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+### This script is for development purposes only. It shall not 
+### be called in other part of the EML UI ShinyApp (current 
+### directory).
+
+### Lexica
+# * fieldName: user-friendly name for the filled information
+#     (e.g. 'fieldName' for the xml tag name)
+# * xmlElement: technical name for the filled information
+#     (= xml tag name)
+# * 
+
+library(shiny)
+
+### functions ###
+
+# display a row and shows its memorized value on the right
+simpleInputRow <- function(fieldName,
+                           xmlTag,
+                           placeholder = NULL){
+  splitLayout(
+    textInput(inputId = xmlTag,
+              paste(fieldName," (",xmlTag,")"),
+              placeholder = placeholder),
+    h4(textOutput(xmlTag))
+  )
+  
+}
+
+####### UI #######
+
+xmlElements = c("gentleAndComprehensibleWord_1",
+                "gentleAndComprehensibleWord_2")
+xmlAttributes = c("technicalId_1",
+                  "technicalId_2")
+placeholders = paste("e.g.",
+                     c("example_1",
+                       "example_2"))
+
+if(length(xmlElements) != length(xmlAttributes)
+   || length(placeholders) != length(xmlAttributes)
+   || length(xmlElements) != length(placeholders)) 
+  stop("[Dev] xmlElements, xmlAttributes and placeholders length differ !")
+
+ui <- fluidPage(
+  splitLayout(
+    h2("Enter information"),
+    h2("Gathered information")
+  ),
+  
+  lapply(1:length(xmlElements), 
+         function(i){
+           simpleInputRow(xmlElements[i],
+                          xmlAttributes[i],
+                          placeholders[i])
+         }
+  ),
+  actionButton(style="position:absolute;left:1em;bottom:1em;",
+               "main_menu", "Main menu"),
+  actionButton(style = "position:absolute;right:1em;bottom:1em;",
+               "proceed", "Proceed")
+  
+  
+  
+)
+
+##### Server #####
+
+server <- function(input,
+                   output){
+
+  # verbose function
+  lapply(1:length(xmlElements), 
+         function(i){
+           attribute <- xmlAttributes[i]
+           output[[attribute]] <- reactive({
+             input[[attribute]]
+           })
+         })
+  
+}
+
+#### LaunchApp ####
+
+shinyApp(ui, server)
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+### templateShinyModule.R
+
+# this document is not to be run
+
+# snake_case terms are to be replaced with the wanted terms
+
+ui_function <- function(id, arguments_){
+  # necessary namespace
+  ns = NS(id)
+  
+  # UI elements and their $arguments_
+  # ui_element(ns(args), arguments_)
+  
+  # namespaced arguments will be able to react to server functions
+  # who are called (cf. callModule) with the correct id
+}
+
+server_function <- function(input, output,session, arguments_){
+  # anaything a server function would do without mentioning output
+  # var
+  
+  # server_function is to be called in the main script using the
+  # callModule() function with these arguments
+  # - name of the server_function
+  # - corresponding ui_element id
+  # - arguments of the server_function
+  # the output var is built in the main script
+}
+
+### main.R
+library(shiny)
+
+ui <- ui_layout(
+  ui_function("id_")
+)
+
+server <- function(input, output, session){
+  output <- callModule(server_function, "id_", arguments_)
+}
+
+shinyApp(ui,server)
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