R/Pharma draft outline

outline.md

What is continuous deployment (CD)?

Why CD?

• Reproducible and easy deliverables
  • Missing link... how do we know an output came from the latest version of code?
  • A majority of R users can't associate a knitted report to the code version
• Delivering R-based software (Shiny, Plumber, etc)

CD for Shiny

• Opinionated way to structure an app for production:
  • Mostly similar to ThinkR-open/golem
  • Requires a Shiny app as a package
  • Code testing
• New R package for deploying Shiny apps as Electron applications:
  • chasemc/electricShine
• How this looks in practice:
  • chasemc/IDBacApp
• How to get started/minimal examples of combining Shiny and CD:
  • chasemc/demoApp
  • chasemc/processView

CD for Rmarkdown/Plumber

• Using CD to make reproducible Rmarkdown reports:
  • It turns out most people aren't
• Example setup:
  • chasemc/autoReportR

Combining CD with Drake

• Match made in heaven?
  • Drake only runs what needs to be run
  • CD automates and versions output