am_load: Load an Automerge document from binary format

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Load an Automerge document from binary format

Description

Deserializes an Automerge document from the standard binary format. The binary format is compatible across all Automerge implementations (JavaScript, Rust, etc.).

Usage

am_load(data)

Arguments

data	A raw vector containing a serialized Automerge document

Value

An external pointer to the Automerge document with class c("am_doc", "automerge").

Examples

# Create, save, and reload
doc1 <- am_create()
bytes <- am_save(doc1)
doc2 <- am_load(bytes)

# Save to and load from file
doc3 <- am_create()
file <- tempfile()
writeBin(am_save(doc3), file)

doc4 <- am_load(readBin(file, "raw", 1e5))

unlink(file)
am_close(doc1)
am_close(doc2)
am_close(doc3)
am_close(doc4)

automerge documentation built on Feb. 5, 2026, 5:08 p.m.