## sdstudio

`sdstudio` is a companion package for building, previewing, and managing
surveys built using the [surveydown](https://surveydown.org/) survey
platform through a Graphical User Interface (GUI). The studio runs as a
local Shiny web app and makes it easier to create, preview, and manage
surveys without extensive programming knowledge.

## Intro Video

[![Watch the sdstudio intro
video](https://img.youtube.com/vi/p00ivfg1B1M/maxresdefault.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p00ivfg1B1M)

## Installation

Installing `sdstudio`:

``` r
# Option 1: install from CRAN
install.packages("sdstudio")

# Option 2: install from GitHub
pak::pak("surveydown-dev/sdstudio", ask = FALSE)
```

Make sure to install `surveydown` as well:

``` r
# Option 1: install from CRAN
install.packages("surveydown")

# Option 2: install from GitHub
pak::pak("surveydown-dev/surveydown", ask = FALSE)
```

## Launch

Simply call the
[`launch()`](https://sdstudio.surveydown.org/reference/launch.md)
function to start the studio:

``` r
sdstudio::launch()
```

## Features

### 🏗️ **Build Tab** - Visual Survey Creation

- **Drag-and-drop interface** for intuitive survey construction
- **16 survey templates** covering basic to advanced use cases
- **Dual-pane editor** with visual builder and code editor
- **Real-time synchronization** between visual interface and underlying
  code
- **Undo/redo functionality** for all editing operations
- **Local/DB mode switching** for local testing and database connection
  workflows

### 👁️ **Preview Tab** - Live Survey Testing

- **Real-time preview** of your survey as you build
- **Responsive preview modes**: Desktop (widescreen) and Mobile (375px)
  views

### 📊 **Responses Tab** - Data Management & Analytics

- **Real-time analytics dashboard** showing summaries of responses and
  local interactive data table
- **PostgreSQL database integration** with connection pooling
- **GSSAPI encryption support** with automatic fallback options
- **CSV export functionality** for data analysis

## Templates

We currently have 16 templates to choose from. The ***default***
template contains a minimum basic structure for a clean start. You might
also try the ***question_type*** template for a showcase of all question
types, or try some advanced features with ***conditional_display***,
***conditional_navigation***, etc. For a full list of templates, go to
the [surveydown-dev GitHub site](https://github.com/surveydown-dev) and
search for any repo starting with “template\_”.

## Database Configuration

The studio supports flexible database connection modes:

``` r
# Auto mode (recommended) - tries GSSAPI first, falls back if needed
launch()

# Prefer mode - uses GSSAPI if available, plain connection if not  
launch(gssencmode = "prefer")

# Disable mode - forces plain connection (useful for VPN environments)
launch(gssencmode = "disable")
```

# Package index

## surveydown Studio

- [`launch()`](https://sdstudio.surveydown.org/reference/launch.md) :
  Launch surveydown Studio