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ReportCard: An R6 class for building report elements

Source: R/ReportCard.R
ReportCard.Rd

[Deprecated]

This R6 class that supports creating a report card containing text, plot, table and metadata blocks that can be appended and rendered to form a report output from a shiny app.

Lifecycle

This class is deprecated. Use teal_report class instead for new implementations. See vignette("teal-report-class", "teal.reporter") for more information.

Methods

Public methods

Method new()

Initialize a ReportCard object.

Usage 

ReportCard$new()

Returns

Object of class ReportCard, invisibly.

Examples 

card <- ReportCard$new()

Method append_table()

Appends a table to this ReportCard.

Usage 

ReportCard$append_table(table)

Arguments

table

A (data.frame or rtables or TableTree or ElementaryTable or listing_df) that can be coerced into a table.

Returns

self, invisibly.

Examples 

card <- ReportCard$new()$append_table(iris)

Method append_html()

Appends a html content to this ReportCard.

Usage 

ReportCard$append_html(content)

Arguments

content

An object that can be rendered as a HTML content.

Returns

self, invisibly.

Examples 

card <- ReportCard$new()$append_html(shiny::div("HTML Content"))

Method append_plot()

Appends a plot to this ReportCard.

Usage 

ReportCard$append_plot(plot, dim = NULL)

Arguments

plot

(ggplot or grob or trellis) plot object.

dim

(numeric(2)) width and height in pixels.

Returns

self, invisibly.

Method append_text()

Appends a text paragraph to this ReportCard.

Usage 

ReportCard$append_text(
  text,
  style = c("default", "header2", "header3", "verbatim")
)

Arguments

text

(character) The text content to add.

style

(character(1)) the style of the paragraph.

Returns

self, invisibly.

Examples 

card <- ReportCard$new()$append_text("A paragraph of default text")

Method append_rcode()

Appends an R code chunk to ReportCard.

Usage 

ReportCard$append_rcode(text, ...)

Arguments

text

(character) The R code to include.

...

Additional rmarkdown parameters for formatting the R code chunk.

Returns

self, invisibly.

Examples 

card <- ReportCard$new()$append_rcode("2+2", echo = FALSE)

Method append_content()

Appends a generic content to this ReportCard.

Usage 

ReportCard$append_content(content)

Arguments

content

(Object.)

Returns

self, invisibly.

Examples 

card <- ReportCard$new()$append_content(code_chunk("foo <- 2"))

Method get_content()

Get all content blocks from this ReportCard.

Usage 

ReportCard$get_content()

Returns

teal_card() containing appended elements.

Examples 

card <- ReportCard$new()$append_text("Some text")$append_metadata("rc", "a <- 2 + 2")

card$get_content()

Method reset()

Clears all content and metadata from ReportCard.

Usage 

ReportCard$reset()

Returns

self, invisibly.

Method get_metadata()

Get the metadata associated with ReportCard.

Usage 

ReportCard$get_metadata()

Returns

named list list of elements.

Examples 

card <- ReportCard$new()$append_text("Some text")$append_metadata("rc", "a <- 2 + 2")

card$get_metadata()

Method append_metadata()

Appends metadata to this ReportCard.

Usage 

ReportCard$append_metadata(key, value)

Arguments

key

(character(1)) string specifying the metadata key.

value

value associated with the metadata key.

Returns

self, invisibly.

Method get_name()

Get the name of the ReportCard.

Usage 

ReportCard$get_name()

Returns

character a card name.

Examples 

ReportCard$new()$set_name("NAME")$get_name()

Method set_name()

Set the name of the ReportCard.

Usage 

ReportCard$set_name(name)

Arguments

name

(character(1)) a card name.

Returns

self, invisibly.

Examples 

ReportCard$new()$set_name("NAME")$get_name()

Method set_content_names()

Set content block names for compatibility with newer teal_card

Usage 

ReportCard$set_content_names(new_names)

Arguments

new_names

(character) vector of new names.

Method to_list()

Convert the ReportCard to a list, including content and metadata.

Usage 

ReportCard$to_list(output_dir = lifecycle::deprecated())

Arguments

output_dir

(character) with a path to the directory where files will be copied.

Returns

(named list) a ReportCard representation.

Method from_list()

Reconstructs the ReportCard from a list representation.

Usage 

ReportCard$from_list(card, output_dir = lifecycle::deprecated())

Arguments

card

(named list) a ReportCard representation.

output_dir

(character) with a path to the directory where a file will be copied.

Returns

self, invisibly.

Method clone()

The objects of this class are cloneable with this method.

Usage 

ReportCard$clone(deep = FALSE)

Arguments

deep

Whether to make a deep clone.

Examples 

library(ggplot2)

card <- ReportCard$new()$append_plot(
  ggplot(iris, aes(x = Petal.Length)) + geom_histogram()
)
#> Warning: `ReportCard$new()` was deprecated in teal.reporter 0.5.1.
#> ℹ Please use `teal_card()` instead.
#> ℹ Use teal_report class instead. See vignette('teal-report-class',
#>   'teal.reporter') for more information.
#> ℹ The deprecated feature was likely used in the R6 package.
#>   Please report the issue at <https://github.com/r-lib/R6/issues>.
#> `stat_bin()` using `bins = 30`. Pick better value `binwidth`.
library(ggplot2)

card <- ReportCard$new()$append_text("Some text")$append_plot(
  ggplot(iris, aes(x = Petal.Length)) + geom_histogram()
)$append_text("Some text")$append_metadata(key = "lm",
                  value = lm(Ozone ~ Solar.R, airquality))
#> `stat_bin()` using `bins = 30`. Pick better value `binwidth`.
card$get_content()

#> $`0edf179a`
#> [1] "Some text"
#> 
#> $`7706bc45`
#> 
#> $`9fe76459`
#> [1] "Some text"
#> 
#> attr(,"class")
#> [1] "teal_card"
#> attr(,"metadata")
#> attr(,"metadata")$lm
#> 
#> Call:
#> lm(formula = Ozone ~ Solar.R, data = airquality)
#> 
#> Coefficients:
#> (Intercept)      Solar.R  
#>     18.5987       0.1272  
#> 
#> 
card$get_metadata()
#> $lm
#> 
#> Call:
#> lm(formula = Ozone ~ Solar.R, data = airquality)
#> 
#> Coefficients:
#> (Intercept)      Solar.R  
#>     18.5987       0.1272  
#> 
#> 
library(ggplot2)

card <- ReportCard$new()$append_text("Some text")$append_plot(
  ggplot(iris, aes(x = Petal.Length)) + geom_histogram()
)$append_text("Some text")$append_metadata(key = "lm",
                  value = lm(Ozone ~ Solar.R, airquality))
#> `stat_bin()` using `bins = 30`. Pick better value `binwidth`.
card$get_content()

#> $`2d7a3073`
#> [1] "Some text"
#> 
#> $`2e3e16cd`
#> 
#> $`46be58d4`
#> [1] "Some text"
#> 
#> attr(,"class")
#> [1] "teal_card"
#> attr(,"metadata")
#> attr(,"metadata")$lm
#> 
#> Call:
#> lm(formula = Ozone ~ Solar.R, data = airquality)
#> 
#> Coefficients:
#> (Intercept)      Solar.R  
#>     18.5987       0.1272  
#> 
#> 

card$to_list(tempdir())
#> Warning: The `output_dir` argument of `ReportCard$to_list()` is deprecated as of
#> teal.reporter 0.5.0.9000.
#> $`2d7a3073`
#> [1] "Some text"
#> 
#> $`2e3e16cd`
#> 
#> $`46be58d4`
#> [1] "Some text"
#> 
#> attr(,"class")
#> [1] "teal_card"
#> attr(,"metadata")
#> attr(,"metadata")$lm
#> 
#> Call:
#> lm(formula = Ozone ~ Solar.R, data = airquality)
#> 
#> Coefficients:
#> (Intercept)      Solar.R  
#>     18.5987       0.1272  
#> 
#> 
library(ggplot2)

card <- ReportCard$new()$append_text("Some text")$append_plot(
  ggplot(iris, aes(x = Petal.Length)) + geom_histogram()
)$append_text("Some text")$append_metadata(key = "lm",
                  value = lm(Ozone ~ Solar.R, airquality))
#> `stat_bin()` using `bins = 30`. Pick better value `binwidth`.
card$get_content()

#> $b42c76bb
#> [1] "Some text"
#> 
#> $ca8b9152
#> 
#> $c0fdd3a3
#> [1] "Some text"
#> 
#> attr(,"class")
#> [1] "teal_card"
#> attr(,"metadata")
#> attr(,"metadata")$lm
#> 
#> Call:
#> lm(formula = Ozone ~ Solar.R, data = airquality)
#> 
#> Coefficients:
#> (Intercept)      Solar.R  
#>     18.5987       0.1272  
#> 
#> 

ReportCard$new()$from_list(card$to_list(tempdir()), tempdir())

## ------------------------------------------------
## Method `ReportCard$new`
## ------------------------------------------------

card <- ReportCard$new()


## ------------------------------------------------
## Method `ReportCard$append_table`
## ------------------------------------------------

card <- ReportCard$new()$append_table(iris)


## ------------------------------------------------
## Method `ReportCard$append_html`
## ------------------------------------------------

card <- ReportCard$new()$append_html(shiny::div("HTML Content"))


## ------------------------------------------------
## Method `ReportCard$append_text`
## ------------------------------------------------

card <- ReportCard$new()$append_text("A paragraph of default text")


## ------------------------------------------------
## Method `ReportCard$append_rcode`
## ------------------------------------------------

card <- ReportCard$new()$append_rcode("2+2", echo = FALSE)


## ------------------------------------------------
## Method `ReportCard$append_content`
## ------------------------------------------------

card <- ReportCard$new()$append_content(code_chunk("foo <- 2"))


## ------------------------------------------------
## Method `ReportCard$get_content`
## ------------------------------------------------

card <- ReportCard$new()$append_text("Some text")$append_metadata("rc", "a <- 2 + 2")

card$get_content()
#> $d8d6f3dd
#> [1] "Some text"
#> 
#> attr(,"class")
#> [1] "teal_card"
#> attr(,"metadata")
#> attr(,"metadata")$rc
#> [1] "a <- 2 + 2"
#> 



## ------------------------------------------------
## Method `ReportCard$get_metadata`
## ------------------------------------------------

card <- ReportCard$new()$append_text("Some text")$append_metadata("rc", "a <- 2 + 2")

card$get_metadata()
#> $rc
#> [1] "a <- 2 + 2"
#> 


## ------------------------------------------------
## Method `ReportCard$get_name`
## ------------------------------------------------

ReportCard$new()$set_name("NAME")$get_name()
#> [1] "NAME"

## ------------------------------------------------
## Method `ReportCard$set_name`
## ------------------------------------------------

ReportCard$new()$set_name("NAME")$get_name()
#> [1] "NAME"