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Rmd handling in Positron is broken when there is a triple backtick immediately followed by prose on the next line
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Description
See https://github.com/posit-dev/positron/issues/4155
Create an Rmd with the following in it
Lets say you have two variables `x` and `y` that both point to the same underlying data.
```{r}
x <- c(1, 2, 3)
y <- x
```
If you modify `y`, R will first copy the values of `x` to a new position, then point `y` to the new location and only after the copy modify `y`.
```{r}
x <- 1
```
Note the triple backticks immediately followed by If you on the next line (no newline between them). This seems to cause issues.
Place your cursor on x <- 1 and try to run that line with Cmd + Enter, it will instead send this massive block to the console (in Positron):
`
If you modify `y`, R will first copy the values of `x` to a new position, then point `y` to the new location and only after the copy modify `y`.
```{r}
x <- 1
```
Also notice how the highlighting is off here:
A triple backtick immediately followed by prose on the next line works fine in RStudio (and highlights fine) so I think it should be supported here too.
quarto check
[✓] Checking versions of quarto binary dependencies...
Pandoc version 3.1.2: OK
Dart Sass version 1.55.0: OK
Deno version 1.33.2: OK
[✓] Checking versions of quarto dependencies......OK
[✓] Checking Quarto installation......OK
Version: 1.4.185
Path: /Applications/quarto/bin
[✓] Checking basic markdown render....OK
[✓] Checking Python 3 installation....OK
Version: 3.12.2
Path: /Users/davis/.pyenv/versions/3.12.2/bin/python3
Jupyter: 5.7.2
Kernels: ark, python3
[✓] Checking Jupyter engine render....OK
[✓] Checking R installation...........OK
Version: 4.4.1
Path: /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/4.4-arm64/Resources
LibPaths:
- /Users/davis/Library/R/arm64/4.4/library
- /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/4.4-arm64/Resources/library
knitr: 1.48
rmarkdown: 2.27
[✓] Checking Knitr engine render......OK
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Research direction
Start with the reproduction in this issue and the linked Positron issue #4155, using the Rmd example and the Cmd + Enter entry point. Compare the affected code-block highlighting and executed selection with the expected boundaries when prose follows a triple backtick; done means both highlighting and line execution handle that layout correctly.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- markdown, r, typescript
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100