Overview

ricochet supports deploying R, Julia, and Python based content. Content items are categorized as either an App or a Task.

An App requires an active runtime such as Plumber, Shiny, or Dash.jl.

A Task runs to completion such as R/Julia/Python scripts and Quarto documents.

All tasks can be scheduled (or invoked via API). A subset of tasks can be served as a static html website—for example R Markdown and Quarto documents or websites.

The content types supported by ricochet are listed below:

Apps

Content Type	Description
plumber	An API developed using {plumber}
ambiorix	An API or web app developed using {ambiorix}
shiny	A web app developed using {shiny}
rmd-shiny	an R Markdown document using a shiny runtime
quarto-r-shiny	a Quarto document using a shiny runtime
serverless-r	R functions deployed as an API
r-service	A web app or API using an R runtime.
julia-service	A web app or API using a Julia runtime such as Dash.jl.

Tasks

Content Type	Description
r	An R script with the extension .R or .r.
julia	A Julia script.
rmd	An R Markdown document with the extension .Rmd or .r.
quarto-r	A Quarto document using an R runtime.
quarto-jl	A Quarto document using a Julia runtime.