Support pluralization

[DanChaltiel]

Hi,

Thank you for this wonderful package.

Would it be possible to support pluralization, as introduced in the cli package with {?s}?
https://cli.r-lib.org/articles/pluralization.html

For instance, I'd like to be able to write it like this:

db_fc %>% 
  as_fc(label = "patients enrolled", text_pattern = "{N} {label}") %>%  
  fc_filter(itt == "Yes", label = "included in the ITT population", show_exc=TRUE, 
            label_exc = "patient{?s} had deviation") %>% 
  fc_draw()

Then "patient{?s} had deviation" would be "patient" or "patients" depending on {n} implicitly.

Also, this wouldn't deserve another issue, but is there a ggplot2 version of this package planned? I know about ggflowchart, but it is not as well adapted as yours.

[pasahe]

Hi @DanChaltiel,

That's a good suggestion. It would be a nice feature to add to the package and would be very convenient for flowcharts. I'll try to add it to the next version.

Regarding your comment about a ggplot2 version, the problem is that the function fc_draw() relies on the {Gmisc} package, which generates the flowchart boxes and arrows in base plot. Thus, adapting it to ggplot2 would require changing the function entirely, building the boxes and arrows with ggplot2, which is more complicated. Unfortunately, there is no clear alternative, as the {ggflowchart} package is designed for decision trees and, as you mentioned, is not well-suited for participant flowcharts.

Thank you for the post!!

[kenkomodo]

@pasahe I don't have time to implement it myself, but I think this can be achieved by using cli::format_inline() where text gets built - in some cases it might work as a simple drop-in replacement.

Bonus is that cli is already a dependency for flowchart.