022-03-27 archived
#> 4 2023-11-03 archived
#> 5 2023-03-02 archived
#> 6 2022-03-07 archived
```

Or estimate the last date of update of our packages, by the information
on the session info or a data.frame:

``` r

cran_session(session = sessionInfo())
#> [1] "2026-03-26 17:30:10 CET"
ip <- installed.packages()
cran_date(ip)
#> Warning: Some packages are not currently available. Omitting packages:
#> 'annotate', 'AnnotationDbi', 'Biobase', 'BiocGenerics', 'BioCor', 'BiocParallel', 'BiocVersion', 'Biostrings', 'cransays', 'GSEABase', 'IRanges', 'KEGGREST', 'rotemplate', 'rutils', 'S4Vectors', 'Seqinfo', 'XVector'.
#> [1] "2026-04-04 10:00:06 CEST"
```

## Related packages

Other packages and related analysis :

- Task views: <https://github.com/epiverse-connect/ctv-analysis/>
- static packages: [pkgstats](https://docs.ropensci.org/pkgstats/)
- Bioconductor: biopkgtools
- R-universe: universe
- [cranly](https://cran.r-project.org/package=cranly): About package
  dependencies and authors of packages.
- [versions](https://github.com/goldingn/versions): A package about
  installing packages versions. `install.dates()` requires a CRAN date,
  if you are unsure you can use
  [`cran_date()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/cran_date.md) to
  estimate it given a [`library()`](https://rdrr.io/r/base/library.html)
  or a `sessionInfo` report.
- [checkpoint](https://cran.r-project.org/package=checkpoint) provides
  tools to ensure the results of R code are repeatable over time.

## History

This package comes from the analysis on CRAN data on <https://llrs.dev>

# Package index

## Utilities

Functions useful for package developers and maintainers as well as users

- [`cran_date()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/cran_date.md)
  [`cran_session()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/cran_date.md)
  : Estimate CRAN's date of packages
- [`cran_doom()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/cran_doom.md) :
  Calculate time till packages are archived
- [`cran_snapshot()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/cran_snapshot.md)
  : Check CRAN package state on any given date
- [`duplicated_alias()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/duplicated_alias.md)
  : Report duplicated alias
- [`package_date()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/package_date.md)
  : Find earliest date of compatibility
- [`package_repos()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/package_repos.md)
  : Package dependencies to repositories
- [`repos_dependencies()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/repos_dependencies.md)
  : Tidy dependencies
- [`update_dependencies()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/update_dependencies.md)
  : Upgradable versions

## About R

Functions for exploring base R

- [`base_alias()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/base_alias.md) :
  Base R's alias
- [`base_links()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/base_links.md) :
  Base R's links

### R help pages

Explore the relationship between alias, pages and packages

- [`base_help_cliques()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/base_help_cliques.md)
  : Help pages with cliques
- [`base_help_pages_not_linked()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/base_help_pages_not_linked.md)
  : Help pages without links
- [`base_help_pages_wo_links()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/base_help_pages_wo_links.md)
  : Help pages not linked from base R
- [`base_targets_links()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/base_targets_links.md)
  : Links between help pages by target
- [`base_pages_links()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/base_pages_links.md)
  : Links between help pages by page
- [`base_pkges_links()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/base_pkges_links.md)
  : Links between help pages by package
- [`os_alias`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/os_alias.md) : Base
  R OS specific alias

## About CRAN

Functions for exploring CRAN

- [`alias()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/alias.md) : Links
- [`links()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/links.md) : Links
- [`cran_alias()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/cran_alias.md) :
  CRAN's alias
- [`cran_links()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/cran_links.md) :
  CRAN's links
- [`cran_actions()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/cran_actions.md)
  : Look at the CRAN actions db
- [`cran_archive()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/cran_archive.md)
  : Retrieve CRAN archive
- [`cran_comments()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/cran_comments.md)
  : CRAN comments
- [`cran_date()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/cran_date.md)
  [`cran_session()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/cran_date.md)
  : Estimate CRAN's date of packages
- [`cran_doom()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/cran_doom.md) :
  Calculate time till packages are archived
- [`cran_issues()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/cran_issues.md)
  : CRAN issues
- [`cran_maintainers()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/cran_maintainers.md)
  : Tidy information about maintainers
- [`cran_snapshot()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/cran_snapshot.md)
  : Check CRAN package state on any given date
- [`cran_version()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/cran_version.md)
  : Install a specific version of a package

### CRAN help pages

Explore the relationship between alias, pages and packages

- [`cran_help_cliques()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/cran_help_cliques.md)
  : Help pages with cliques
- [`cran_help_pages_links_wo_deps()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/cran_help_pages_links_wo_deps.md)
  : Links without dependencies
- [`cran_help_pages_not_linked()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/cran_help_pages_not_linked.md)
  : Help pages without links
- [`cran_help_pages_wo_links()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/cran_help_pages_wo_links.md)
  : Help pages not linked
- [`cran_targets_links()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/cran_targets_links.md)
  : Links between help pages by target
- [`cran_pages_links()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/cran_pages_links.md)
  : Links between help pages by page
- [`cran_pkges_links()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/cran_pkges_links.md)
  : Links between help pages by package

## About Bioconductor

Functions for exploring Bioconductor

- [`bioc_cran_archived()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/bioc_cran_archived.md)
  : Bioconductor packages using CRAN archived packages

## About arbitrary repositories

Explore packages, session and the relationship with multiple
repositories

- [`package_date()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/package_date.md)
  : Find earliest date of compatibility
- [`package_date_actions()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/package_date_actions.md)
  : Package dates
- [`package_repos()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/package_repos.md)
  : Package dependencies to repositories
- [`repos_dependencies()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/repos_dependencies.md)
  : Tidy dependencies
- [`package_dependencies()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/package_dependencies.md)
  : Find current installations
- [`update_dependencies()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/update_dependencies.md)
  : Upgradable versions
- [`cran_doom()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/cran_doom.md) :
  Calculate time till packages are archived

## Miscelania

Utilities for working with this package

- [`clean_cache()`](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/reference/clean_cache.md)
  : Clean cache

# Articles

### All vignettes

- [repo.data](https://repo.data.llrs.dev/articles/repo.data.md):