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
   

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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!
   

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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.
   

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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.
   

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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
   

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8. How it works
   Publish & Schedule
   Publish Interactive App
   connect
   widgets
   API Key
   Requires RSC 1.9.0+
   

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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
   

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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)
    

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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/
    

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