shinybusy

Automated (or not) busy indicator for Shiny apps

Installation

Install from CRAN with:

install.packages("shinybusy")

You can install dev version of shinybusy from GitHub:

remotes::install_github("dreamRs/shinybusy")

Examples

Gif

Animate a Gif when server is busy and pause animation when server is idle :

# Somewhere in UI
add_busy_gif(src = "https://jeroen.github.io/images/banana.gif", height = 70, width = 70)

Progress bar

Make an infinite progress bar appear on top of the page when server is busy :

add_busy_bar(color = "#FF0000")

Spinner

Add a spinner when server is busy on top-right corner of the page with:

# UI
add_busy_spinner(spin = "fading-circle")

Classic Shiny:

Shinydashboard:

Shinythemes:

Other related packages

These packages provide cool alternative to add progress indicator in shiny application :

• {waiter} : Loading screens for Shiny
• {shinycssloaders} : Add CSS loader animations to Shiny outputs
• {shinycustomloader} : Add a custom loader for R shiny

Acknowledgements

Development of this package was funded by Silex Technologies (https://www.silex-ip.com)