In Appsilon/rhino: A Framework for Enterprise Shiny Applications

Box-module auto-complete only works if one uses VSCode or Vim. It does not have any known adverse effects on RStudio Desktop or Posit Workbench.

Introduction

Rhino utilizes {box} modules to manage large code bases. A disadvantage of {box} modules is the lack of syntax auto-complete support in RStudio or VSCode. In VSCode, auto-complete is provided by {languageserver} which allows for external parsers. {box.lsp} is an extension to {languageserver} to provide function name and function argument auto-complete support for {box} modules. Please refer to the {box.lsp} documentation for its current capabilities.

Steps

1. Install languageserver: renv::install("languageserver"). languageserver is a developer tool, it is not advised to add it to dependencies.R or to renv.lock.
2. If you initialized your Rhino app with version 1.10.0 or later, proceed to step 4.
3. If you are using an existing Rhino app with version < 1.10.0:
   1. Install box.lsp to project dependencies: rhino::pkg_install("box.lsp").
   2. Run box.lsp::use_box_lsp() to update your project's .Rprofile file with box.lsp configuration.
4. Restart the R session (restart VSCode) to reload .Rprofile.

Appsilon/rhino documentation built on April 14, 2025, 7:07 p.m.