insightsengineering/R Dependency License Report

A Github Action that generates a license report of an R package's dependencies for continuous compliance.

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Activelast commit Apr 3, 2026
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uses: insightsengineering/r-license-report@6b011d92e042fb70b5670a49021d397fd9f1ee4e # v1.1.2

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namedescriptionrequireddefault
pathPath to package's rootno.
regexRegex used for flagging packages with non-compliant licensesno""
failFail with a non-zero exit code if one or more dependencies are flagged by the regexnotrue
rspm_snapshot_dateRSPM snapshot date (in the YYYY-MM-DD format) for package metadata retrieval. Defaults to current dateno""
bioc_releaseBioConductor release version for package metadata retrievalnorelease
as_htmlWhether you also want the report as an `html` filenofalse

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