shinyppg

A Shiny app to view the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group (PPG) taxonomic database.

The app can be accessed at: https://pteridogroup.shinyapps.io/shinyppg/

Installation

Install from GitHub:

# install.packages("remotes")
remotes::install_github("pteridogroup/shinyppg")

Usage

Launch the app with:

library(shinyppg)
ppg_app()

The app provides a viewer interface to browse and explore PPG taxonomic data. You can filter by order, family, or genus to view specific taxonomic groups.

Deploying

The app is deployed on shinyapps.io.

To deploy, use rsconnect::deployApp() (requires setting up an account on shinyapps.io and authenticating).

Development

Updating the PPG Version

To update to a new PPG release version:

1. Edit data-raw/ppg_version.R and change the version string to the new version number (e.g., "0.0.0.9003")
2. Run Rscript data-raw/ppg_version.R to save the version data object
3. Run Rscript data-raw/ppg_full.R to download and process the new version
4. The app heading will automatically display the updated version