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[Feature Request]: return layout expression from qtable

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Description

Feature description

If qtable can return the expression of the layout (lyt below), new users will be able to see the connection from qtable to the rtables layout framework. This would be a very nice teaching tool. For example:

t1 <- qtable(ex_adsl, col_vars = "ARM", avar = "AGE", afun = mean)

lyt <- basic_table(show_colcounts = TRUE) %>%
  split_cols_by("ARM") %>%
  analyze("AGE", afun = function(x) {
    rcell(mean(x), format = "xx.xx", label = "AGE - mean")
  })

t2 <- build_table(lyt, ex_adsl)

identical(t1, t2)
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Research direction

Start by tracing the qtable entry point and compare its result with the basic_table, split_cols_by, analyze, and build_table example in the issue. Determine how qtable could expose its layout expression, with completion indicated by identical(t1, t2) evaluating as TRUE.

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Assessment

Tech stack
r
Domain
data
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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