Package index • cardargus

Card Creation

Main functions for creating SVG cards

svg_card(): Create an Information Card in SVG Format

Badges

Functions for creating shields.io-style badges

create_badge(): Create an SVG Badge
create_badge_row(): Create a row of SVG badges with uniform height

Icons

SVG icons for use in cards (or use your own SVG file paths)

icon_house(): House Icon SVG
icon_building(): Building Icon SVG
icon_construction(): Construction Icon SVG
icon_map_pin(): Map Pin Icon SVG
icon_money(): Dollar/Money Icon SVG

Logos

Logo and SVG management

load_svg_for_embed(): Load and process external SVG file for embedding
create_logo_row(): Create logo row for top-right corner of card
create_bottom_logo_row(): Create logo row for bottom-left corner of card
get_svg_path(): Get path to a bundled SVG file
list_bundled_svgs(): List available bundled SVG files
svgs_dir(): Get the path to package SVGs directory

Fonts

Google Fonts management

setup_fonts(): Setup showtext for cardargus
install_fonts(): Pre-download fonts for offline use
register_google_font(): Register Google Font (sysfonts)
register_font(): Register a local font file for embedding
font_available(): Check if a font is available for embedding
list_fonts(): List registered/cached fonts
font_cache_dir(): Get font cache directory
get_font_css(): Get Google Font CSS for embedding in SVG

Export

Functions for saving and converting cards

save_svg(): Save SVG string to file (sanitized + embedded fonts)
svg_to_png(): Convert SVG to PNG
svg_to_png_with_margin(): Convert SVG to PNG with optional margin and background
svg_to_formats(): Convert SVG to multiple formats
batch_svg_to_png(): Batch convert multiple SVG cards to PNG

Chrome Rendering

High-fidelity conversion using headless Chrome

svg_to_png_chrome(): Convert SVG to PNG using headless Chrome
svg_to_pdf_chrome(): Convert SVG to PDF using headless Chrome
chrome_available(): Check if Chrome/Chromium is available for rendering
ensure_chrome(): Ensure Chrome is available, downloading if necessary
find_chrome_path(): Find Chrome executable path

R Markdown / Quarto

Functions for displaying cards in documents

include_card(): Display card in knitr/Quarto document (SVG via data URI)
include_card_png(): Display card as PNG in knitr/Quarto document
save_card_for_knitr(): Save card and return path for knitr
register_cardargus_knitr(): Register cardargus knitr engine
card_to_grob(): Create a grob for grid/ggplot2

Utilities

Helper functions

is_light_color(): Check if a color is light
compress_number(): Compress number to abbreviated format