blockr.ggplot (version 0.1.0)

new_ggplot_block: Universal ggplot block with selectable visualization types

Description

A flexible block that allows users to select from various ggplot2 geoms and dynamically shows relevant aesthetics for the selected visualization.

Usage

new_ggplot_block(
  type = "point",
  x = character(),
  y = character(),
  color = character(),
  fill = character(),
  size = character(),
  shape = character(),
  linetype = character(),
  group = character(),
  alpha = character(),
  density_alpha = 0.8,
  position = "stack",
  bins = 30,
  donut = FALSE,
  ...
)

Value

A plot block object of class ggplot_block.

Arguments

type

Initial chart type (default "point"). Options: "point", "bar", "line", "boxplot", "violin", "density", "area", "histogram", "pie"

x

Column for x-axis

y

Column for y-axis

color

Column for color aesthetic

fill

Column for fill aesthetic

size

Column for size aesthetic

shape

Column for shape aesthetic

linetype

Column for linetype aesthetic

group

Column for group aesthetic

alpha

Column for alpha aesthetic (variable transparency)

density_alpha

Fixed alpha value for density plots (default 0.8)

position

Position adjustment for certain geoms

bins

Number of bins for histogram

donut

Whether to create donut chart when type is "pie" (default FALSE)

...

Forwarded to new_plot_block

Examples

# Create a scatter plot block
new_ggplot_block(type = "point", x = "mpg", y = "hp")

# Create a bar chart block
new_ggplot_block(type = "bar", x = "cyl")

if (interactive()) {
  library(blockr.core)
  serve(new_ggplot_block(), list(data = mtcars))
}