R Extension for Visual Studio Code
This VS Code extension provides support for the R programming language, including features such as
extended syntax highlighting, R language service based on code analysis, interacting with R terminals, viewing data, plots, workspace variables, help pages, managing packages, and working with R Markdown documents.
Go to the wiki to view the documentation of the extension.
Getting started
Install R (>= 3.4.0) on your system. For Windows users, Writing R Path to the registry is recommended in the installation.
Install languageserver in R.
install.packages("languageserver")
Install the R extension for VS Code from the VS Code Extension Marketplace or the Open VSX Registry.
Create an R file and start coding.
The following software or extensions are recommended to enhance the experience of using R in VS Code:
radian: A modern R console that corrects many limitations of the official R terminal and supports many features such as syntax highlighting and auto-completion.
VSCode-R-Debugger: A VS Code extension to support R debugging capabilities.
httpgd: An R package to provide a graphics device that asynchronously serves SVG graphics via HTTP and WebSockets.
Go to the installation wiki pages (Windows | macOS | Linux) for more detailed instructions.
Features
Extended syntax highlighting for R, R Markdown, and R Documentation.
Snippets for R and R Markdown.
R Language Service: Code completion, function signature, symbol highlight, document outline, formatting, definition, diagnostics, references, and more.
Interacting with R terminals: Sending code to terminals, running multiple terminals, working with remote servers.
Package development: Build, test, install, load all and other commands from devtools.
Keyboard shortcuts: Built-in and customizable keyboard shortcuts.
Workspace viewer: Environment pane to show global variables in the attached R session.
Help pages viewer: Viewing R help pages and searching help topics.
Package management: Installing and removing R packages.
Session symbol hover and completion.
Data viewer: Viewing data.frame or matrix in a grid or a list structure in a treeview.
Plot viewer: PNG file viewer and SVG plot viewer based on httpgd.
Webpage viewer: Viewing htmlwidgets such as interactive graphics and visual profiling results.
Browser viewer: Viewing interactive shiny apps.
R Markdown support: R Markdown chunk highlighting, chunk navigation, execute commands, and preview.
RStudio add-in support: Run supported RStudio add-ins in VS Code with a live R session.
Full support of Remote Development via SSH, Containers and WSL.
Live share collaboration: Shared workspace, terminal, and viewer in R pair programming.
Questions, issues, feature requests, and contributions
If you have a question about accomplishing something in general with the extension, please ask on Stack Overflow.
If you find a problem or have a feature request with the extension, please find out if there is a current issue you may upvote or otherwise file an issue.
Contributions are always welcome! Please see the contributing guide for more details.
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