GH-46719: [R] Add 32 and 64 bit Decimal types #46720
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Rationale for this change
32 and 64 bit Decimal types were added in C++ in #43957 but haven't been implemented in R yet
What changes are included in this PR?
Implements them in R
Are these changes tested?
Yup
Are there any user-facing changes?
Yeah, new types but also the implicit downcasting so we should think about how to communicate this
TODOs:
Update the types vignette
GitHub Issue: [R] Add 32 and 64 bit Decimal types #46719