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[berndbischl]

Pump data into the system like in python example, get plot in browser

Mention in tutorial!

Mention in News
Blog ?

[studerus]

Which python example do you mean? If you want to produce interactive javascript-based plots from within R, I'd recommend to use the rCharts library. I have some experience with it.

[larskotthoff]

If we're heading down this road it would also be worth looking into Shiny.

[berndbischl]

1. I am in Eindhoven in the openml workshop. Apologies for quick and dirty messages.

2. I listened to a talk about this.
   http://viper.ijs.si
   http://viper.ijs.si/api/about/

This would mean implementing 0, a few lines code --> get a dynamic visualization engine in your browser connected to mlr...?

[studerus]

Actually, I used shiny together with rcharts for analyzing the results of the swiss card game "jassen" which I regularly play with friends. See here. I don't know viper, but I experimented with a lot of other javascript-based libraries and found highcharts accessed through rCharts to be to most flexible and easiest to work with.

[larskotthoff]

I have quite extensive experience with D3 (which can be used through Shiny I believe).

[berndbischl]

How specific is this or general?
It looks cool.

But how "targeted" is this for ML eval? This ViperChart is very specifically for ML. So we just integrate it and use it.

[larskotthoff]

Very general, not targeted to ML although there are a couple of libraries built on top of it that would make it easier. Certainly a long-term thing and not just integrate and use.

[berndbischl]

Ok, maybe lets do both. I will take a look at the VC thing. The author is currently in same room :)

If this is a 3h type of work thing, I will simply do it. And D3 we keep in mind, and if we have a window you show me / us how it works in a few minutes :)

[berndbischl]

I just pushed the code. It contains a couple of FIXMEs and must be improved. Also unit tested.
I emailed Borut (VC developer) wrt a few minor issues.

[berndbischl]

We should also briefly document this in the tutorial.

[larskotthoff]

I reviewed the implementation and fixed a few small things. I've also updated the tutorial, so we should be done here.