Example code used in class discussion.
library(tidyverse)
library(ggiraph)
library(patchwork)
First, we’ll load the data for our field boundaries and fences.
fields <- readRDS("data/outfields.rds")
fields <-
fields %>%
mutate(
is_infield = ifelse(id > 30, TRUE, FALSE),
ysh = -ysh
)
fences <- readRDS("data/fences.rds")
fences <- fences %>% mutate(ysh = -ysh)
Next, we’ll draw a static grammar of graphics plot of thse. For the boundaries, we aren’t filling in the polygons, so we’ll map the data to paths. For the infield, we want it colored like dirt, so we’ll map those data to a polygon that we can assign a fill color.
gg_boundaries <-
ggplot() +
theme_void() +
coord_equal() +
geom_path(
data = subset(
fields,
is_infield == FALSE),
mapping = aes(
x = xsh,
y = ysh,
group = id),
color = '#000000',
alpha = 0.5) +
geom_polygon(
data = subset(
fields,
is_infield == TRUE),
mapping = aes(
x = xsh,
y = ysh,
group = id),
fill = '#FAD9B4',
color = '#FAD9B4')
gg_boundaries
Next, we’ll convert our static ggplot graphic to interactivity. Now
we could just wrap the ggplot object, here gg_boundaries
,
inside the function girafe
and let the software choose
default interactivity for us. But it won’t suit our purpose. So,
instead, we also specify options inside girafe
that let’s
us customize what the interactivity looks like using css
styles that will be applied to things our pointer hovers over, and other
svg objects and the remaining interactive objects that are not hovered
over. More specifically, we change the stroke width and opacity.
library(ggiraph)
gg_boundaries <-
ggplot() +
theme_void() +
coord_equal() +
geom_path_interactive(
data = subset(
fields,
is_infield == FALSE),
mapping = aes(
x = xsh,
y = ysh,
group = id,
tooltip = id,
data_id = id
),
color = '#000000',
alpha = 0.5) +
geom_polygon(
data = subset(
fields,
is_infield == TRUE),
mapping = aes(
x = xsh,
y = ysh,
group = id),
fill = '#FAD9B4',
color = '#FAD9B4')
girafe(
code = print(gg_boundaries),
options = list(
opts_hover(
css = 'stroke-width:3;'),
opts_hover_inv(
css = 'stroke-opacity:0.1;')
)
)
Building on the earlier graphic, we create another ggplot interactive object almost identical to the above one, except this one is for the height of outfield fences. Of note, we use a data_id in this graphic just like in the earlier graphic so that the common boundary and fence heights work together.
The last step is to pass them together into the girafe
function. We use one more package to make it easy for us to organize
where they are in relation to each other: patchwork
. With
that package, we can use math-like symbols, among other many other
conveniences. Here we ue the divide symbol (/) to place one graphic on
top of the other.
gg_fences <-
ggplot() +
theme_void() +
theme( axis.text.x = element_text() ) +
coord_equal() +
scale_x_continuous(
breaks = c(100, 300, 500),
labels = c("Left Field",
"Center Field",
"Right Field")) +
geom_path_interactive(
data = fences,
mapping = aes(
x = xsh,
y = -ysh,
group = id,
tooltip = id,
data_id = id),
color = 'black',
alpha = 0.5)
girafe(
code = print(gg_fences / gg_boundaries),
options = list(
opts_hover(
css = 'stroke-width:3;'),
opts_hover_inv(
css = 'stroke-opacity:0.1;')
)
)
Another option that we may find useful is linking graphics with
tables. One easy approach is to create a key inside our data frame using
the function highlight_key
from plotly
,
creating a ggplot
object using that new data frame, passing
making it interactive in a way that can “talk” to other objects, again
using a plotly function, highlight
. Creating an interactive
table with the datatable
function in DT
, and,
finally, linking the two objects using the function bscols
from crosstalk
.
library(ggplot2)
library(plotly)
library(crosstalk)
library(DT)
m <- highlight_key(mpg)
p <- ggplot(
data = m,
mapping = aes(
x = displ,
y = hwy)) +
geom_point()
gg <- highlight(
p = ggplotly(p),
on = "plotly_selected")
bscols(gg, datatable(m))
We can also combine the powers of R for data transformations and preparation, and then pass that data into raw d3.js code for graphing. We might use this approach when 1) the code for a highly custom graphic has already been made in d3.js, 2) what we want cannot more easily be accomplished with ggplot code, or 3) you just want to. ;)
Here’s a very simple example where we embed inside an r markdown file an r code chunk creating the data, then creating a d3 code chunk and passing the chunk the R object from above. Inside the d3 chunk, we use the R data in raw d3.js code. Pretty cool, right?!
library(r2d3)
bars <- c(10, 20, 30)
svg.selectAll('rect')
.data(data)
.enter()
.append('rect')
.attr('width', function(d) { return d * 10; })
.attr('height', '20px')
.attr('y', function(d, i) { return i * 22; })
.attr('fill', 'orange');
Here are the html and CSS to make a custom grid to use as, say, a dashboard (that you would obviously highly annotate and explain). Notice, you see css styles to make the grid and format the text. Then, you see fenced dividers using that style information.
Here’s the combined code:
```{=html}
<style>
.main-container {
min-width: 950px;
max-width: 950px;
}
.gridlayout {
display: grid;
position: relative;
margin: 10px;
gap: 5px;
grid-template-columns:
repeat(8, 1fr);
grid-template-rows:
repeat(8, 140px);
}
.gridlayout * {
max-width: 100%;
object-fit: contain;
}
.titlegrid {
background: lightgray;
grid-column: 1 / 9;
grid-row: 1 / 2;
font-size: 14pt;
}
.large-left {
background: lightblue;
grid-column: 1 / 5;
grid-row: 2 / 5;
}
.medium-middle {
background: lightblue;
grid-column: 5 / 7;
grid-row: 2 / 5;
}
.medium-right {
background: lightblue;
grid-column: 7 / 9;
grid-row: 2 / 5;
}
.bottom-left {
background: pink;
grid-column: 1 / 5;
grid-row: 5 / 8;
}
.bottom-middle {
background: pink;
grid-column: 5 / 7;
grid-row: 5 / 8;
}
.bottom-right {
background: pink;
grid-column: 7 / 9;
grid-row: 5 / 8;
}
</style>
```
::: gridlayout
::: titlegrid
This is sample content placed in the area defined by our title class.
:::
::: large-left
This is sample content placed in the area defined by our large-left class.
<div class="layout-chunk" data-layout="l-body">
```r
plot(pressure)
```
<img src="spencer-storytelling-10-code_files/figure-html5/unnamed-chunk-9-1.png" width="624" />
</div>
:::
::: medium-middle
This is sample content placed in the area defined by our medium-middle class.
<div class="layout-chunk" data-layout="l-body">
```r
plot(pressure)
```
<img src="spencer-storytelling-10-code_files/figure-html5/unnamed-chunk-10-1.png" width="624" />
</div>
:::
::: medium-right
This is sample content placed in the area defined by our medium-right class.
<div class="layout-chunk" data-layout="l-body">
```r
plot(pressure)
```
<img src="spencer-storytelling-10-code_files/figure-html5/unnamed-chunk-11-1.png" width="624" />
</div>
:::
::: bottom-left
This is sample content placed in the area defined by our bottom-full class.
<div class="layout-chunk" data-layout="l-body">
```r
plot(pressure)
```
<img src="spencer-storytelling-10-code_files/figure-html5/unnamed-chunk-12-1.png" width="624" />
</div>
:::
::: bottom-middle
This is sample content placed in the area defined by our bottom-middle class.
<div class="layout-chunk" data-layout="l-body">
```r
plot(pressure)
```
<img src="spencer-storytelling-10-code_files/figure-html5/unnamed-chunk-13-1.png" width="624" />
</div>
:::
::: bottom-right
This is sample content placed in the area defined by our bottom-right class.
<div class="layout-chunk" data-layout="l-body">
```r
plot(pressure)
```
<img src="spencer-storytelling-10-code_files/figure-html5/unnamed-chunk-14-1.png" width="624" />
</div>
:::
:::
And here’s what it looks like:
This is sample content placed in the area defined by our title class.
This is sample content placed in the area defined by our large-left class.
plot(pressure)
This is sample content placed in the area defined by our medium-middle class.
plot(pressure)
This is sample content placed in the area defined by our medium-right class.
plot(pressure)
This is sample content placed in the area defined by our bottom-full class.
plot(pressure)
This is sample content placed in the area defined by our bottom-middle class.
plot(pressure)
This is sample content placed in the area defined by our bottom-right class.
plot(pressure)
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