factor256
Use Raw Vectors to Minimize Memory Consumption of Factors
Description
Uses raw vectors to minimize memory consumption of categorical variables with fewer than 256 unique values. Useful for analysis of large datasets involving variables such as age, years, states, countries, or education levels.
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Check History
OK 14 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Mar 10, 2026
Code
Structure
Lines of code
1,446
Files
19
Compiled share
47.3%
Has compiled src
Yes
Language breakdown
API
Exported functions
20
Internal functions
15
Recent export changes
Testing & CI
Has tests
Yes
Test-to-code ratio
0.01
testthat edition
–
CI present
No
CI type
[]
PR gated
No
Docs
Return-value doc rate
100%
\dontrun example ratio
0%
Roxygen coverage
100%
Has pkgdown
No
NEWS present
No
Health & Security signals
Informational signals; not verdicts.
on.exit coverage
–
Unsafe pattern score
0
Dep constraint coverage
0%
Secret pattern count
0
Bundled 3rd-party code
2 items
Portability & License
Min R version
–
System requirements
–
C++ standard
–
License
GPL-2
License flags
SPDX valid, OSI approved
History
Versions
1
First release
2023-11-17
Latest release
2023-11-17
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Cold removal rate
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Dep drift
0
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Version History
1 trackedR Observatory began tracking this package on Mar 10, 2026; it first appeared on CRAN Nov 17, 2023. Releases before tracking aren’t shown.