Package 'Rapp'

Title: Easily Build Command Line Applications
Description: Run simple 'R' scripts as command line applications, with automatic robust and convenient support for command line arguments. This package provides 'Rapp', an alternative 'R' front-end similar to 'Rscript', that enables this.
Authors: Tomasz Kalinowski [aut, cre]
Maintainer: Tomasz Kalinowski <[email protected]>
License: MIT + file LICENSE
Version: 0.2.0.9000
Built: 2024-10-25 06:02:54 UTC
Source: https://github.com/r-lib/rapp

Help Index

Run an R app.

Description

Run an R app.

Usage

run(app, args = commandArgs(TRUE))

Arguments

app

A filepath to an Rapp.
args

character vector of command line args.

Details

See the package README for full details. https://github.com/r-lib/Rapp

Value

NULL, invisibly. Called for its side effect.

Examples

# For the example, place 'Rapp', the package examples, and 'R' on the PATH
old_path <- Sys.getenv("PATH")
Sys.setenv(PATH = paste(system.file("examples", package = "Rapp"),
                        system.file("exec", package = "Rapp"),
                        R.home("bin"),
                        old_path,
                        sep = .Platform$path.sep))

# Here is an example app:
# flip-coin.R
writeLines(readLines(
  system.file("examples/flip-coin.R", package = "Rapp")))

if(.Platform$OS.type != "windows") {
  # on macOS and Linux, you can call the app directly
  system("flip-coin.R")
  system("flip-coin.R --n 3")
} else {
  # On windows, there is no support for shebang '#!' style executables
  # but you can invoke 'Rapp' directly
  system("Rapp flip-coin.R")
  system("Rapp flip-coin.R --n 3")
}

# restore PATH
Sys.setenv(PATH = old_path)