--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/boxplot.r	Fri Apr 25 20:08:26 2014 -0400
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+wrapper <- function(table, columns, options) {
+
+    # initialize output list
+    l <- list()
+
+    # loop through all columns
+    for (key in names(columns)) {
+        # load column data
+        column <- as.numeric(columns[key])
+        column_data <- sapply( table[column], as.numeric )
+
+        # create hist data
+        data <- boxplot(column_data, plot=FALSE)
+        
+        # collect vectors in list
+        l <- append(l, list(data$stats))
+    }
+    
+    # return
+    return (l)
+}