This function returns the reverse dependencies for a given Bioconductor package.
Usage
bioconductor_reverse_deps(
pkg,
which = "Imports",
only.bioc = FALSE,
version = BiocManager::version(),
db = NULL,
biocdb = NULL
)
Value
A named list of reverse dependency package names.
Arguments
pkg
Character string. The name of the package for which to find reverse dependencies.
which
Character vector. The dependency categories to check.
One or more of "Depends", "Imports", "LinkingTo",
"Suggests", or "Enhances". Defaults to "Imports".
only.bioc
Logical. If TRUE (default), only reverse dependencies
that are Bioconductor packages are returned.
version
Bioconductor version to use. Defaults to the current version.
db
Optional. A pre-loaded package database to use for lookups.
biocdb
Optional. A pre-loaded Bioconductor package database.
if (FALSE) {
# Get reverse Imports dependencies as a list:bioconductor_reverse_deps("limma")
# Get multiple categories:bioconductor_reverse_deps("limma", which = c("Depends", "Suggests"))
}