Epoxy Inline Transformer

This epoxy transformer is heavily inspired by the inline formatters in the cli package. The syntax is quite similar, but epoxy's syntax is slightly different to accommodate reporting use cases.

To transform a template expression inline, you include a keyword, prefixed with a dot (.) that is used to format the value of the template expression in place.

epoxy("It cost {.dollar 123456}.", .transformer = "inline")
#> It cost $123,456.

The formatters, e.g. .dollar in the example above, can be customized using the arguments of epoxy_transform_inline(). Pass a customized scales::label_dollar() to .dollar to achieve a different transformation.

dollars_nzd <- scales::label_dollar(suffix = " NZD")

epoxy(
  "It cost {.dollar 123456}.",
  .transformer = epoxy_transform_inline(.dollar = dollars_nzd)
)
#> It cost $123,456 NZD.

Note that, unlike inline markup with cli, the text within the template expression, other than the keyword, is treated as an R expression.

money <- 123456
epoxy("It cost {.dollar money}.", .transformer = "inline")
#> It cost $123,456.

You can also nest inline markup expressions.

money <- c(123.456, 234.567)
epoxy("It will cost either {.or {.dollar money}}.", .transformer = "inline")
#> It will cost either $123.46 or $234.57.

Finally, you can provide your own functions that are applied to the evaluated expression. In this example, I add a .runif inline formatter that generates n random numbers (taken from the template expression) and sorts them.

set.seed(4242)

epoxy(
  "Here are three random percentages: {.and {.pct {.runif 3}}}.",
  .transformer = epoxy_transform_inline(
    .runif = function(n) sort(runif(n))
  )
)
#> Here are three random percentages: 23%, 35%, and 99%.

Usage

epoxy_transform_inline(
  ...,
  transformer = glue::identity_transformer,
  .and = and::and,
  .or = and::or,
  .incr = sort,
  .decr = function(x) sort(x, decreasing = TRUE),
  .bytes = scales::label_bytes(),
  .date = function(x) format(x, format = "%F"),
  .time = function(x) format(x, format = "%T"),
  .datetime = function(x) format(x, format = "%F %T"),
  .dollar = scales::label_dollar(prefix = engine_pick("$", "$", "\\$")),
  .number = scales::label_number(),
  .comma = scales::label_comma(),
  .ordinal = scales::label_ordinal(),
  .percent = scales::label_percent(suffix = engine_pick("%", "%", "\\%")),
  .pvalue = scales::label_pvalue(),
  .scientific = scales::label_scientific(),
  .uppercase = toupper,
  .lowercase = tolower,
  .titlecase = function(x) tools::toTitleCase(as.character(x)),
  .sentence = function(x) `substr<-`(x, 1, 1, toupper(substr(x, 1, 1))),
  .squote = function(x) sQuote(x, q = getOption("epoxy.fancy_quotes", FALSE)),
  .dquote = function(x) dQuote(x, q = getOption("epoxy.fancy_quotes", FALSE)),
  .strong = NULL,
  .emph = NULL,
  .code = NULL
)

Arguments

...: Additional named inline transformers as functions taking at least one argument. The evaluated expression from the template expression is passed as the first argument to the function. The argument names must include the leading . to match the syntax used inline.
transformer: The transformer to apply to the replacement string. This argument is used for chaining the transformer functions. By providing a function to this argument you can apply an additional transformation after the current transformation. In nearly all cases, you can let epoxy_transform() handle this for you. The chain ends when glue::identity_transformer() is used as the transformer.
.and: The function to apply to x when the template is {.and x}. Default is and::and().
.or: The function to apply to x when the template is {.or x}. Default is and::or().
.incr: The function to apply to x when the template is {.incr x}. Default is sort().
.decr: The function to apply to x when the template is {.decr x}. Default is function(x) sort(x, decreasing = TRUE).
.bytes: The function to apply to x when the template is {.bytes x}. Default is scales::label_bytes().
.date: The function to apply to x when the template is {.date x}. Default is function(x) format(x, format = "%F").
.time: The function to apply to x when the template is {.time x}. Default is function(x) format(x, format = "%T").
.datetime: The function to apply to x when the template is {.datetime x} or {.dttm x}. Default is function(x) format(x, format = "%F %T").
.dollar: The function to apply to x when the template is {.dollar x}. Default is scales::label_dollar(prefix = engine_pick("$", "$", "\\$")).
.number: The function to apply to x when the template is {.number x} or {.num x}. Default is scales::label_number().
.comma: The function to apply to x when the template is {.comma x}. Default is scales::label_comma().
.ordinal: The function to apply to x when the template is {.ordinal x}. Default is scales::label_ordinal().
.percent: The function to apply to x when the template is {.percent x} or {.pct x}. Default is scales::label_percent(suffix = engine_pick("%", "%", "\\%")).
.pvalue: The function to apply to x when the template is {.pvalue x}. Default is scales::label_pvalue().
.scientific: The function to apply to x when the template is {.scientific x}. Default is scales::label_scientific().
.uppercase: The function to apply to x when the template is {.uppercase x} or {.uc x}. Default is toupper().
.lowercase: The function to apply to x when the template is {.lowercase x} or {.lc x}. Default is tolower().
.titlecase: The function to apply to x when the template is {.titlecase x} or {.tc x}. Default is function(x) tools::toTitleCase(as.character(x)).
.sentence: The function to apply to x when the template is {.sentence x} or {.sc x}. Default is function(x) `substr<-`(x, 1, 1, toupper(substr(x, 1, 1))).
.squote: The function to apply to x when the template is {.squote x}. Default is function(x) sQuote(x, q = getOption("epoxy.fancy_quotes", FALSE)).
.dquote: The function to apply to x when the template is {.dquote x}. Default is function(x) dQuote(x, q = getOption("epoxy.fancy_quotes", FALSE)).
.strong: The function to apply to x when the template is {.strong x} or {.bold x}. Default is chosen internally based on the output format.
.emph: The function to apply to x when the template is {.emph x} or {.italic x}. Default is chosen internally based on the output format.
.code: The function to apply to x when the template is {.code x}. Default is chosen internally based on the output format.

Value

A function of text and envir suitable for the .transformer argument of glue::glue().

Examples

revenue <- 0.2123
sales <- 42000.134

# ---- Basic Example with Inline Formatting --------------------------------
epoxy(
  '{.pct revenue} of revenue generates {.dollar sales} in profits.'
)
#> 21% of revenue generates $42,000.13 in profits.

# With standard {glue} (`epoxy_transform_inline()` is a glue transformer)
glue::glue(
  '{.pct revenue} of revenue generates {.dollar sales} in profits.',
  .transformer = epoxy_transform_inline()
)
#> 21% of revenue generates $42,000.13 in profits.

# ---- Setting Inline Formatting Options ----------------------------------
# To set inline format options, provide `scales::label_*()` to the supporting
# epoxy_transform_inline arguments.
epoxy(
  '{.pct revenue} of revenue generates {.dollar sales} in profits.',
  .transformer = epoxy_transform_inline(
    .percent = scales::label_percent(accuracy = 0.1),
    .dollar = scales::label_dollar(accuracy = 10)
  )
)
#> 21.2% of revenue generates $42,000 in profits.

glue::glue(
  '{.pct revenue} of revenue generates {.dollar sales} in profits.',
  .transformer = epoxy_transform_inline(
    .percent = scales::label_percent(accuracy = 0.1),
    .dollar = scales::label_dollar(accuracy = 10)
  )
)
#> 21.2% of revenue generates $42,000 in profits.

# ---- Custom Inline Formatting ------------------------------------------
# Add your own formatting functions
search <- "why are cats scared of cucumbers"

epoxy_html(
  "https://example.com?q={{ .url_encode search }}>",
  .transformer = epoxy_transform_inline(
    .url_encode = utils::URLencode
  )
)
#> https://example.com?q=why%20are%20cats%20scared%20of%20cucumbers>

Usage

Arguments

Value

See also

Examples