In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to have R play a sound when a long process finishes. This can be helpful when running an analysis or a model that takes a long time and you want an audible notification when it is complete.
First, let’s simulate a long process with a Sys.sleep()
function, which will pause R for a specified number of seconds.
print("Starting long process...")## [1] "Starting long process..."Sys.sleep(5) # Sleep for 5 seconds to simulate a long process
print("Long process complete!")## [1] "Long process complete!"Now, we want R to play a sound when this long process has completed.
We can do this using the beep() function from the “beepr”
library.
beep(sound = 2) # Play a sound. You can choose different numbers for different soundsThat’s it! This can be particularly useful when working with large datasets where processing might take several minutes or even hours. Remember that this sound will play on your local system, so if you are using a remote environment or a server, you might not hear it.
Being notified audibly can free you up to work on other tasks without constantly checking to see if your R script has completed, making your workflow more efficient. ```