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testthat (version 0.6)

Testthat code. Tools to make testing fun :)

Description

A testing package specifically tailored for R that's fun, flexible and easy to set up.

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install.packages('testthat')

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Version

0.6

License

GPL

Maintainer

Hadley Wickham

Last Published

December 30th, 2011

Functions in testthat (0.6)

auto_test_package

Watches a package for changes, rerunning tests as appropriate.
auto_test

Watches code and tests for changes, rerunning tests as appropriate.
StopReporter

Test reporter: stop on error.
matches

Expectation: does string match regular expression?
expectation

Expectation class.
test_dir

Run all of the tests in a directory.
test_package

Run all tests in an installed package
watch

Watch a directory for changes (additions, deletions & modifications).
prints_text

Expectation: does printed output match a regular expression?
library_if_available

Load package, if available.
is_true

Expectation: is the object true?
equals

Expectation: is the object equal (with numerical tolerance) to a value?
find_reporter

Find reporter object given name
is_equivalent_to

Expectation: is the object equivalent to a value? This expectation tests for equivalency: are two objects equal once their attributes have been removed.
error_report

Generate error report from traceback.
SummaryReporter

Test reporter: summary of errors.
Reporter

Stub object for managing a reporter of tests.
gives_warning

Expectation: does expression give a warning?
colourise

Colourise text for display in the terminal.
shows_message

Expectation: does expression show a message?
is_identical_to

Expectation: is the object identical to another?
with_reporter

Execute code in specified reporter.
test_that

Create a test.
is_a

Expectation: does the object inherit from a class?
test_file

Run all tests in specified file.
source_dir

Load all source files in a directory.
MinimalReporter

Test reporter: minimal.
takes_less_than

Expectation: does expression take less than a fixed amount of time to run?
dir_state

Capture the state of a directory.
throws_error

Expectation: does expression throw an error?
context

Describe the context of a set of tests.
expect_that

Expect that a condition holds.
is_false

Expectation: is the object false?
compare_state

Compare two directory states.