{renv} fails to record {precommit} in renv.lock and raises there is no package called 'precommit' error

[philiporlando]

I'm trying to use {precommit} with my project, but I'm experiencing the below error:

> git commit -m "update R script"
style-files.............................................................. Failed
- hook id: style-files
- exit code: 1

- One or more packages recorded in the lockfile are not installed.
- Use `renv::status()` for more details.
- One or more packages recorded in the lockfile are not installed.
- Use `renv::status()` for more details.
Error in packageVersion("precommit") : 
  there is no package called ‘precommit’
Execution halted

I have already installed ran the following within my project:

renv::install("precommit")
# The following package(s) will be installed:
#   - precommit [0.4.3]
# These packages will be installed into "~/Projects/test-pre-commit-styler/renv/library/R-4.1/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu".
# 
# Do you want to proceed? [Y/n]: y
# 
# # Installing packages -------------------------------
# - Installing precommit ...                      OK [linked from cache]
# Successfully installed 1 package in 26 milliseconds.

renv::status()
# No issues found -- the project is in a consistent state.

precommit::version_precommit()
# [1] "3.4.0"

packageVersion("precommit")
# [1] ‘0.4.3’

precommit::autoupdate()
# ✔ Ran `pre-commit autoupdate ()` to get the latest version of the hooks.

However, {precommit} isn't tracked anywhere within my renv.lock file:

{
  "R": {
    "Version": "4.1.3",
    "Repositories": [
      {
        "Name": "CRAN",
        "URL": "https://cloud.r-project.org"
      }
    ]
  },
  "Packages": {
    "renv": {
      "Package": "renv",
      "Version": "1.0.7",
      "Source": "Repository",
      "Repository": "RSPM",
      "Requirements": [
        "utils"
      ],
      "Hash": "397b7b2a265bc5a7a06852524dabae20"
    }
  }
}

Updating one of my R scripts to include a call to {precommit} is a workaround to force {renv} to record its usage in the renv.lock, but this feels like a hack, and it unfortunately yields the same error about precommit not being recorded in the lockfile...

I'm hoping to better understand how to get {renv} to recognize that I'm using {precommit} with my project, regardless if its namespace is references within any R scripts, and to resolve this loadNamespace(x) : there is no package called 'precommit' error... Any insight is appreciated!

Here is a reprex.

[SaranjeetKaur]

Hi there,

Did you find any solution? I am facing the same issue.

[philiporlando]

I haven't found a solution to this yet.

[lorenzwalthert]

author of {precommit} here. I know docs could be better but {precommit} manages it's own renv that is stored outside of your git root. Your project {renv} it's lockfile etc has nothing to do with it. If you search the issues in the https://github.com/lorenzwalthert/precommit, you should find a few similar issues and a link to the wiki on how you should be able to resolve the issue: https://github.com/lorenzwalthert/precommit/wiki/Packages-are-not-found-after-R-upgrade. Also, if you are interested in how {precommit} uses {renv}, please see here: https://github.com/lorenzwalthert/precommit/wiki/What-happens-under-the-hood-when-I-install-the-hooks%3F

If you have further questions, I suggest to continue the discussion in lorenzwalthert/precommit#602.