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biovizBase

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Basic graphic utilities for visualization of genomic data.

v1.60.0 · software · Artistic-2.0

Release Lineage

Entered 2.9 · Nov 1, 2011

Current · Requires R 4.6

1.0 In 30 of 49 releases 3.23

Description

The biovizBase package is designed to provide a set of utilities, color schemes and conventions for genomic data. It serves as the base for various high-level packages for biological data visualization. This saves development effort and encourages consistency.

Test coverage

Line coverage

Expression

Tests / Examples

Functions

73 33 exported

Complexity

3.3 avg / 33 max

Call network

73 nodes / 43 edges

Test coverage is not measured for Bioconductor packages; nodes fall back to a neutral fill.

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Lowest coverage

Per-function coverage is not measured for this package yet.

Code

Structure

Lines of code

5,786

Files

93

Compiled share

1.5%

Has compiled src

Yes

Language breakdown

R 3,275 (56.6%)C/C++/src 84 (1.5%)Tests 1 (0%)Docs 1,535 (26.5%)Vignettes 891 (15.4%)

API

Exported functions

37

Internal functions

35

Testing & CI

Has tests

Yes

Test-to-code ratio

0.00

testthat edition

CI present

No

CI type

[]

PR gated

No

Docs

Roxygen coverage

100%

Health & Security signals

Informational signals; not verdicts.

on.exit coverage

66.7%

Unsafe pattern score

0

Dep constraint coverage

52.2%

Secret pattern count

0

Bundled 3rd-party code

2 items

Portability & License

Min R version

3.5.0

System requirements

C++ standard

License

Artistic-2.0

License flags

SPDX valid, OSI approved

History

Versions

30

First release

2012-01-30

Latest release

2026-04-28

Avg cadence

182 days

Cold removal rate

100%

Dep drift

16

LOC over versions

v2.9: 1,936 LOCv2.10: 3,929 LOCv2.11: 3,980 LOCv2.12: 4,100 LOCv2.13: 4,439 LOCv2.14: 5,628 LOCv3.0: 5,623 LOCv3.1: 5,616 LOCv3.2: 5,635 LOCv3.3: 5,803 LOCv3.4: 5,803 LOCv3.5: 5,786 LOCv3.6: 5,786 LOCv3.7: 5,786 LOCv3.8: 5,787 LOCv3.9: 5,787 LOCv3.10: 5,787 LOCv3.11: 5,786 LOCv3.12: 5,786 LOCv3.13: 5,786 LOCv3.14: 5,786 LOCv3.15: 5,786 LOCv3.16: 5,786 LOCv3.17: 5,786 LOCv3.18: 5,786 LOCv3.19: 5,786 LOCv3.20: 5,786 LOCv3.21: 5,786 LOCv3.22: 5,786 LOCv3.23: 5,786 LOC

Per-file churn detail lives in the source pipeline: https://github.com/r-observatory/bioc-code-metrics.

Documentation

Documentation
READMENoVignettesYes · dynamicpkgdown siteNoNEWSYes · 0% structuredCode of conductNoContributing guideNo
Examples that run
86%
Documented parameters
97%
Return-value docs
100%
References docs
3%

Topics

Depended on by (22)

CRAN (1)

People

Cite

Cite this package

Run in R for the authors' preferred citation:

citation("biovizBase")
Lawrence, M., Cook, D., Rainer, J., & Yin, T. (2026). biovizBase: Basic graphic utilities for visualization of genomic data. (Version 1.60.0) [Computer software]. https://bioconductor.org/packages/biovizBase

This is what citation() produces when a package has no citation file of its own. If it prints something else, use that.

Cite the R Observatory

For a number measured here: a download total, a coverage figure, an archival date.

APA

Balamuta, J. J. (2026). R Observatory: Metrics for biovizBase version 1.60.0 [Data set]. HJJB, LLC. Data release v2026-08-22. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21843040

From data release v2026-08-22, which the citation names so these numbers can be found later. More on citing and the projects behind them.

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