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install.packages("RMariaDB")
CRAN 30-day downloads, method
13,086−67.7% down on the 30 days before, the worse direction
Dependent packages, method
624 more suggest it
Test coverage, method
9%of lines run by tests

Implements a DBI-compliant interface to MariaDB (<https://mariadb.org/>) and MySQL (<https://www.mysql.com/>) databases.

Maintainer
Kirill Müller
Latest release
6 Feb 2026
First release
4 Oct 2017

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Releases
21
Needs compilation
Yes
Needs R
>= 2.8.0
Config/Needs/website
r-dbi/dbitemplate
Config/autostyle/scope
line_breaks
Config/autostyle/strict
false
Config/testthat/edition
3
RoxygenNote
7.3.3.9000
SystemRequirements
libmariadb-client-lgpl-dev or libmariadb-dev or libmysqlclient-dev, with libssl-dev (deb), mariadb-connector-c-devel or mariadb-devel (rpm), mariadb-connector-c or mysql-connector-c (brew)
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Subjects (1) Method, Subjects
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citation("RMariaDB")
APA
Müller, K., R Consortium, RStudio, DebRoy, S., Horner, J., James, D., Ooms, J., & Wickham, H. (2026). RMariaDB: Database Interface and MariaDB Driver (Version 1.3.5) [Computer software]. https://doi.org/10.32614/CRAN.package.RMariaDB
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APA
Balamuta, J. J. (2026). R Observatory: Metrics for RMariaDB version 1.3.5 [Data set]. HJJB, LLC. Data release v2026-10-26. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21843040
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All 13 check platforms pass.

  • r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-clang

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Over time

No change since 8 Sep 2026

As a list (6)
ChangedWorst statusOKNotesWarningsErrors
8 Sep 2026OK13000
7 Sep 2026Error12001
5 Aug 2026OK13000
1 Aug 2026Note12100
25 Apr 2026OK12000
10 Mar 2026Note12200

Since March 2026

Check results on CRAN

Total downloads in the last 30 days
14,536−64.6% down on the 30 days before, the worse directionIt is the sum of 4 channels: CRAN, r2u, conda-forge and c2d4u.

CRAN rank

1,001 of 26,529

CRAN

13,086 downloads in the last 30 days

Rank
1,001 of 26,529
Change
−67.7% down on the 30 days before, the worse direction

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r2u

224 downloads in the last 30 days

Rank
1,633 of 30,526
Change
+67.2% up on the 30 days before, the better direction

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conda-forge

1,220 downloads in the last 30 days

Rank
910 of 3,828
Change
+246% up on the 30 days before, the better direction

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c2d4u, no longer updated

6 downloads in the last 30 days

Rank
2,703 of 7,575
Change
−60% down on the 30 days before, the worse direction

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Over time

Compare downloads

Needs
8
Dependent packages
6
Suggested by
24
Needs (8)
Installing it adds
15 packages, 4.7 MB of source
Of those, need compilation
8
Optional extras (6)
Dependent packages (6)
PackageTitleDownloads in 30 days
mdsrComplement to 'Modern Data Science with R'1,120
tcplToxCast Data Analysis Pipeline499
AdhereRVizAdherence to Medications486
wizaRdryA Magical Framework for Collaborative & Reproducible Data Analysis304
moodleRHelper Functions to Work with 'Moodle' Data275
dabrDatabase Management with R255
Functions
1,240
Public exports
24
Lines of R code
2,104
Median complexity
1
Functions (1,240)
Size and composition

Lines by kind (57,717)

KindLinesShare
R code2,1044%
Tests5280.9%
Documentation8942%
Compiled code54,19194%

Lines by language

LanguageLinesShare
C++53,73293%
R2,6275%
Rd8942%
C4590.8%
Other50%

Languages are counted from file extensions.

Files
409
R functions
98
Compiled functions
1,743
Object systems
S3: 1 methods, S4: 4 classes, S4: 41 methods
Complexity
Median
1
Mean
2.37
Highest
35
Median lines per function
4.5
About complexity

Cyclomatic complexity counts the independent paths through a function: 1 is a straight line, higher is harder to test. R functions only.

Call graph figures
R functions
98
Calls
80
Unconnected
14
Groups
19
Growth (21 releases)
Total lines by release
4,002 on 4 Oct 201757,717 on 6 Feb 2026
Release changes

Coverage was measured, but at least one test failed during the run.

Lines run by tests
8.7%
Expressions run by tests
5.6%
Test cases
33
Exports named in tests
16.7%
Coverage by file (52)
Coverage run
Lines counted
629
Lines the tests ran
55
Tests passed
No
Measured with
covr 3.6.5 on R 4.6.1
Test suite
Has tests
Yes
Test frameworks
testthat
Test cases
33
Lines of tests
528
Test lines per line of code
0.25
Exports documented
100%
Return value documented
20%
Help pages with examples
62.5%
Examples run in checks
90%
Other documentation
README
Yes, 389 words
Release notes file
Yes
Help pages
16
Lines of documentation
894

Funded by R Consortium

Earlier names (1)
  • Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan

r-dbi / rmariadb on github.com

Stars
137no change on 30 days ago
Forks
40
Open issues
18
Last commit
11 Oct 2026
Activity
Commits
2,109
Open pull requests
11
Tagged releases
21
Latest tagged release
v1.3.5, 13 Sep 2026
In development
Default branch at 1.3.5.9005, ahead of CRAN 1.3.5 (checked 2026-10-25)
Issues closed in
70 days (median)
Pull requests closed in
162 days (median)
Pull requests merged
56%
Created
5 Jul 2017
Licence file reads as
–
Development practices (14)
KindFound
Continuous integrationGitHub Actions, R CMD check workflow
The R CMD check workflow runs on Linux and Windows
Governance and communityCode of conduct, Contributing guide, Issue templates
Docs sourcepkgdown
GitHub Pages site last deployed 2026-09-27
The repository has a site deploy workflow
pkgdown site last built 2026-02-05, before release 1.3.5 (2026-02-06)
CoverageCoverage reporting (Codecov)
Reproducibility and dev environmentGitpod
CRAN release processcran-comments.md, revdep/
Lint, format, editorRStudio project
Git structural.gitattributes

Method, repository practices

Across r-dbi

Claude Code4 commits by it and at least 41 crediting itClaude CodeFirst seen 5 Feb 20264 commits by itat least 41 crediting it
Claude Opus 5.5Claude Opus 5.527 Sep 20262 commits
Claude Opus 5Claude Opus 58 Aug 2026 to 27 Sep 202613 commits
Claude Fable 5Claude Fable 55 Aug 20261 commit

Tools

ToolFirst seenFoundCommits by itCommits crediting it
Claude Code5 Feb 2026Pull request it wrote: opened by a project member441 at least
  • Pull request

Models

ModelCommitsFirst commitLast commitCredit lines of
Claude Opus 5.5227 Sep 202627 Sep 2026Claude Code
Claude Opus 5138 Aug 202627 Sep 2026Claude Code
Claude Fable 515 Aug 20265 Aug 2026Claude Code

Across r-dbi

R releases
  • On CRAN
  • Release
VersionReleasedR
1.3.5 current6 Feb 20264.5.2
1.3.424 Feb 20254.4.2
1.3.318 Nov 20244.4.2
1.3.227 May 20244.4.0
1.3.126 Oct 20234.3.1
1.3.09 Oct 20234.3.1
1.2.219 Jun 20224.2.0
1.2.120 Dec 20214.1.2
Earlier versions (13)
VersionReleasedREvents
1.2.012 Dec 20214.1.2
1.1.26 Sep 20214.1.1Licence: MIT + file LICENSE
1.1.113 Apr 20214.0.5
1.1.07 Jan 20214.0.3
1.0.1116 Dec 20204.0.3
1.0.1027 Aug 20204.0.2
1.0.93 Jul 20204.0.0
1.0.818 Dec 20193.6.2
1.0.72 Dec 20193.6.1
1.0.66 May 20183.5.0
1.0.53 Apr 20183.4.4
1.0-411 Dec 20173.4.3
1.0-24 Oct 20173.4.2

Relicensed from GPL-3 in version 1.1.2.

Release notes (1.3.5)

Bug fixes

  • Correctly return TIME values before the epoch (@JoelNWilkins, #421).

Chore

  • Remove plogr (#428).
  • Format C++ code with clang-format.