remoter (version 0.2-0)

client: Client Launcher

Description

Connect to a remote server (launch the client).

Usage

client(addr = "localhost", port = 55555, prompt = "remoteR")

Arguments

addr

The remote host/address/endpoint.

port

The port (number) that will be used for communication between the client and server. The port value for the client and server must agree.

prompt

The prompt to use to delineate the client from the normal R REPL.

Value

• Returns TRUE invisibly on successful exit.

Details

The port values between the client and server must agree. If they do not, this can cause the client to hang.

The client is a specialized REPL that intercepts commands sent through the R interpreter. These commands are then sent from the client to and evaluated on the server. The client communicates over ZeroMQ with the server using a REQ/REP pattern. Both commands (from client to server) and returns (from server to client) are handled in this way.

To shut down the server and the client, see exit().