runUrl
runUrl(url, filetype = NULL, subdir = NULL, ...)
runGist(gist, ...)
runGitHub(repo, username = getOption("github.user"), ref = "master",
subdir = NULL, ...)Arguments
| url | URL of the application. |
|---|---|
| filetype | The file type (".zip", ".tar", or
".tar.gz". Defaults to the file extension taken from the url. |
| subdir | A subdirectory in the repository that contains the app. By
default, this function will run an app from the top level of the repo, but
you can use a path such as `"inst/shinyapp". |
| ... | Other arguments to be passed to runApp(), such as
port and launch.browser. |
| gist | The identifier of the gist. For example, if the gist is
https://gist.github.com/jcheng5/3239667, then 3239667,
'3239667', and 'https://gist.github.com/jcheng5/3239667' are
all valid values. |
| repo | Name of the repository. |
| username | GitHub username. If repo is of the form
"username/repo", username will be taken from repo. |
| ref | Desired git reference. Could be a commit, tag, or branch name.
Defaults to "master". |
Description
runUrl() downloads and launches a Shiny application that is hosted at
a downloadable URL. The Shiny application must be saved in a .zip, .tar, or
.tar.gz file. The Shiny application files must be contained in the root
directory or a subdirectory in the archive. For example, the files might be
myapp/server.r and myapp/ui.r. The functions runGitHub()
and runGist() are based on runUrl(), using URL's from GitHub
(https://github.com) and GitHub gists (https://gist.github.com),
respectively.
Examples
## Not run: ------------------------------------
# runUrl('https://github.com/rstudio/shiny_example/archive/master.tar.gz')
#
# # Can run an app from a subdirectory in the archive
# runUrl("https://github.com/rstudio/shiny_example/archive/master.zip",
# subdir = "inst/shinyapp/")
## ---------------------------------------------
## Not run: ------------------------------------
# runGist(3239667)
# runGist("https://gist.github.com/jcheng5/3239667")
#
# # Old URL format without username
# runGist("https://gist.github.com/3239667")
## ---------------------------------------------
## Not run: ------------------------------------
# runGitHub("shiny_example", "rstudio")
# # or runGitHub("rstudio/shiny_example")
#
# # Can run an app from a subdirectory in the repo
# runGitHub("shiny_example", "rstudio", subdir = "inst/shinyapp/")
## ---------------------------------------------