Package index • RDesk

Scaffold

Create a new RDesk application from a professional template.

rdesk_create_app(): Create a new RDesk application

Core Application

Create, configure, and run native desktop application windows.

App: Create and launch a native desktop application window from R.
rdesk_service(): Service all active RDesk applications
rdesk_is_bundle(): Check if the app is running in a bundled (standalone) environment

Async Engine

Run background tasks without freezing the UI — built on mirai.

async(): Wrap a message handler to run asynchronously with zero configuration
rdesk_async(): Run a task in the background
rdesk_cancel_job(): Cancel a running background job
rdesk_jobs_pending(): Check if any background jobs are pending
rdesk_jobs_list(): List currently pending background jobs

Auto-Update

Keep distributed apps up to date automatically.

rdesk_auto_update(): Automatically check for and install app updates

Build & Distribute

Package your app into a self-contained ZIP or Windows installer.

build_app(): Build a self-contained distributable from an RDesk application

IPC Communication

Low-level helpers for the RDesk message envelope protocol.

rdesk_message(): Construct a standard RDesk IPC message envelope
rdesk_parse_message(): Parse and validate an incoming RDesk IPC message

Utilities & Serialisation

Convert plots and data frames for transport over the IPC bridge.

rdesk_plot_to_base64(): Convert a ggplot2 object to a base64-encoded PNG string
rdesk_df_to_list(): Convert a data frame to a list suitable for JSON serialization
rdesk_error_plot(): Generate a base64-encoded error plot