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This project is no longer maintained.

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embed-r

Example C and Haskell programs, showing how to mesh with the R event loop.

Special attention is given ensuring the R interactive interpreter correctly handles GUI events while embedded in the Haskell interactive interpreter, GHCi.

Usage

Install R and pkg-config.

Interactive testing

Use make run-c, make run-ghc, and make run-ghci to run each test individually.

C

$ make run-c
...
-----> Embedding R in C
R_HOME=/usr/local/Cellar/r/3.1.2/R.framework/Versions/3.1/Resources build/embedR-c
-----> C: Starting R
-----> C: Found exported R toplevel context
plot(cars)
-----> C: Parsing 'plot(cars)'
print("fnord")
-----> C: Parsing 'print("fnord")'
[1] "fnord"
q()
-----> C: Parsing 'q()'

Haskell

$ make run-ghc
...
-----> Embedding R in Haskell
R_HOME=/usr/local/Cellar/r/3.1.2/R.framework/Versions/3.1/Resources build/embedR-ghc
-----> Haskell: Starting R
-----> C: Found exported R toplevel context
plot(cars)
-----> C: Parsing 'plot(cars)'
print("fnord")
-----> C: Parsing 'print("fnord")'
[1] "fnord"
q()
-----> C: Parsing 'q()'

Haskell using GHCi

$ make run-ghci
...
-----> Embedding R in Haskell using GHCi
R_HOME=/usr/local/Cellar/r/3.1.2/R.framework/Versions/3.1/Resources ghci -Wall -fno-ghci-sandbox -hidir build -odir build build/altR.dylib
GHCi, version 7.8.3: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/  :? for help
Loading package ghc-prim ... linking ... done.
Loading package integer-gmp ... linking ... done.
Loading package base ... linking ... done.
Loading object (dynamic) build/altR.dylib ... done
final link ... done
> :load src/embedR.hs
[1 of 1] Compiling Main             ( src/embedR.hs, interpreted )
Ok, modules loaded: Main.
> initR
-----> C: Found exported R toplevel context
> do1LineR
plot(cars)
-----> C: Parsing 'plot(cars)'
True
> putStrLn "fnord"
fnord
> do1LineR
print("fnord")
-----> C: Parsing 'print("fnord")'
[1] "fnord"
True
> endR
> :q
Leaving GHCi.

Automatic testing

Use make test to run all tests, or make test-c, make test-ghc, and make test-ghci to run each test individually.

C

$ make test-c
...
-----> Embedding R in C
R_HOME=/usr/local/Cellar/r/3.1.2/R.framework/Versions/3.1/Resources build/embedR-c <test/test.R
-----> C: Starting R
-----> C: Found exported R toplevel context
-----> C: Parsing 'plot(cars)'
-----> C: Parsing 'print("fnord")'
[1] "fnord"
-----> C: Parsing 'Sys.sleep(1)'
-----> C: Exiting R

Haskell

$ make test-ghc
...
-----> Embedding R in Haskell
R_HOME=/usr/local/Cellar/r/3.1.2/R.framework/Versions/3.1/Resources build/embedR-ghc <test/test.R
-----> Haskell: Starting R
-----> C: Found exported R toplevel context
-----> C: Parsing 'plot(cars)'
-----> C: Parsing 'print("fnord")'
[1] "fnord"
-----> C: Parsing 'Sys.sleep(1)'
-----> Haskell: Exiting R

Haskell using GHCi

$ make test-ghci
...
-----> Embedding R in Haskell using GHCi
R_HOME=/usr/local/Cellar/r/3.1.2/R.framework/Versions/3.1/Resources ghci -Wall -fno-ghci-sandbox -hidir build -odir build build/altR.dylib -ghci-script test/test.ghci <test/test.R
GHCi, version 7.8.3: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/  :? for help
Loading package ghc-prim ... linking ... done.
Loading package integer-gmp ... linking ... done.
Loading package base ... linking ... done.
Loading object (dynamic) build/altR.dylib ... done
final link ... done
-----> GHCi: Starting GHCi script
[1 of 1] Compiling Main             ( src/embedR.hs, interpreted )
Ok, modules loaded: Main.
-----> Haskell: Starting R
-----> C: Found exported R toplevel context
-----> C: Parsing 'plot(cars)'
-----> C: Parsing 'print("fnord")'
[1] "fnord"
-----> C: Parsing 'Sys.sleep(1)'
-----> Haskell: Exiting R
-----> GHCi: Exiting GHCi script
> Leaving GHCi.

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Made by Miëtek Bak. Published under the BSD license.