RStudio Connect 1.9.0 - Intro to connectwidgets

connectwidgets is an RStudio-maintained R package that can be used to query a Connect server for a subset of your existing content items, then organize them within htmlwidget components in an R Markdown document or Shiny application.

https://rstudio.github.io/connectwidgets/
https://blog.rstudio.com/2021/07/29/rstudio-connect-1-9-0/

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1. RStudio Connect 1.9.0 Introducing connectwidgets
2. 📣 `library(connectwidgets)` Code-first Content Curation Tools for RStudio Connect The Main Event h/t to the excellent Edgar Ruiz for hex logo design!
3. RStudio Connect: Content Publisher Actions 1 Deploym ent Deploy R or Python content via a variety of m ethods: push-button, CLI, git-backed, or Server API. 2 Execution Publish static content, or source code-backed item s. Set up docum ents to run on a schedule, control resource allocation to interactive applications and APIs. 3 M anagem ent Control the m etadata associated w ith a content item . Publish new versions in place, roll forw ard/backw ard. Access scheduled report history. Add organizational tags. Track the usage m etrics. 4 Distribution Add view ers and collaborators. Set a vanity URL. Schedule a custom em ail to be set on success criteria.
6. Customer Perspectives Create an RStudio Connect “App Store” or Content Gallery • “We want a custom landing page for all our business stakeholders” • “The content dashboard is overwhelming and content discovery is hard” • “It would be amazing if Connect could automatically generate a gallery” We’ve created lots of pieces of related content, how do we share it with viewers? Giving them pages of links is tiresome, and the default Connect content dashboard isn’t polished enough to share.
7. Self-Service Content Curation: connectwidgets An R package that provides htmlwidgets and helper functions to organize and curate your RStudio Connect content within an R Markdown document or Shiny application. Design Principles: • Code-based • Built using existing, familiar Connect content types • Polished, Presentable Defaults • No CSS knowledge required • No RStudio Connect Server API knowledge required • Customizable, Easy to Brand
8. How it works Publish & Schedule Publish Interactive App connect widgets API Key Requires RSC 1.9.0+
9. Use Cases Examples: • A summary/reference page for a complex project • A content hub or knowledge repository for work belonging to a team or objective • A single entrypoint for stakeholders • Presentation layer for any curated list of notable content items Example customization of R Markdown template using bootswatch
10. Supporting Features from 1.8.8 Streamlined Publishing RStudio Connect now automatically provisions Server Address (CONNECT_SERVER) and an API Key (CONNECT_API_KEY), scoped to the publisher, for content runtimes so that items are not published in a broken state, i.e. with missing environment variables. 🎉 • Enabled by default • Can be overwritten by explicitly setting them in the Connect Vars pane • Across all content runtimes (except TensorFlow) • Server configuration settings for disabling Request for Access Permissions connectwidgets grid preview: These supporting features have already been released (RSC 1.8.8)
11. Reference Links Documentation site: https://rstudio.github.io/connectwidgets/ Blog post announcement: https://blog.rstudio.com/2021/07/29/rstudio-connect-1-9-0/ RStudio Connect release notes: https://docs.rstudio.com/connect/news/