glin/reactlog

Easier debugging with the Shiny reactive log

R

reactlog

reactlog extends Shiny with new features that make it easier to debug and trace reactivity, especially in larger apps.

Analyze the reactive log in R

Print the call stack that caused invalidation (rstudio/shiny#1846)
List reactive dependencies in a tree structure

Demo

Reactive log visualizer enhancements

Interactive filtering on selected nodes (rstudio/shiny#1532)
Jump to the previous/next flush cycle (i.e. all white nodes) (rstudio/shiny#1532)
Performance improvements

Demo

Installation

# install.packages("devtools")
devtools::install_github("glin/reactlog")

Usage

`traceInvalidation()`

options(shiny.reactlog = TRUE)

rxA <- reactive({
  input$A
})

observe({
  # call it in a reactive context
  reactlog::traceInvalidation()
  rxA()
})

# or on a reactive expression/observer
reactlog::traceInvalidation(rxA)

`listDependencies()`

reactive({
  # when multiple dependencies change, it might be useful to see them all
  # not just the one that invalidated the context
  reactlog::listDependencies()
  rxA() + input$A + input$B
})

# also works
reactlog::listDependencies(rxA, invalidated = TRUE)

# when called without a reactive context, shows the entire dependency tree
reactlog::listDependencies()

`showReactGraph()`

# show the graph for the most recent session
reactlog::showReactGraph()

observe({
  # show the graph filtered on this observer and its dependencies
  reactlog::showReactGraph()
})

API

https://glin.github.io/reactlog/reference/index.html

Caveats

reactlog is experimental and relies on Shiny internals which are subject to change. Use at your own risk, for debugging and development only!