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Convoluted testing infra
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In general, I think run_test
is very convoluted, since std_err
(as documented in run_test
+ me reading the source code) can be
- a string to signal we expect a certain error message (asserted with matching std err against the expected error message in case).
NA
to signals we don't expect the file passed to the hook test to change (asserted with comparing file contents before and after).NULL
(the default) as a shortcut to avoid typing outexpect_success
since usually when you expect something in std err, you probably expect the hook to fail. The signature for the reader's convenience:run_test( std_err = NULL, expect_success = is.null(std_err), ... )
I think to untangle this, we first have to fix run_test_impl()
and reduce cognitive overload / multiple meaning on the arguments std_err
and std_out
:
- use
std_err
andstd_out
only for message matching - leverage
read_only
argument recently added to decide if file content should be the same or not (instead of relyingstd_err = NA
). - This might be enough keep the
std_err = NULL
shortcut without being too confusing.
Describe alternatives you've considered
Not sleep anymore at night since testing infra is messed up 😸
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