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shinypayload 0.1.0

New Features

• Initial release of shinypayload package 🎉
• Same-port POST handling - Accept POST requests on the same port as your Shiny UI
• Reactive data integration - POST data automatically becomes reactive values
• Multiple authentication methods - Query parameters, headers, and authorization tokens
• Multi-format support - JSON, form data, and query parameters
• Cross-session data sharing - Data shared across all connected clients

Core Functions

• payload_ui() - Wrap Shiny UI to handle POST requests
• payload_last() - Get reactive with latest POST data
• params_get() - Extract URL query parameters
• payload_endpoint_url() - Generate absolute URLs for endpoints

Documentation & Examples

• Comprehensive README with quick start guide
• 4 complete examples demonstrating different use cases:
  • Basic functionality demo
  • Real-time data monitoring
  • Form submission handling
  • Integration with existing apps
• Professional documentation with roxygen2
• Security best practices guide

Testing & Quality

• 132 comprehensive tests with high coverage
• GitHub Actions CI/CD across multiple platforms and R versions
• CRAN-ready package - passes all R CMD checks
• Professional code quality with automated styling and linting

Requirements

• R (>= 4.1)
• shiny (>= 1.7.4)
• jsonlite

This package enables seamless data integration between external systems and Shiny applications, making it easier than ever to build reactive dashboards and APIs with Shiny.