Re: [O] Tangle including code generating graphics for :results graphics

[Rainer M Krug]

Andreas Leha <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi Rainer,
>
> Rainer M Krug <address@hidden> writes:
>> Hi
>>
>> Is it possible to tangle an R code block including the code which is
>> generating the graphs when using =:results graphics= ?
>>
>> I would like to tangle these code blocks generating the graphs as I
>> would like to have a script which I can use to easily update all graphs
>> when the simulated input data is updated. I have this for the actual
>> analysis which works perfectly, but would like to have the same for the
>> graphs. At the same time, I like the clarity of specifying :width and
>> :height and other parameter for the plotting as header arguments.
>>
>> I have
>>
>> ,----
>> | :PROPERTIES:
>> | :header-args+: :prologue "env <- fitBFGS; attach(env)"
>> | :header-args+: :epilogue "detach(env); rm(env)"
>> | :END:
>> `----
>>
>> and this is tangled perfectly - but obviously not the code for
>> plotting. Is there an argument / setting to enable this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Rainer
>
> That is a very relevant question and I'd be interested in the answer as
> well.  But I am not aware of any support by Org mode for this.
>
> I guess calling `org-babel-expand-src-block' prior to tangling would
> answer your needs?

I don't think so - as this is doing the same as C-c.

The graphics code is only added in the call of org-babel-execute:R so
some refactoring would be necessary. 

In org-babel-execute:R there is the following code:

#+begin_src emacs-lisp 
(full-body
            (let ((inside
                   (list (org-babel-expand-body:R body params graphics-file))))
              (mapconcat 'identity
                         (if graphics-file
                             (append
                              (list (org-babel-R-construct-graphics-device-call
                                     graphics-file params))
                              inside
                              (list "},error=function(e){plot(x=-1:1, y=-1:1, 
type='n', xlab='', ylab='', axes=FALSE); text(x=0, y=0, labels=e$message, 
col='red'); paste('ERROR', e$message, sep=' : ')}); dev.off()"))
                           inside)
                         "\n")))
 #+end_src

If this expansion is moved into org-babel-expand-body:R, it should
work and *always* expand the graphics code (as org-babel-expand-body:R
adds the :epilogue and :prologue).

Then one would just need a new header argument and it should work.

>
> This would be desirable not only for plotting code blocks, also data
> passed to code block is 'lost' during tangling.

Yes - debugging the whole process of evaluation would also be much easier.

>
> I think it would be good to have a source block header argument, say
> `:tangleexpanded', controlling such functionality.
>
> WDYT?

Yes - that would be an ideal solution. But expanded is already used in a
different context (noweb), so something like :tangleaseval would make
sense, making clear that the code is tangled as it would be evaluated.

Unfortunately, I have no time for looking into this at the moment.

But it should be possible without to much hassle.

Thanks,

Rainer

>
> Regards,
> Andreas
>
>

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