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R Cran Package Structure
Structure of a CRAN R package metadata record
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CRAN Package is a JSON Structure definition published by R.
Meta-schema:
JSON Structure
{
"name": "CRAN Package",
"description": "Structure of a CRAN R package metadata record",
"fields": [
{
"name": "Package",
"type": "string",
"required": true,
"description": "Package name on CRAN"
},
{
"name": "Version",
"type": "string",
"required": true,
"description": "Semantic version string"
},
{
"name": "Title",
"type": "string",
"required": true,
"description": "Short one-line title"
},
{
"name": "Description",
"type": "string",
"required": true,
"description": "Full package description"
},
{
"name": "Author",
"type": "string",
"required": false,
"description": "Package author(s)"
},
{
"name": "Maintainer",
"type": "string",
"required": true,
"description": "Package maintainer name and email"
},
{
"name": "License",
"type": "string",
"required": true,
"description": "SPDX license identifier"
},
{
"name": "Depends",
"type": "string",
"required": false,
"description": "Required R version and package dependencies"
},
{
"name": "Imports",
"type": "string",
"required": false,
"description": "Runtime package imports"
},
{
"name": "Suggests",
"type": "string",
"required": false,
"description": "Suggested optional packages"
},
{
"name": "Date",
"type": "date",
"required": false,
"description": "Package release date"
},
{
"name": "URL",
"type": "string",
"required": false,
"description": "Package homepage URL"
},
{
"name": "BugReports",
"type": "uri",
"required": false,
"description": "Bug report submission URL"
},
{
"name": "NeedsCompilation",
"type": "string",
"required": false,
"description": "Whether package requires compilation (yes/no)"
}
]
}