Fixed logo in “About” tab, app header, and report header, in app_ui, generate_html_header(), global_defaults_xyz, etc., and updated testoutput files related to ejam2report() and ejam2excel()
corrected spelling in app and documentation
added better examples of params one can pass via run_app()
RStudio users
New summary table and plot are available via ejam2areafeatures() and ejam2barplot_areafeatures(). Changes in ejamit() provide information about what fraction of residents have certain features or types of areas where they live, such as schools, hospitals, Tribal areas, nonattainment areas, CJEST areas, etc. This is done via many changes to batch.summarize().
added better examples of params one can pass via run_app()
removed reference to obsolete testids_registry_id, replaced by testinput_regid
Technical / internal changes:
enabled testing of web app functionality from the test_interactively() utility or via test_local(), etc., not just from a github action. (See /tests/setup.R which now has a copy of what is also in app-functionality.R)
drafted revisions to ui and server to try to allow for more run_app() params or advanced tab or global_defaults_xyz to alter default method of upload vs dropdown, e.g., output ss_choose_method_ui, default_ss_choose_method, default_upload_dropdown. This included revising server and ui to use just EJAM:::global_or_param(“xyz”) not golem::get_golem_options(“xyz”), so that non-shiny global defaults can work (e.g., logo path as global_defaults_package$.community_report_logo_path) even outside shiny when global_defaults_package has happened via onattach but global_defaults_shiny etc. has not happened.
changed .onAttach() to do source(global_defaults_package) with local = FALSE not TRUE, but this might need to be revisited – note both local = F and local = T are used in .onAttach() versus get_global_defaults_or_user_options()
in server, ejam2excel() now figures out value of radius_or_buffer_description, ejam2excel() gets new parameters table_xls_from_ejam() uses improved buffer_desc_from_sitetype() and now uses ejam2report() to add a report in one tab.
reorganized server code by moving v1_demog_table() and v1_envt_table to long report section of server file
cleaned up server code (eg, remove obsolete input$disconnect, remove obsolete community_download() and report_community_download(), and remove repetitive ejam2repor(), remove old EJScreen Batch Tool tab, used session = session as param in server calls to updateXYZINPUT, etc.)
allow shiny.testmode to be TRUE even if not set in options
used silent=TRUE in more cases of try()
added validate(“problem with map_shapes_leaflet() function”)
added validate(need(data_processed(), ‘Please run an analysis to see results.’))
EJAM v2.32.3 (May 2025)
Summary report and related improvements
Added a long list of additional indicators in the summary report (in a subtable) and in outputs of ejamit(), etc. New indicators include counts of features (Superfund sites, schools, etc.), asthma and cancer rates, overlaps with certain types of areas (Tribal, C JEST disadv., air nonattainment areas, etc.), flood risk, % with health insurance, more age groups (% under 18), and numerous other indicators. You can see the expanded report via ejam2report() or at system.file("testdata/examples_of_output/testoutput_ejam2report_100pts_1miles.html", package = "EJAM")
Area in square miles (area_sqmi column) added to results, with calculation of size of each location (polygon or FIPS unit or circle around a point)
More/better info on number of sites or site ID and lat/lon, now in header
Enabled customization of summary table (for R users) to show fewer or new additional indicators (as long as they are in the outputs of doaggregate() and ejamit() or at least are in the inputs to ejam2report() etc.). This is done via the extratable_list_of_sections parameter in ejam2report(), in build_community_report(), in the community_report_template.Rmd, and in global parameter default_extratable_list_of_sections. It may later be enabled as modifiable in the advanced tab.
Easier to set which logo to show on summary report (EPA or EJAM or other logo), in global settings
Other web app improvements
More types of shapefiles can be uploaded in the web app – json, geojson, kml, zip (of gdb or other), and shp.
Census units like States, Counties, and Cities/Towns/CDPs can now be selected from a menu or searched by typing part of the name, in a shiny module called fipspicker, and the feature is enabled/disabled via global settings use_fipspicker and default_choices_for_type_of_site_category. It works but current does not check or alert users if boundaries are not available, until after the Start Analysis button is clicked.
Simpler UI for “More info” button about file types and formats allowed in upload.
Preview maps can show FIPS now, along with shapefile polygons, or points
progress bar added for doaggregate() in cases of fips and latlon
RStudio user-related or internal improvements
Clarified/explained 2025 status of API and urls in CONTRIBUTING and README, etc.
Extensive additions of and improvements in articles/vignettes, including documentation of how to maintain repo, package, and datasets. Articles/vignettes avoid hardcoded repo urls, and use relative links within pkgdown site… unexported helper function EJAM:::repo_from_desc() added, avoids hardcoded repo url; download_latest_arrow_data avoids hardcoded repo url; links to testdata files on webapp UI avoid hardcoded repo url; simpler What is EJAM doc.
ejamit() in interactive mode (RStudio) now lets you select any type of file to upload if no sites specified by parameters
Many options or starting values or settings for the shiny app (and in general) can now be set as parameters passed to the run_app() function, which overrides the defaults. extensive changes to global defaults vs user parameters allowed: replaced global.R; files renamed, put in 1 folder, etc. System for using user parameters passed to run_app(), global defaults otherwise, many can be changed in advanced tab; some may be bookmarkable. The default values are now set for the shiny app and in general in files called global_defaults_package.R, global_defaults_shiny_public.R, and global_defaults_shiny.R (rather than in the old files global.R or manage-public-private.R).
acs_bybg() examples added, on how to obtain and analyze new/custom indicators from the American Community Survey (ACS) data
testdata() function improved, showing you examples of files that be used as inputs to ejamit(). testdata() files and data objects cleaned up/renamed consistently and new ones added for fips types, naics, sic, mact, etc.
refactored names of plot functions made more consistent to use “plot” singular and “ratios” plural, as in ejam2boxplot_ratios(), boxplot_ratios(), etc.
documentation fixed in some functions (e.g., ejam2map())
large datasets managed via download_latest_arrow_data() and other new arrow-related functions and no longer on pins board or aws at all. arrow datasets faster format used most places, other changes to handling downloads etc.
shape_from_fips() checks if census API key available and tidycensus pkg now imported, uses alt method (arcgis services) to get boundaries if necessary.
Continued towards refactoring/consolidating code in server vs in functions, related to creating summary report as HTML vs for download from shiny app vs from ejam2report(), in functions such as report_residents_within_xyz(), renamed generate_demog_header to generate_env_demog_header, etc.
server uses ejamit() for SHP and latlon, and cleanup
server uses ejam2excel() now not table_xls_format()
server uses ejam2report() now not obsolete report_community_download() etc.
