default image from RSCONNECT_IMAGE

fixes #1063

NEWS.md

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # rsconnect (development version)
 
+* `deployApp()` and `writeManifest()` receive the default value for the
+  `image` argument from the `RSCONNECT_IMAGE` environment variable. (#1063)
+
 # rsconnect 1.2.2
 
 * Use internally computed SHA1 sums and PKI signing when SHA1 is disabled 

R/bundle.R

@@ -126,6 +126,13 @@ createAppManifest <- function(appDir,
                               verbose = FALSE,
                               quiet = FALSE) {
 
+  if (is.null(image)) {
+    imageEnv <- Sys.getenv("RSCONNECT_IMAGE", unset = NA)
+    if (!is.na(imageEnv) && nchar(imageEnv) > 0) {
+      image <- imageEnv
+    }
+  }
+
   if (needsR(appMetadata)) {
     extraPackages <- inferRPackageDependencies(appMetadata)
     # provide package entries for all dependencies

R/deployApp.R

@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@
 #'   made. Currently has an effect only on deployments to shinyapps.io.
 #' @param image Optional. The name of the image to use when building and
 #'   executing this content. If none is provided, Posit Connect will
-#'   attempt to choose an image based on the content requirements.
+#'   attempt to choose an image based on the content requirements. You can
+#'   override the default by setting the environment variable `RSCONNECT_IMAGE`.
 #' @param envManagement Optional. Should Posit Connect install R and Python
 #'   packages for this content? (`TRUE`, `FALSE`, or `NULL`).
 #'   The default, `NULL`, will not write any values to the bundle manifest,

tests/testthat/test-writeManifest.R

@@ -228,7 +228,18 @@ test_that("Deploying static content with _quarto.yaml succeeds without quartoInf
   expect_equal(manifest$metadata$appmode, "static")
 })
 
-test_that("Sets environment.image in the manifest if one is provided", {
+test_that("environment.image is not set when image is not provided", {
+  skip_on_cran()
+
+  withr::local_options(renv.verbose = TRUE)
+
+  appDir <- test_path("shinyapp-simple")
+
+  manifest <- makeManifest(appDir)
+  expect_null(manifest$environment)
+})
+
+test_that("environment.image is set when image is provided", {
   skip_on_cran()
 
   withr::local_options(renv.verbose = TRUE)
@@ -237,11 +248,32 @@ test_that("Sets environment.image in the manifest if one is provided", {
 
   manifest <- makeManifest(appDir, image = "rstudio/content-base:latest")
   expect_equal(manifest$environment$image, "rstudio/content-base:latest")
+})
+
+test_that("environment.image is not set when RSCONNECT_IMAGE is empty", {
+  skip_on_cran()
+
+  withr::local_options(renv.verbose = TRUE)
+  withr::local_envvar(RSCONNECT_IMAGE = "")
+
+  appDir <- test_path("shinyapp-simple")
 
   manifest <- makeManifest(appDir)
   expect_null(manifest$environment)
 })
 
+test_that("environment.image is set when RSCONNECT_IMAGE is nonempty", {
+  skip_on_cran()
+
+  withr::local_options(renv.verbose = TRUE)
+  withr::local_envvar(RSCONNECT_IMAGE = "rstudio/content-base:latest")
+
+  appDir <- test_path("shinyapp-simple")
+
+  manifest <- makeManifest(appDir)
+  expect_equal(manifest$environment$image, "rstudio/content-base:latest")
+})
+
 test_that("Sets environment.environment_management in the manifest if envManagement is defined", {
   skip_on_cran()