testthat (version 0.2)

library_if_available: Load package, if available.

Description

Load package, if available.

Usage

library_if_available(package)

Arguments

package

package name (without quotes)

Details

Quietly load a package if it is installed, otherwise do nothing. This is useful for testing files so that you can run them while you are developing your package, before it is installed for the first time; then continue to have the same code work when the tests are run automatically by R CMD CHECK.

Examples

library_if_available(testthat)
library_if_available(packagethatdoesntexist)