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Error when using options(htmlwidgets.TOJSON_ARGS = list(na = 'string'))

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Description

Manipulation of NA handling to be shown in DT data tables (as suggested here )
is causing an error in plotly

# set NA handling
options(htmlwidgets.TOJSON_ARGS = list(na = 'string'))
# dat
dat <- data.frame(class=c('A','B','C'),counts=c(10,20,30))
# generate plot
ggplotly(
    ggplot(data=dat, aes(x = class, y = counts)) + geom_bar(stat="identity")
 )

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Start by running the provided R reproduction with htmlwidgets.TOJSON_ARGS set to na = 'string' and capture the plotly error. Trace how that option is handled during ggplotly conversion and JSON serialization. Done means the example generates the plot without an error while preserving the requested NA handling.

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Tech stack
r
Domain
data-visualization
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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