Function to identify all packages not using Authors@R

[seandavi]

In a quest to provide better functionality, particularly around ORCID, converting to Authors@R format in DESCRIPTION a valuable step. A function to identify packages in need to change would facilitate

1. Developing metrics of usage
2. Support regular emails to maintainers to make the change

[LiNk-NY]

BiocCheck does this to some extent in checkBBScompatibility but perhaps a dedicated function would make it easier to collect metrics..

[LiNk-NY]

Update: I've added a check in BiocCheck that results in a NOTE for packages that do not provide an ORCID iD in the Authors@R.

[LiNk-NY]

Update: CRAN just added tools::CRAN_authors_db() to R-devel (r87038) for CRAN packages.. we can do the same and save it under "src/contrib/Meta/authors.rds"

aut <- tools::CRAN_authors_db()
dim(aut)
#> [1] 47442     7
head(aut)
#>       given  family                     email               orcid     role
#> 1    Martin   Bladt    marxxxadt@math.ku.dk                <NA> aut, cre
#> 2 Christian  Furrer         fxxxer@math.ku.dk                <NA>      aut
#> 3    Sercan Kahveci sercaxxxveci@plus.ac.at                <NA> aut, cre
#> 4    Andrew   Pilny        andxxxlny@uky.edu 0000-0001-6603-5490 aut, cre
#> 5   Sigbert  Klinke      sixxxrt@hu-berlin.de                <NA> aut, cre
#> 6  Csillery Katalin   kaxxxlery@gmail.com                <NA>      aut
#>   comment       package
#> 1    <NA> AalenJohansen
#> 2    <NA> AalenJohansen
#> 3    <NA>      AATtools
#> 4    <NA>   abasequence
#> 5    <NA>    abbreviate
#> 6    <NA>           abc