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Downloading data from web should be cached

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
r
Domain
tooling

Research direction

The issue names no file, test, or entry point. Start by locating how BiocCheck identifies package downloads and reviewing how BiocFileCache can be integrated; clarify the expected cache behavior and verification with maintainers before implementation.

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Description

Intermediate

If a package is downloading data from the web it should be cached using BiocFileCache

Dominant language
R
Stars
10
Forks
29
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

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