Launch the process designer — process

An interactive editor for process spec YAML specifications: ports and parameter blocks as forms, a live draw() schematic, a validation report enforcing the spec policy (nothing auto-invented; partial vintage coverage is reported), and YAML / R-code export.

Usage

process_designer(spec = NULL, dir = NULL, launch.browser = NULL, ...)

tech_designer(spec = NULL, dir = NULL, launch.browser = NULL, ...)

Arguments

spec: Optional process spec to open — a path to a .yml file or a spec list (see read_procspec()).
dir: Optional directory of process-spec .yml files (e.g. specs exported from a workbook import) added to the app's template gallery alongside the built-in examples.
launch.browser: Where the app opens. NULL (default) uses the standard shiny behaviour for your session — in RStudio that is the Shiny app window / viewer. TRUE opens the system web browser instead (no RStudio window chrome, e.g. its "Publish" button). FALSE starts the server without opening anything (the URL is printed to the console).
...: Passed to shiny::runApp() (e.g. port).

Value

The value of shiny::runApp() (invisibly; blocks while the app runs).

Details

The underlying spec layer reads, validates, draws and exports technology, storage and trade specs alike (see process_from_spec()). The editing forms are technology-shaped for now: opening a storage or trade spec works, and every tab except the parameter forms is fully functional, but its blocks are edited as YAML. The remaining process classes (supply, demand, import, export) are reserved. Requires the suggested packages shiny and DT.

tech_designer() is the deprecated former name.

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
process_designer()
process_designer(system.file("techspec", "examples", "battery.yml",
                             package = "energyRt"))
process_designer(launch.browser = TRUE)  # system browser, no IDE chrome
} # }