catcall: insert generated code directly into active RStudio document

[Copilot]

catcall() only printed reconstructed object code to the console, requiring a manual copy-paste into the active document.

Changes

• R/catcall.R: When RStudio is available, catcall() now calls rstudioapi::insertText() to place the generated code at the current cursor position, then returns invisibly. Falls back to the existing console print behavior when RStudio is unavailable. Uses a rdstools.insert_text_fun option override (consistent with rdstools.restart_session_fun pattern) to keep it testable without RStudio.

• tests/testthat/test-catcall.R: Replaces the single console-output test with two explicit paths — non-RStudio (console fallback) and RStudio (insertion + invisible return verification).

Usage

# In an RStudio session, calling catcall() now inserts code at the cursor:
x <- c("a", "b", "c")
catcall(x)
# → inserts: c("a", "b", "c") directly into the active document

# Outside RStudio, behavior is unchanged — prints to console

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Original prompt

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This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>catcall return object inserted directly in active document contextSee the snippet of code that was started below.</issue_title>
<issue_description>The purpose of cat call is to generate the actual code I want to copy and insert into the document. The update here calls for the function to directly insert it itself using the RStudio API R package (rstudioapi).

activeid <- rstudioapi::documentId(allowConsole = FALSE)          # active doc id
doc_path <- rstudioapi::documentPath(id = activeid)                   # active doc path
par_path <- fs::path_dir(doc_path)                                                # doc parent dir
pkg_path <- rprojroot::find_package_root_file(path = par_path) # package root (only if deving in a package)
pkg_name <- fs::path_file(pkg_path)                                            # package name (only if deving in a package)

</issue_description>

Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

• Fixes catcall return object inserted directly in active document contextSee the snippet of code that was started below. #14

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