shiny (version 0.5.0)

runGist: Run a Shiny application from https://gist.github.com

Description

Download and launch a Shiny application that is hosted on GitHub as a gist.

Usage

runGist(gist, port = 8100L,
    launch.browser = getOption("shiny.launch.browser", interactive()))

Arguments

gist

The identifier of the gist. For example, if the gist is https://gist.github.com/jcheng5/3239667, then 3239667, '3239667', and 'https://gist.github.com/jcheng5/3239667' are all valid values.

port

The TCP port that the application should listen on. Defaults to port 8100.

launch.browser

If true, the system's default web browser will be launched automatically after the app is started. Defaults to true in interactive sessions only.

Examples

runGist(3239667)
runGist("https://gist.github.com/jcheng5/3239667")

# Old URL format without username
runGist("https://gist.github.com/3239667")