Clinicopathological Data Analysis using R, shiny, and electron

https://zenodo.org/account/settings/github/repository/sbalci/clinicopathological

https://osf.io/4ukc6/

See:

https://sbalci.github.io/histopathology-template/

https://serdarbalci.gitbook.io/parapathology/computers/computers#deploying-a-shiny-app-as-a-desktop-application-with-electron

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set PYTHONPATH for npm

npm config set python /usr/bin/python3

https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-gyp

Deploying a Shiny app as a desktop application with Electron

• Read this post
• Clone this repository R Shiny Electron (RSE) template
• install Electron

npm install -g electron

• install Electron Forge

npm install -g electron-forge

• open folder with terminal

cd r-shiny-electron-master

• npm install

npm install

• install local R

update R version in get-r-mac.sh file

./get-r-mac.sh

• install packages

Rscript add-cran-binary-pkgs.R

• run app

npm start

• make package

electron-forge package

• make portable app

electron-forge make

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R shiny and electron

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

NOT FOR PRODUCTION

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.

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)