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Integration with geom_phylopic()

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Issue type
Feature
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Tech stack
plotly, r
Domain
data-visualization

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Start by running the supplied R reprex with geom_phylopic() and ggplotly() to reproduce the unsupported-geom error. Read the existing ggplotly() handling for unsupported geoms and determine how this integration is tested. Done means the example renders through ggplotly() without the implementation error while retaining the plotted phylopic image and tooltip behavior.

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Hello,

When developing a shiny app for a data visualisation dashboard, I encountered an issue that geom_phylopic() isn't integrated with plotly yet. I have pasted the error below. Is there any plans to have this integrated? I (think I) have created a reprex showing two plots that work and the one with plotly with the error.

Thanks,
Jo

geom_GeomPhylopic() has yet to be implemented in plotly.
If you'd like to see this geom implemented,
Please open an issue with your example code at
https://github.com/ropensci/plotly/issues

library(rphylopic)
library(ggplot2)
library(plotly)
# get image from phylopic and set up df
silhouette.img <- get_phylopic(uuid = get_uuid(name = "Sphyrnidae", n=1)) # hammerhead
silhouette.df <- data.frame(x=1,  y=9)

# make some fake data
df = data.frame(x=c(1:10), 
                y=c(1:10))

# this plot works
p = ggplot() + 
  geom_point(data = df, aes(x=x, y=y)) + 
  theme_bw() + 
  # geom_phylopic(data = silhouette.df, aes(x = x, y = y), 
  #               size = 1, col='purple',
  #               img = silhouette.img) + 
  xlim(0,10)

p %>% ggplotly(tooltip = c("x"))

# this plot works
p = ggplot() + 
  geom_point(data = df, aes(x=x, y=y)) + 
  theme_bw() + 
  geom_phylopic(data = silhouette.df, aes(x = x, y = y),
                size = 1, col='purple',
                img = silhouette.img) +
  xlim(0,10)

p 

# this plot does not work
p = ggplot() + 
  geom_point(data = df, aes(x=x, y=y)) + 
  theme_bw() + 
  geom_phylopic(data = silhouette.df, aes(x = x, y = y),
                size = 1, col='purple',
                img = silhouette.img) +
  xlim(0,10)

p %>% ggplotly(tooltip = c("x"))
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