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# lintr 

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`{lintr}` provides [static code analysis for R](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_program_analysis). It checks for adherence to a given style, identifying syntax errors and possible semantic issues, then reports them to you so you can take action.

For example, given a file `bad.R` with the following contents:


``` r
my_func = function(x){
    if(x > 0){
        print("Positive")
    }
    else {
        print("Not positive")
    }
    return(T)
}
```

Running `lintr::lint()` on this file would produce the following output:
```R
lintr::lint("bad.R")
```


```
bad.R:1:9: style: [assignment_linter] Use one of <-, <<- for assignment, not =.
my_func = function(x){
        ^
bad.R:1:22: style: [brace_linter] There should be a space before an opening curly brace.
my_func = function(x){
                     ^
bad.R:1:22: style: [paren_body_linter] Put a space between a right parenthesis and a body expression.
my_func = function(x){
                     ^
bad.R:2:4: style: [indentation_linter] Indentation should be 2 spaces but is 4 spaces.
    if(x > 0){
  ~^
bad.R:2:7: style: [spaces_left_parentheses_linter] Place a space before left parenthesis, except in a function call.
    if(x > 0){
      ^
bad.R:2:14: style: [brace_linter] There should be a space before an opening curly brace.
    if(x > 0){
             ^
bad.R:2:14: style: [paren_body_linter] Put a space between a right parenthesis and a body expression.
    if(x > 0){
             ^
bad.R:3:8: style: [indentation_linter] Indentation should be 4 spaces but is 8 spaces.
        print("Positive")
    ~~~^
bad.R:4:4: style: [indentation_linter] Indentation should be 2 spaces but is 4 spaces.
    }
  ~^
bad.R:5:5: style: [brace_linter] `else` should come on the same line as the previous `}`.
    else {
    ^~~~
bad.R:6:8: style: [indentation_linter] Indentation should be 4 spaces but is 8 spaces.
        print("Not positive")
    ~~~^
bad.R:7:4: style: [indentation_linter] Indentation should be 2 spaces but is 4 spaces.
    }
  ~^
bad.R:8:5: style: [return_linter] Use implicit return behavior; explicit return() is not needed.
    return(T)
    ^~~~~~
bad.R:8:13: style: [T_and_F_symbol_linter] Use TRUE instead of the symbol T.
    return(T)
           ~^
bad.R:10:1: style: [trailing_blank_lines_linter] Remove trailing blank lines.

^
```

`{lintr}` is complementary to [the `{styler}` package](https://github.com/r-lib/styler) which automatically restyles code, eliminating some of the problems that `{lintr}` can detect.

## Installation

Install the stable version from CRAN:

```R
install.packages("lintr")
```

Or the development version from GitHub:

```R
# install.packages("remotes")
remotes::install_github("r-lib/lintr")
```

## Usage

And then you can create a configuration file and run selected linters:

```R
lintr::use_lintr(type = "tidyverse")

# in a project:
lintr::lint_dir()

# in a package:
lintr::lint_package()
```

To see a list of linters included for each configuration:

```R
# tidyverse (default)
names(lintr::linters_with_defaults())

# full
names(lintr::all_linters())
```

### Setting up GitHub Actions

`{usethis}` provides helper functions to generate lint workflows for GitHub Actions:

```R
# in a project:
usethis::use_github_action("lint-project")

# in a package:
usethis::use_github_action("lint")
```

You can also run lintr during continuous integration or within your IDE or text editor. See `vignette("continuous-integration")` and `vignette("editors")` for more details.

Without further configuration, this will run the [default linters](https://lintr.r-lib.org/reference/default_linters.html). See `vignette("lintr")` to learn how to modify these defaults.

## Code of Conduct

Please note that the lintr project is released with a [Contributor Code of Conduct](https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/1/code_of_conduct/). By contributing to this project, you agree to abide by its terms.
