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[NOTE: Project in suspended animation for now] Reversible Reproducible Documents
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---

output: github_document

---



```{r setup, include = FALSE}

knitr::opts_chunk$set(

  collapse = TRUE,

  comment = "#>",

  fig.path = "man/figures/README-",

  out.width = "100%"

)

options(width = 120)

```

# redoc - Reversible Reproducible Documents



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**redoc** is a package to enable a two-way R Markdown-Microsoft

Word workflow.  It generates Word documents that can be de-rendered back into

R Markdown, retaining edits on the Word document, including tracked changes.



**redoc** is not yet stable; its core engine and API are still subject to

change. It's been overhauled a few times already! I welcome your [contributions

and feedback](https://noamross.github.io/redoc/CONTRIBUTING.html).



## Installation



Install the **redoc** package with the **remotes** (or **devtools**) package:



```{r install_me, eval = FALSE}

remotes::install_github("noamross/redoc")

```



Note that **redoc** requires a recent version of Pandoc (>= 2.1.2). If you

have RStudio version 1.2 or higher, you should have this by default.



## Basic Usage



**redoc** provides an R Markdown [output

format](https://bookdown.org/yihui/rmarkdown/output-formats.html), 

`redoc()`, built on top of `rmarkdown::word_document()`. You will

typically call it via the YAML header in your R Markdown document. You have the

option of highlighting the outputs (both chunk and inline) in the Word Document.



```yaml

---

output:

  redoc::redoc

---

```



`redoc()` output resembles typical R Markdown Word output, but has some key

differences:



-  [Critic Markup](http://criticmarkup.com/spec.php#thebasicsyntax) edits will be

converted to Word tracked changes.

-  By default, parts of the documented generated programmatically will be

highlighted. (Change this with `highlight_outputs = FALSE`)

-  The original `.Rmd` and all code is stored internally in Word document for

later retrieval.



Word files that have been created by `redoc()` can be reverted to

`.Rmd` with the `dedoc()` function, _even after they are edited_. `dedoc()`

will return the path of the de-rendered document.



```{r unrender}

library(redoc)

print(basename(redoc_example_docx()))

dedoc(redoc_example_docx())

```



```{r cleanup, include = FALSE}

unlink("example.Rmd")

```



If the Word document has tracked changes, `dedoc()` will, by default, convert

these to back to Critic Markup syntax.  However, tracked changes are not

necessary.  You can view the changes between the original R Markdown file and

the de-rendered one using the `redoc_diff()` function.



```{r diff1, eval = FALSE}

redoc_diff(redoc_example_edited_docx())

```



![](man/figures/readme-diff.png)



More details and features can be found in the vignettes for

[users](https://noamross.github.io/redoc/articles/mixed-workflows-with-redoc.html)

and

[developers](https://noamross.github.io/redoc/articles/redoc-package-design.html).



## RStudio Integration



**redoc** has three RStudio Addins to simplify workflow when working with

R Markdown documents:



-   "Render and Update" renders an R Markdown Document and the updates the text

after round-tripping in to Word format and back.  This helps with cleaning

up small syntax differences (e.g. white space, line wrapping).

-   "Dedoc to active file" and "Dedoc to new file" de-render a file and place

the contents in RStudio editor tabs, and also display a the changes from

`redoc_diff()` in the RStudio viewer.



The package also contains a `dedoc` R Markdown template.



## Related Work



-  [**officedown**](https://github.com/davidgohel/officedown) produces rich

   MS Word documents from R Markdown. We hope for more integration between these

   packages in the future.

-  [**diffobj**](https://github.com/brodieG/diffobj) visualizes differences

   between R objects and drives **redoc**'s diff view.



## Contributing



Want have feedback or want to contribute? Great! Please take a look at the [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/noamross/redoc/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) before filing an issue or pull request. 



Please note that this project is released with a [Contributor Code of Conduct](https://github.com/noamross/redoc/blob/master/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md). By participating in this project you agree to abide by its terms.