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Some R users run code that takes a long time to process. To notify users when code is done execuing, the beepr package is a great tool that plays a sound on the computer.

In the spirit of beepr::beep(), this package provides a single function called textme() that sends you a text message the instant a long-running job completes. This allows you to leave your computer while running code, and know exactly when to return.

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This package relies on Twilio to send text messages. Presently, free trial accounts are avaialble. Sign up for a twilio account here.

On the user dashboard, take note of three pieces of information:

• Twilio SID
• Twilio token
• Twilio phone number

You only need to set these variables once. Afterward, they are stored in the .Renviron file of your home directory. To store these variables, use tm_configure(). It is recommended that you set a target phone number as well--this should be your phone number, where you want to receive text messages.

library(textme)

# replace the values here with your own
tm_configure(twilio_sid   = "AC1ffb4919a0f0720787954c0214bde131",
             twilio_token = "f5c8daf3e8904b9af81dda09f975c369",
             twilio_phone_number = "1234567890",
             target_phone_number = "0987654321")

Once you've configured your environment, you should be able to send a text message. In future sessions, you don't need to re-configure anything. You should be able to simply run textme() and R will load your stored SID, token, and phone numbers.

textme()

To send a custom message, simply supply a message argument:

textme(message = "My custom message.")

To send a message to another number, supply a new target_phone_number:

textme(target_phone_number = "1112223333")

richpauloo/textme documentation built on Aug. 13, 2020, 3:11 p.m.