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+library(testthat)
+library(knitr)
+
+dt <- mtcars[1:5, 1:8]
+
+
+# ---- styling -----------------------------------------------------------------
+testthat::context("styling")
+
+test_that("dry_run", {
+  observed <- dt[1:3] %>%
+    kable(format = "latex", booktabs = T, caption = "xxx") %>%
+    kable_styling(latex_options = c("striped", "hold_position"), font_size = 6, position = "float_left")
+  # dput(observed)
+
+  expected <- structure(
+    "\\rowcolors{2}{gray!6}{white}\n\\begin{wraptable}{l}{6.6cm}\n\n\\caption{\\label{tab:}xxx}\n\\centering\n\\fontsize{6}{8}\\selectfont\n\\begin{tabular}[t]{lrrr}\n\\toprule\n  & mpg & cyl & disp\\\\\n\\midrule\nMazda RX4 & 21.0 & 6 & 160\\\\\nMazda RX4 Wag & 21.0 & 6 & 160\\\\\nDatsun 710 & 22.8 & 4 & 108\\\\\nHornet 4 Drive & 21.4 & 6 & 258\\\\\nHornet Sportabout & 18.7 & 8 & 360\\\\\n\\bottomrule\n\\end{tabular}\n\\end{wraptable}\n\\rowcolors{2}{white}{white}", format = "latex", class = "knitr_kable", kable_meta = structure(list(
+    tabular = "tabular", booktabs = TRUE, align = "lrrr", valign = "[t]",
+    ncol = 4L, nrow = 6, colnames = c(" ", "mpg", "cyl", "disp"
+    ), rownames = c("", "Mazda", "Mazda", "Datsun", "Hornet",
+    "Hornet"), caption = "\\label{tab:}x", contents = c("  & mpg & cyl & disp",
+    "Mazda RX4 & 21.0 & 6 & 160", "Mazda RX4 Wag & 21.0 & 6 & 160",
+    "Datsun 710 & 22.8 & 4 & 108", "Hornet 4 Drive & 21.4 & 6 & 258",
+    "Hornet Sportabout & 18.7 & 8 & 360"), centering = TRUE,
+    table_env = TRUE, align_vector = c("l", "r", "r", "r"), align_vector_origin = c("l",
+    "r", "r", "r"), valign2 = "\\[t\\]", valign3 = "t", begin_tabular = "\\\\begin\\{tabular\\}\\[t\\]",
+    end_tabular = "\\\\end\\{tabular\\}"), .Names = c("tabular",
+    "booktabs", "align", "valign", "ncol", "nrow", "colnames", "rownames",
+    "caption", "contents", "centering", "table_env", "align_vector",
+    "align_vector_origin", "valign2", "valign3", "begin_tabular",
+    "end_tabular"))
+  )
+
+  expect_equal(observed, expected)
+})