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StatET/R Help Server
Contents
Requirements
- Java
- RJSrv (e.g. GNU R with https://gitlab.com/walware/de.walware.rj-server.gr)
Installation & Configuration
- Download and unpack the file
statet-rhelpserver-*.zip - Edit the configuration(s) for the R environments in the folder
renvs:- One configuration file per R environment
- The name of the file is the id of the R environment
Run the Server
- Just start the jar:
java -jar org.eclipse.statet.rhelp.server.jar &
Special modes
-index-and-exit - creates or updates the help index only
Options
The server is based on Spring Boot; see documentation of Spring Boot e.g. how to configure the webserver.
Configuration in the IDE
To use the server in the IDE, specify the URI as follows:
http://<name or ip>:<port>/<env id>
For example:
http://serverwithhelp:8080/r35
The following defaults can be optionally omitted:
-
<port>= 80 -
<env id>= default
-
So http://serverwithhelp/ is equal to http://serverwithhelp:80/default