Each version of acronymsdown is tested against several versions of R and Pandoc to ensure all the features are correctly working.
The following image summarizes the current compatibility: 
Notes on Pandoc versions
Lua Filters are available in Pandoc since the 2.0 version, thus acronymsdown requires this version as a bare minimum.
However, the various versions of Pandoc since then have introduced changes, more or less breaking compatibility. For a better experience, and whenever possible, it is recommended to use one of the most recent versions of Pandoc.
Additionally, as RStudio provides its own version of Pandoc (bundled), and most RMarkdown users will rely on RStudio, we also test for the same version. Thus, RStudio users should be able to assume that acronymsdown will work on their system without having to download another version of Pandoc.
Test details
The tests are implemented as a set of folders (one for each test), which all contain:
- an
input.RmdMarkdown document, which uses the feature we wish to test ; - an
expected.mddocument, which describes the expected result when passing theinput.Rmdthrough Pandoc.
The automated tests use RMarkdown to render each of the
input.Rmd files, and compare the results to the
expected.md document, for each test.
The tests rely on our custom output format,
acronymsdown::md_format to ensure reliable results (for
example, that all headings use the ATX syntax). However,
acronymsdown works with most output formats.
You may use acronymsdown::md_format if you wish to
produce Markdown files, but be warned that this format includes some
opinionated choices (such as the ATX headings aforementioned). To
control every aspect of the document production, it is advised to use a
more basic format, such as rmarkdown::md_document, and to
specify the various parameters. Another option would be to create
another custom format, as advised in
vignette("advanced_usage"). In this case, you may read our
acronymsdown::md_format as an example of custom format.