How to print/save output of edited datatable using dropdown

[Kit_dr]

I have some code with a datatable, wherein one column may be edited to a value in a dropdown list.

Whenever the datatable is edited, I would like the output to be saved/defined as a different reactive variable (i.e. printed to iris_edited) so that I can monitor the data and in future use it in a different function.

Currently, the server-side editing of the data table outputs to output[["dtable"]] - which I cannot use since it is an output

I have tried what feels like an innumerable amount of observe and reactive clauses such as

iris_edited<-reactiveValues()
observe({iris_edited$data<-iris$data})
observe({print(iris_edited$data})

and

iris_edited<-reactiveValues()
observe({iris_edited<-output$dtable})
observe({print(iris_edited$data})

but I can only get 'NULL' or other errors.

I am not averse to using other packages/methods to get the same result!

Minimum working example of current code:
(PS please forgive any mistakes -I am a noob )

library(DT)

callback <- c(
  "var id = $(table.table().node()).closest('.datatables').attr('id');",
  "$.contextMenu({",
  "  selector: '#' + id + ' td.factor input[type=text]',",
  "  trigger: 'hover',",
  "  build: function($trigger, e){",
  "    var levels = $trigger.parent().data('levels');",
  "    if(levels === undefined){",
  "      var colindex = table.cell($trigger.parent()[0]).index().column;",
  "      levels = table.column(colindex).data().unique();",
  "    }",
  "    var options = levels.reduce(function(result, item, index, array){",
  "      result[index] = item;",
  "      return result;",
  "    }, {});",
  "    return {",
  "      autoHide: true,",
  "      items: {",
  "        dropdown: {",
  "          name: 'Edit',",
  "          type: 'select',",
  "          options: options,",
  "          selected: 0",
  "        }",
  "      },",
  "      events: {",
  "        show: function(opts){",
  "          opts.$trigger.off('blur');",
  "        },",
  "        hide: function(opts){",
  "          var $this = this;",
  "          var data = $.contextMenu.getInputValues(opts, $this.data());",
  "          var $input = opts.$trigger;",
  "          $input.val(options[data.dropdown]);",
  "          $input.trigger('change');",
  "        }",
  "      }",
  "    };",
  "  }",
  "});"
)

createdCell <- function(levels){
  if(missing(levels)){
    return("function(td, cellData, rowData, rowIndex, colIndex){}")
  }
  quotedLevels <- toString(sprintf("\"%s\"", levels))
  c(
    "function(td, cellData, rowData, rowIndex, colIndex){",
    sprintf("  $(td).attr('data-levels', '[%s]');", quotedLevels),
    "}"
  )
}

ui <- fluidPage(
  tags$head(
    tags$link(
      rel = "stylesheet",
      href = "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery-contextmenu/2.8.0/jquery.contextMenu.min.css"
    ),
    tags$script(
      src = "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery-contextmenu/2.8.0/jquery.contextMenu.min.js"
    )
  ),
  DTOutput("dtable")
)

server <- function(input, output){
  output[["dtable"]] <- renderDT({
    datatable(
      iris, editable = "cell", callback = JS(callback),
      options = list(
        columnDefs = list(
          list(
            targets = 5,
            className = "factor",
            createdCell = JS(createdCell(c(levels(iris$Species), "another level")))
          )
        )
      )
    )
  }, server = FALSE)
}

shinyApp(ui, server)```