Firedata - Adding Web Functionalities for Shiny and OpenCPU
Spende, P., Kohze, R., Gatto, L., Jehoul, B., Schmidt, S.
One of the main reasons for the increase of R’s popularity is the fast, efficient and intuitive way to work with datasets. Our Firebase API package for R named Firedata, which we successfully developed for the Google SOC project in 2017, connects R to the Google Firebase environment and provides R users a stable & intuitive database option for the development of countless applications. This project aims to integrate Firedata into a wide array of statistical web applications. We thereby not only add additional authorization functions like social/anonymous logins for Shiny and OpenCPU, but also develop html widgets to create a persistent and personalized user experience. With the integration of Firebase Hosting for Shiny and OpenCPU platforms, we enable furthermore a simple and intuitive way to deploy R applications, and thereby offer new alternatives to existing hosting solutions. Our overall goal is to provide a simple and intuitive way to deploy R applications.