R meets nodejs

Engine

library(V8)

engine <- v8()
engine$eval("var x = 42")
engine$get("x")

## [1] 42

turfjs

library(lawn)

data <- '{
 "type": "Feature",
 "properties": {},
 "geometry": {
     "type": "Polygon",
     "coordinates": [[
       [-112.072391,46.586591],
       [-112.072391,46.61761],
       [-112.028102,46.61761],
       [-112.028102,46.586591],
       [-112.072391,46.586591]
     ]]
   }
}'
(b <- lawn_buffer(data, 1, "kilometers"))

## <Feature>
##   Type: Polygon
##   Bounding box: -112.1 46.6 -112.0 46.6
##   No. points: 74
##   Properties: NULL

class(b) <- "polygon"

view(list(b, data)) %>%
  addProviderTiles("CartoDB")

mapshaper

library(rmapshaper)

ls("package:rmapshaper")

##  [1] "apply_mapshaper_commands" "drop_null_geometries"    
##  [3] "ms_clip"                  "ms_dissolve"             
##  [5] "ms_erase"                 "ms_explode"              
##  [7] "ms_filter_fields"         "ms_filter_islands"       
##  [9] "ms_innerlines"            "ms_lines"                
## [11] "ms_points"                "ms_simplify"