https://github.com/dirkschumacher/r-shiny-electron

WIP: Electron and R shiny
https://github.com/dirkschumacher/r-shiny-electron

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WIP: Electron and R shiny

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/dirkschumacher/r-shiny-electron
• Owner: dirkschumacher
• License: mit
• Archived: true
• Created: 2018-07-14T20:35:59.000Z (about 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-11-01T17:15:38.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-06-11T17:05:17.065Z (3 months ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 211 KB
• Stars: 103
• Watchers: 13
• Forks: 33
• Open Issues: 18
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# R shiny and electron

This is a work in progress template for R shiny and electron integration

_NOT FOR PRODUCTION_

Not under development anymore. Feel free to fork it.

## Quickstart

* Clone

* `npm install`

* Download mac binaries `./get-r-mac.sh`

* Download shiny `Rscript add-cran-binary-pkgs.R`

* `npm start`

## Contribute

If you like to contribute, please take a look at the issues. It is all work in progress and early stage but ideas and code is always welcome. Ideally please make an issue before you send a larger PR.

## App

The app currently starts with a loading screen while trying to start the shiny app as a seperate process. If successful, it will switch to the shiny app once it is loaded. If not successful after 3 trys and error is shown.

Loading:

![loading](docs/screenshot-loading.png)

App:

![app](docs/screenshot-app.png)

## References

* The initial javascript template is based on the template from `electron-forge`

* This project is inspired by the work of [@ksasso](https://github.com/ksasso/useR_electron_meet_shiny)