babelwhale
Talking to 'Docker' and 'Singularity' Containers
Description
Provides a unified interface to interact with 'docker' and 'singularity' containers. You can execute a command inside a container, mount a volume or copy a file.
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CRAN Check Status
Show all 13 flavors
| Flavor | Status |
|---|---|
| r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-clang | NOTE |
| r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-gcc | NOTE |
| r-devel-linux-x86_64-fedora-clang | OK |
| r-devel-linux-x86_64-fedora-gcc | OK |
| r-devel-windows-x86_64 | OK |
| r-oldrel-macos-arm64 | OK |
| r-oldrel-macos-x86_64 | OK |
| r-oldrel-windows-x86_64 | OK |
| r-patched-linux-x86_64 | OK |
| r-release-linux-x86_64 | OK |
| r-release-macos-arm64 | OK |
| r-release-macos-x86_64 | OK |
| r-release-windows-x86_64 | OK |
Check details (2 non-OK)
DESCRIPTION meta-information
Author field differs from that derived from Authors@R Author: ‘Robrecht Cannoodt [aut, cre] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3641-729X>, rcannood), Wouter Saelens [aut] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7114-6248>, zouter), Joel Nitta [aut] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4719-7472>, joelnitta)’ Authors@R: ‘Robrecht Cannoodt [aut, cre] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3641-729X>, github: rcannood), Wouter Saelens [aut] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7114-6248>, github: zouter), Joel Nitta [aut] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4719-7472>, github: joelnitta)’
DESCRIPTION meta-information
Author field differs from that derived from Authors@R Author: ‘Robrecht Cannoodt [aut, cre] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3641-729X>, rcannood), Wouter Saelens [aut] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7114-6248>, zouter), Joel Nitta [aut] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4719-7472>, joelnitta)’ Authors@R: ‘Robrecht Cannoodt [aut, cre] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3641-729X>, github: rcannood), Wouter Saelens [aut] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7114-6248>, github: zouter), Joel Nitta [aut] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4719-7472>, github: joelnitta)’
Check History
NOTE 11 OK · 2 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Jun 9, 2026
DESCRIPTION meta-information
Author field differs from that derived from Authors@R Author: ‘Robrecht Cannoodt [aut, cre] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3641-729X>, rcannood), Wouter Saelens [aut] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7114-6248>, zouter), Joel Nitta [aut] (<https://o ...[truncated]... aut, cre] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3641-729X>, github: rcannood), Wouter Saelens [aut] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7114-6248>, github: zouter), Joel Nitta [aut] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4719-7472>, github: joelnitta)’
DESCRIPTION meta-information
Author field differs from that derived from Authors@R Author: ‘Robrecht Cannoodt [aut, cre] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3641-729X>, rcannood), Wouter Saelens [aut] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7114-6248>, zouter), Joel Nitta [aut] (<https://o ...[truncated]... aut, cre] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3641-729X>, github: rcannood), Wouter Saelens [aut] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7114-6248>, github: zouter), Joel Nitta [aut] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4719-7472>, github: joelnitta)’
ERROR 11 OK · 1 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 1 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Jun 8, 2026
DESCRIPTION meta-information
Author field differs from that derived from Authors@R Author: ‘Robrecht Cannoodt [aut, cre] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3641-729X>, rcannood), Wouter Saelens [aut] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7114-6248>, zouter), Joel Nitta [aut] (<https://o ...[truncated]... aut, cre] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3641-729X>, github: rcannood), Wouter Saelens [aut] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7114-6248>, github: zouter), Joel Nitta [aut] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4719-7472>, github: joelnitta)’
package dependencies
Package required but not available: ‘dynutils’ See section ‘The DESCRIPTION file’ in the ‘Writing R Extensions’ manual.
NOTE 12 OK · 2 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Mar 10, 2026
DESCRIPTION meta-information
Author field differs from that derived from Authors@R Author: ‘Robrecht Cannoodt [aut, cre] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3641-729X>, rcannood), Wouter Saelens [aut] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7114-6248>, zouter), Joel Nitta [aut] (<https://o ...[truncated]... aut, cre] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3641-729X>, github: rcannood), Wouter Saelens [aut] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7114-6248>, github: zouter), Joel Nitta [aut] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4719-7472>, github: joelnitta)’
DESCRIPTION meta-information
Author field differs from that derived from Authors@R Author: ‘Robrecht Cannoodt [aut, cre] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3641-729X>, rcannood), Wouter Saelens [aut] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7114-6248>, zouter), Joel Nitta [aut] (<https://o ...[truncated]... aut, cre] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3641-729X>, github: rcannood), Wouter Saelens [aut] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7114-6248>, github: zouter), Joel Nitta [aut] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4719-7472>, github: joelnitta)’
Code
Structure
Lines of code
1,364
Files
43
Compiled share
0%
Has compiled src
No
Language breakdown
API
Exported functions
13
Internal functions
11
Recent export changes
Testing & CI
Has tests
Yes
Test-to-code ratio
0.21
testthat edition
–
CI present
No
CI type
[]
PR gated
No
Docs
Return-value doc rate
11.1%
\dontrun example ratio
0%
Roxygen coverage
100%
Has pkgdown
No
NEWS present
Yes
Health & Security signals
Informational signals; not verdicts.
on.exit coverage
0%
Unsafe pattern score
0
Dep constraint coverage
11.1%
Secret pattern count
0
Bundled 3rd-party code
2 items
Portability & License
Min R version
3.0.0
System requirements
2
C++ standard
–
License
MIT + file LICENSE
License flags
SPDX valid, OSI approved
History
Versions
6
First release
2019-07-09
Latest release
2023-07-14
Avg cadence
330 days
Cold removal rate
–
Dep drift
3
LOC over versions
Per-file churn detail lives in the source pipeline: https://github.com/r-observatory/cran-code-metrics.