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spatialHeatmap: Visualizing Spatial Assays in Anatomical Images and Large-Scale Data Extensions

v2.18.2 · software · Artistic-2.0

Release Lineage

Entered 3.12 · Oct 28, 2020

Current · Requires R 4.6

1.0 In 12 of 49 releases 3.23

Description

The spatialHeatmap package offers the primary functionality for visualizing cell-, tissue- and organ-specific assay data in spatial anatomical images. Additionally, it provides extended functionalities for large-scale data mining routines and co-visualizing bulk and single-cell data. A description of the project is available here: https://spatialheatmap.org.

Test coverage

Line coverage

Expression

Tests / Examples

Functions

151 52 exported

Complexity

10.1 avg / 84 max

Call network

151 nodes / 205 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

21,297

Files

291

Compiled share

0%

Has compiled src

No

Language breakdown

R 11,423 (53.6%)Tests 1 (0%)Docs 5,418 (25.4%)Vignettes 4,455 (20.9%)

API

Exported functions

80

Internal functions

99

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

0%

Unsafe pattern score

0

Dep constraint coverage

3.7%

Secret pattern count

0

Bundled 3rd-party code

2 items

Portability & License

Min R version

4.1.0

System requirements

C++ standard

License

Artistic-2.0

License flags

SPDX valid, OSI approved

History

Versions

12

First release

2020-10-27

Latest release

2026-05-12

Avg cadence

182 days

Cold removal rate

100%

Dep drift

45

LOC over versions

v3.12: 8,204 LOCv3.13: 10,271 LOCv3.14: 12,346 LOCv3.15: 18,638 LOCv3.16: 18,761 LOCv3.17: 20,555 LOCv3.18: 20,657 LOCv3.19: 20,838 LOCv3.20: 20,842 LOCv3.21: 20,842 LOCv3.22: 20,994 LOCv3.23: 21,297 LOC

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

Documentation

Documentation
READMEYes · 259 wordsVignettesYes · dynamicpkgdown siteNoNEWSYes · 100% structuredCode of conductNoContributing guideNo
Examples that run
98%
Documented parameters
78%
Return-value docs
100%
References docs
88%

Topics

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Cite

Cite this package

Run in R for the authors' preferred citation:

citation("spatialHeatmap")
Zhang, J., Bailey-Serres, J., Borowsky, A., Girke, T., Gongol, B., Hayes, J., & Zhang, L. (2026). spatialHeatmap: spatialHeatmap: Visualizing Spatial Assays in Anatomical Images and Large-Scale Data Extensions (Version 2.18.2) [Computer software]. https://bioconductor.org/packages/spatialHeatmap

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 spatialHeatmap version 2.18.2 [Data set]. HJJB, LLC. Data release v2026-08-22. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21843040

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