Error when using bslib component in Bootstrap 4 Shiny app
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Hi,
After upgrading the bslib package to the latest version (0.9.0), our app throws an error when I try to specify Bootstrap v4 in Shiny UI and use a bslib component like nav_spacer.
The error message is: 'Error in component_dependency_sass: bslib components require Bootstrap 5 or higher.'
However, it did work before we upgraded the bslib package (when it was version 0.5.1).
I'm wondering if the latest bslib package no longer supports older Bootstrap versions or it's a compatibility issue?
Here is a simple example code:
library(shiny)
library(bslib)
ui <- fluidPage(
theme = bslib::bs_theme(version = 4),
shiny::navbarPage(
title = "Example",
shiny::tabPanel(
title = "Tab 1",
value = "tab1"
),
bslib::nav_spacer(),
shiny::tabPanel(
title = "Tab 2",
value = "tab2"
)
)
)
server <- function(input, output, session) {
}
shinyApp(ui, server)
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Research direction
Start by running the minimal R example with bslib 0.9.0 and inspect the Bootstrap-version handling reached by nav_spacer() and component_dependency_sass. Compare the behavior with bslib 0.5.1; done means the compatibility behavior is corrected or the supported Bootstrap versions are clearly documented and covered by a regression test.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- bootstrap, r
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
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