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<p>In R, we can use a file called .Rprofile to do things in R based on a number of triggers. One thing I’ve done is give myself a DIY notification of how many data breaches I’ve been involved in!</p>
<p>First of all, you need a file called .Rprofile that’s stored in your working directory. Some useful resources about .Rprofiles can be found on <a target="_blank" href="https://stat.ethz.ch/R-manual/R-devel/library/base/html/Startup.html">.Rprofile CRAN docs</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.r-bloggers.com/fun-with-rprofile-and-customizing-r-startup/">an .Rprofile intro</a>.</p>
<p>Now inside that file, you can add a number of functions that are based on a number of events like loading or closing R. I need a <code>.First</code> function for on load and whatever I produce has to be able to print to the console with <code>cat()</code>.</p>
<p>With that in mind, instead of showing details, I chose to show the number of breaches I’m in. You can get <a target="_blank" href="http://itsalocke.com/use-rprofile-give-important-notifications/cran.r-project.org/package=HIBPwned">HIBPwned</a> from CRAN and use it to query the awesome website <a target="_blank" href="https://haveibeenpwned.com/">HaveIBeenPwned.com</a>.</p>
<p>One thing that’s neat about the <code>account_breach()</code> function is that I can query multiple email addresses or user formats to get info. Here is my .Rprofile file that gives me notifications on load for data breaches:</p>
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<figure class="wp-caption"><img sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" srcset="http://i2.wp.com/itsalocke.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/console-768x103.png?resize=456%2C61 768w, http://itsalocke.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/console-300x40.png 300w, http://itsalocke.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/console-1024x137.png 1024w" alt="console .Rprofile result" class="wp-image-61656" src="http://i2.wp.com/itsalocke.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/console-768x103.png?resize=456%2C61" data-recalc-dims="1"><br>
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