#' Plot output with cached images #' #' Renders a reactive plot, with plot images cached to disk. #' #' \code{expr} is an expression that generates a plot, similar to that in #' \code{renderPlot}. Unlike with \code{renderPlot}, this expression does not #' take reactive dependencies. It is re-executed only when the cache key #' changes. #' #' \code{cacheKeyExpr} is an expression which, when evaluated, returns an object #' which will be serialized and hashed using the \code{\link[digest]{digest}} #' function to generate a string that will be used as a cache key. This key is #' used to identify the contents of the plot: if the cache key is the same as a #' previous time, it assumes that the plot is the same and can be retrieved from #' the cache. #' #' This \code{cacheKeyExpr} is reactive, and so it will be re-evaluated when any #' upstream reactives are invalidated. This will also trigger re-execution of #' the plotting expression, \code{expr}. #' #' The key should consist of "normal" R objects, like vectors and lists. Lists #' should in turn contain other normal R objects. If the key contains #' environments, external pointers, or reference objects -- or even if it has #' such objects attached as attributes -- then it is possible that it will #' change unpredictably even when you do not expect it to. Additionally, because #' the entire key is serialized and hashed, if it contains a very large object #' -- a large data set, for example -- there may be a noticeable performance #' penalty. #' #' If you face these issues with the cache key, you can work around them by #' extracting out the important parts of the objects, and/or by converting them #' to normal R objects before returning them. Your expression could even #' serialize and hash that information in an efficient way and return a string, #' which will in turn be hashed (very quickly) by the #' \code{\link[digest]{digest}} function. #' #' Internally, the result from \code{cacheKeyExpr} is combined with the name of #' the output (if you assign it to \code{output$plot1}, it will be combined #' with \code{"plot1"}) to form the actual key that is used. As a result, even #' if there are multiple plots that have the same \code{cacheKeyExpr}, they #' will not have cache key collisions. #' #' @section Cache scoping: #' #' There are a number of different ways you may want to scope the cache. For #' example, you may want each user session to have their own plot cache, or #' you may want each run of the application to have a cache (shared among #' possibly multiple simultaneous user sessions), or you may want to have a #' cache that persists even after the application is shut down and started #' again. #' #' To control the scope of the cache, use the \code{cache} parameter. There #' are two ways of having Shiny automatically create and clean up the disk #' cache. #' #' \describe{ #' \item{1}{To scope the cache to one run of a Shiny application (shared #' among possibly multiple user sessions), use \code{cache="app"}. This #' is the default. The cache will be shared across multiple sessions, so #' there is potentially a large performance benefit if there are many users #' of the application. When the application stops running, the cache will #' be deleted. If plots cannot be safely shared across users, this should #' not be used.} #' \item{2}{To scope the cache to one session, use \code{cache="session"}. #' When a new user session starts -- in other words, when a web browser #' visits the Shiny application -- a new cache will be created on disk #' for that session. When the session ends, the cache will be deleted. #' The cache will not be shared across multiple sessions.} #' } #' #' If either \code{"app"} or \code{"session"} is used, the cache will be 10 MB #' in size, and will be stored stored in memory, using a #' \code{\link{memoryCache}} object. Note that the cache space will be shared #' among all cached plots within a single application or session. #' #' In some cases, you may want more control over the caching behavior. For #' example, you may want to use a larger or smaller cache, share a cache #' among multiple R processes, or you may want the cache to persist across #' multiple runs of an application, or even across multiple R processes. #' #' To use different settings for an application-scoped cache, you can call #' \code{\link{shinyOptions}()} at the top of your app.R, server.R, or #' global.R. For example, this will create a cache with 20 MB of space #' instead of the default 10 MB: #' \preformatted{ #' shinyOptions(cache = memoryCache(size = 20e6)) #' } #' #' To use different settings for a session-scoped cache, you can call #' \code{\link{shinyOptions}()} at the top of your server function. To use #' the session-scoped cache, you must also call \code{renderCachedPlot} with #' \code{cache="session"}. This will create a 20 MB cache for the session: #' \preformatted{ #' function(input, output, session) { #' shinyOptions(cache = memoryCache(size = 20e6)) #' #' output$plot <- renderCachedPlot( #' ..., #' cache = "session" #' ) #' } #' } #' #' If you want to create a cache that is shared across multiple concurrent #' R processes, you can use a \code{\link{diskCache}}. You can create an #' application-level shared cache by putting this at the top of your app.R, #' server.R, or global.R: #' \preformatted{ #' shinyOptions(cache = diskCache(file.path(dirname(tempdir()), "myapp-cache")) #' } #' #' This will create a subdirectory in your system temp directory named #' \code{myapp-cache} (replace \code{myapp-cache} with a unique name of #' your choosing). On most platforms, this directory will be removed when #' your system reboots. This cache will persist across multiple starts and #' stops of the R process, as long as you do not reboot. #' #' To have the cache persist even across multiple reboots, you can create the #' cache in a location outside of the temp directory. For example, it could #' be a subdirectory of the application: #' \preformatted{ #' shinyOptions(cache = diskCache("./myapp-cache")) #' } #' #' In this case, resetting the cache will have to be done manually, by deleting #' the directory. #' #' You can also scope a cache to just one plot, or selected plots. To do that, #' create a \code{\link{memoryCache}} or \code{\link{diskCache}}, and pass it #' as the \code{cache} argument of \code{renderCachedPlot}. #' #' @section Interactive plots: #' #' \code{renderCachedPlot} can be used to create interactive plots. See #' \code{\link{plotOutput}} for more information and examples. #' #' #' @inheritParams renderPlot #' @param cacheKeyExpr An expression that returns a cache key. This key should #' be a unique identifier for a plot: the assumption is that if the cache key #' is the same, then the plot will be the same. #' @param sizePolicy A function that takes two arguments, \code{width} and #' \code{height}, and returns a list with \code{width} and \code{height}. The #' purpose is to round the actual pixel dimensions from the browser to some #' other dimensions, so that this will not generate and cache images of every #' possible pixel dimension. See \code{\link{sizeGrowthRatio}} for more #' information on the default sizing policy. #' @param res The resolution of the PNG, in pixels per inch. #' @param cache The scope of the cache, or a cache object. This can be #' \code{"app"} (the default), \code{"session"}, or a cache object like #' a \code{\link{diskCache}}. See the Cache Scoping section for more #' information. #' #' @seealso See \code{\link{renderPlot}} for the regular, non-cached version of #' this function. For more about configuring caches, see #' \code{\link{memoryCache}} and \code{\link{diskCache}}. #' #' #' @examples #' ## Only run examples in interactive R sessions #' if (interactive()) { #' #' # A basic example that uses the default app-scoped memory cache. #' # The cache will be shared among all simultaneous users of the application. #' shinyApp( #' fluidPage( #' sidebarLayout( #' sidebarPanel( #' sliderInput("n", "Number of points", 4, 32, value = 8, step = 4) #' ), #' mainPanel(plotOutput("plot")) #' ) #' ), #' function(input, output, session) { #' output$plot <- renderCachedPlot({ #' Sys.sleep(2) # Add an artificial delay #' seqn <- seq_len(input$n) #' plot(mtcars$wt[seqn], mtcars$mpg[seqn], #' xlim = range(mtcars$wt), ylim = range(mtcars$mpg)) #' }, #' cacheKeyExpr = { list(input$n) } #' ) #' } #' ) #' #' #' #' # An example uses a data object shared across sessions. mydata() is part of #' # the cache key, so when its value changes, plots that were previously #' # stored in the cache will no longer be used (unless mydata() changes back #' # to its previous value). #' mydata <- reactiveVal(data.frame(x = rnorm(400), y = rnorm(400))) #' #' ui <- fluidPage( #' sidebarLayout( #' sidebarPanel( #' sliderInput("n", "Number of points", 50, 400, 100, step = 50), #' actionButton("newdata", "New data") #' ), #' mainPanel( #' plotOutput("plot") #' ) #' ) #' ) #' #' server <- function(input, output, session) { #' observeEvent(input$newdata, { #' mydata(data.frame(x = rnorm(400), y = rnorm(400))) #' }) #' #' output$plot <- renderCachedPlot( #' { #' Sys.sleep(2) #' d <- mydata() #' seqn <- seq_len(input$n) #' plot(d$x[seqn], d$y[seqn], xlim = range(d$x), ylim = range(d$y)) #' }, #' cacheKeyExpr = { list(input$n, mydata()) }, #' ) #' } #' #' shinyApp(ui, server) #' #' #' # A basic application with two plots, where each plot in each session has #' # a separate cache. #' shinyApp( #' fluidPage( #' sidebarLayout( #' sidebarPanel( #' sliderInput("n", "Number of points", 4, 32, value = 8, step = 4) #' ), #' mainPanel( #' plotOutput("plot1"), #' plotOutput("plot2") #' ) #' ) #' ), #' function(input, output, session) { #' output$plot1 <- renderCachedPlot({ #' Sys.sleep(2) # Add an artificial delay #' seqn <- seq_len(input$n) #' plot(mtcars$wt[seqn], mtcars$mpg[seqn], #' xlim = range(mtcars$wt), ylim = range(mtcars$mpg)) #' }, #' cacheKeyExpr = { list(input$n) }, #' cache = memoryCache() #' ) #' output$plot2 <- renderCachedPlot({ #' Sys.sleep(2) # Add an artificial delay #' seqn <- seq_len(input$n) #' plot(mtcars$wt[seqn], mtcars$mpg[seqn], #' xlim = range(mtcars$wt), ylim = range(mtcars$mpg)) #' }, #' cacheKeyExpr = { list(input$n) }, #' cache = memoryCache() #' ) #' } #' ) #' #' } #' #' \dontrun{ #' # At the top of app.R, this set the application-scoped cache to be a memory #' # cache that is 20 MB in size, and where cached objects expire after one #' # hour. #' shinyOptions(cache = memoryCache(max_size = 20e6, max_age = 3600)) #' #' # At the top of app.R, this set the application-scoped cache to be a disk #' # cache that can be shared among multiple concurrent R processes, and is #' # deleted when the system reboots. #' shinyOptions(cache = diskCache(file.path(dirname(tempdir()), "myapp-cache")) #' #' # At the top of app.R, this set the application-scoped cache to be a disk #' # cache that can be shared among multiple concurrent R processes, and #' # persists on disk across reboots. #' shinyOptions(cache = diskCache("./myapp-cache")) #' #' # At the top of the server function, this set the session-scoped cache to be #' # a memory cache that is 5 MB in size. #' server <- function(input, output, session) { #' shinyOptions(cache = memoryCache(max_size = 5e6)) #' #' output$plot <- renderCachedPlot( #' ..., #' cache = "session" #' ) #' } #' #' } #' @export renderCachedPlot <- function(expr, cacheKeyExpr, sizePolicy = sizeGrowthRatio(width = 400, height = 400, growthRate = 1.2), res = 72, cache = "app", ..., outputArgs = list() ) { # This ..stacktraceon is matched by a ..stacktraceoff.. when plotFunc # is called installExprFunction(expr, "func", parent.frame(), quoted = FALSE, ..stacktraceon = TRUE) # This is so that the expr doesn't re-execute by itself; it needs to be # triggered by the cache key (or width/height) changing. isolatedFunc <- function() isolate(func()) args <- list(...) cacheKeyExpr <- substitute(cacheKeyExpr) # The real cache key we'll use also includes width, height, res, pixelratio. # This is just the part supplied by the user. userCacheKey <- reactive(cacheKeyExpr, env = parent.frame(), quoted = TRUE, label = "userCacheKey") ensureCacheSetup <- function() { # For our purposes, cache objects must support these methods. isCacheObject <- function(x) { # Use tryCatch in case the object does not support `$`. tryCatch( is.function(x$get) && is.function(x$set), error = function(e) FALSE ) } if (isCacheObject(cache)) { # If `cache` is already a cache object, do nothing return() } else if (identical(cache, "app")) { cache <<- getShinyOption("cache") } else if (identical(cache, "session")) { cache <<- session$cache } else { stop('`cache` must either be "app", "session", or a cache object with methods, `$get`, and `$set`.') } } # The width and height of the plot to draw, given from sizePolicy. These # values get filled by an observer below. fitDims <- reactiveValues(width = NULL, height = NULL) resizeObserver <- NULL ensureResizeObserver <- function() { if (!is.null(resizeObserver)) return() # Given the actual width/height of the image in the browser, this gets the # width/height from sizePolicy() and pushes those values into `fitDims`. # It's done this way so that the `fitDims` only change (and cause # invalidations) when the rendered image size changes, and not every time # the browser's tag changes size. doResizeCheck <- function() { width <- session$clientData[[paste0('output_', outputName, '_width')]] height <- session$clientData[[paste0('output_', outputName, '_height')]] if (is.null(width)) width <- 0 if (is.null(height)) height <- 0 rect <- sizePolicy(c(width, height)) fitDims$width <- rect[1] fitDims$height <- rect[2] } # Run it once immediately, then set up the observer isolate(doResizeCheck()) resizeObserver <<- observe(doResizeCheck()) } # Vars to store session and output, so that they can be accessed from # the plotObj() reactive. session <- NULL outputName <- NULL drawReactive <- reactive(label = "plotObj", { hybrid_chain( # Depend on the user cache key, even though we don't use the value. When # it changes, it can cause the drawReactive to re-execute. (Though # drawReactive will not necessarily re-execute -- it must be called from # renderFunc, which happens only if there's a cache miss.) userCacheKey(), function(userCacheKeyValue) { # Get width/height, but don't depend on them. isolate({ width <- fitDims$width height <- fitDims$height }) pixelratio <- session$clientData$pixelratio %OR% 1 do.call("drawPlot", c( list( name = outputName, session = session, func = isolatedFunc, width = width, height = height, pixelratio = pixelratio, res = res ), args )) }, catch = function(reason) { # Non-isolating read. A common reason for errors in plotting is because # the dimensions are too small. By taking a dependency on width/height, # we can try again if the plot output element changes size. fitDims$width fitDims$height # Propagate the error stop(reason) } ) }) # This function is the one that's returned from renderPlot(), and gets # wrapped in an observer when the output value is assigned. renderFunc <- function(shinysession, name, ...) { outputName <<- name session <<- shinysession ensureCacheSetup() ensureResizeObserver() hybrid_chain( # This use of the userCacheKey() sets up the reactive dependency that # causes plot re-draw events. These may involve pulling from the cache, # replaying a display list, or re-executing user code. userCacheKey(), function(userCacheKeyResult) { width <- fitDims$width height <- fitDims$height pixelratio <- session$clientData$pixelratio %OR% 1 key <- digest::digest(list(outputName, userCacheKeyResult, width, height, res, pixelratio), "xxhash64") plotObj <- cache$get(key) # First look in cache. # Case 1. cache hit. if (!is.key_missing(plotObj)) { return(list( cacheHit = TRUE, key = key, plotObj = plotObj, width = width, height = height, pixelratio = pixelratio )) } # If not in cache, hybrid_chain call to drawReactive # # Two more possible cases: # 2. drawReactive will re-execute and return a plot that's the # correct size. # 3. It will not re-execute, but it will return the previous value, # which is the wrong size. It will include a valid display list # which can be used by resizeSavedPlot. hybrid_chain( drawReactive(), function(drawReactiveResult) { # Pass along the key for caching in the next stage list( cacheHit = FALSE, key = key, plotObj = drawReactiveResult, width = width, height = height, pixelratio = pixelratio ) } ) }, function(result) { width <- result$width height <- result$height pixelratio <- result$pixelratio # Three possibilities when we get here: # 1. There was a cache hit. No need to set a value in the cache. # 2. There was a cache miss, and the plotObj is already the correct # size (because drawReactive re-executed). In this case, we need # to cache it. # 3. There was a cache miss, and the plotObj was not the corect size. # In this case, we need to replay the display list, and then cache # the result. if (!result$cacheHit) { # If the image is already the correct size, this just returns the # object unchanged. result$plotObj <- do.call("resizeSavedPlot", c( list( name, shinysession, result$plotObj, width, height, pixelratio, res ), args )) # Save a cached copy of the plotObj. The recorded displaylist for # the plot can't be serialized and restored properly within the same # R session, so we NULL it out before saving. (The image data and # other metadata be saved and restored just fine.) Displaylists can # also be very large (~1.5MB for a basic ggplot), and they would not # be commonly used. Note that displaylist serialization was fixed in # revision 74506 (2e6c669), and should be in R 3.6. A MemoryCache # doesn't need to serialize objects, so it could actually save a # display list, but for the reasons listed previously, it's # generally not worth it. # The plotResult is not the same as the recordedPlot (it is used to # retrieve coordmap information for ggplot2 objects) but it is only # used in conjunction with the recordedPlot, and we'll remove it # because it can be quite large. result$plotObj$plotResult <- NULL result$plotObj$recordedPlot <- NULL cache$set(result$key, result$plotObj) } img <- result$plotObj$img # Replace exact pixel dimensions; instead, the max-height and # max-width will be set to 100% from CSS. img$class <- "shiny-scalable" img$width <- NULL img$height <- NULL img } ) } # If renderPlot isn't going to adapt to the height of the div, then the # div needs to adapt to the height of renderPlot. By default, plotOutput # sets the height to 400px, so to make it adapt we need to override it # with NULL. outputFunc <- plotOutput formals(outputFunc)['height'] <- list(NULL) markRenderFunction(outputFunc, renderFunc, outputArgs = outputArgs) } #' Create a sizing function that grows at a given ratio #' #' Returns a function which takes a two-element vector representing an input #' width and height, and returns a two-element vector of width and height. The #' possible widths are the base width times the growthRate to any integer power. #' For example, with a base width of 500 and growth rate of 1.25, the possible #' widths include 320, 400, 500, 625, 782, and so on, both smaller and larger. #' Sizes are rounded up to the next pixel. Heights are computed the same way as #' widths. #' #' @param width,height Base width and height. #' @param growthRate Growth rate multiplier. #' #' @seealso This is to be used with \code{\link{renderCachedPlot}}. #' #' @examples #' f <- sizeGrowthRatio(500, 500, 1.25) #' f(c(400, 400)) #' f(c(500, 500)) #' f(c(530, 550)) #' f(c(625, 700)) #' #' @export sizeGrowthRatio <- function(width = 400, height = 400, growthRate = 1.2) { round_dim_up <- function(x, base, rate) { power <- ceiling(log(x / base, rate)) ceiling(base * rate^power) } function(dims) { if (length(dims) != 2) { stop("dims must be a vector with two numbers, for width and height.") } c( round_dim_up(dims[1], width, growthRate), round_dim_up(dims[2], height, growthRate) ) } }