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Useful git pre-commit hooks for R

CRAN status Lifecycle: stable R build status

Pre-commit hooks are tests that run each time you attempt to commit. If the tests pass, the commit will be made, otherwise not. A very basic test is to check if the code is parsable, making sure you have not forgotten a comma, brace or quote. You can run hooks locally and/or in the cloud:

Goals of the package

The goal of this package is to twofold:

Why do I need pre-commit hooks?

By Mara Averick

For a more in-depth explanation and even more reasons, see vignette("why-use-hooks").

Documentation

The following online docs are available:

These only cover the functionality added on top of the pre-commit framework by this package. Everything else is covered in the extensive online documentation of the pre-commit framework itself, including how to create hooks for actions like git push or git checkout, create local hooks etc.

These binaries (installable software) and packages are in development.
They may not be fully stable and should be used with caution. We make no claims about them.