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Data Explorer: support a data.table syntax

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Description

Continued work that is morally part of #8474 and follows on from #9030, which implements "convert to code" for dplyr.

This issue is about making data.table appear as an option here (this screenshot is what we want in the future):

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Research direction

Start by reading issues #8474 and #9030, then trace the Data Explorer flow that supports dplyr's "convert to code" option. Done means data.table appears as an available syntax option and matches the intended screenshot, but the issue does not identify files or tests.

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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
25/100

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