Hi, All:
How might one test Matlab and perl code during "R CMD check"?
I ask for two reasons: First, the "fda" package exists in both R
and Matlab, and it would help if we could run test examples in Matlab as
part of "R CMD check". I tried "R.matlab", but could not get it to work
in that context.
Second, I have professional colleagues who write code in Matlab
and perl, but have no unit or regression testing. If I could test
Matlab and perl from within "R CMD check" examples, I think I could get
them to use it, because it would produce more "trustworthy software"
[the "Prime Directive" of Chambers (2008) Software for Data Analysis
(Springer)] AND give them documentation at the same time -- while
simultaneously reducing the cost of producing and maintaining code to
given specifications.
Thanks,
Spencer
R CMD check with Matlab and perl?
4 messages · Duncan Murdoch, Paul Gilbert, Spencer Graves
Spencer Graves wrote:
Hi, All:
How might one test Matlab and perl code during "R CMD check"?
I ask for two reasons: First, the "fda" package exists in both R
and Matlab, and it would help if we could run test examples in Matlab as
part of "R CMD check". I tried "R.matlab", but could not get it to work
in that context.
Can you run the tests from the command line? If so, you should be able to call them from system() in a script in the tests directory, or in an example section of an Rd file. Duncan Murdoch
Second, I have professional colleagues who write code in Matlab
and perl, but have no unit or regression testing. If I could test
Matlab and perl from within "R CMD check" examples, I think I could get
them to use it, because it would produce more "trustworthy software"
[the "Prime Directive" of Chambers (2008) Software for Data Analysis
(Springer)] AND give them documentation at the same time -- while
simultaneously reducing the cost of producing and maintaining code to
given specifications.
Thanks,
Spencer
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Spencer I do something a bit like this using make, and some "R like" directory organization, to do "unit testing" of code for installing/checking databases. The tests/ and an examples/ directory I added are fairly straightforward. The fancier R things, like parsing examples out of Rd files, and checking that documented arguments correspond to code, are not so easy. I think most of this fancy stuff is very specific to the R package context, but it would be useful to think about how much of it could be generalized. Let me know if you want more detail on my test setup. Paul
Spencer Graves wrote:
Hi, All:
How might one test Matlab and perl code during "R CMD check"?
I ask for two reasons: First, the "fda" package exists in both R
and Matlab, and it would help if we could run test examples in Matlab as
part of "R CMD check". I tried "R.matlab", but could not get it to work
in that context.
Second, I have professional colleagues who write code in Matlab and
perl, but have no unit or regression testing. If I could test Matlab
and perl from within "R CMD check" examples, I think I could get them to
use it, because it would produce more "trustworthy software" [the "Prime
Directive" of Chambers (2008) Software for Data Analysis (Springer)] AND
give them documentation at the same time -- while simultaneously
reducing the cost of producing and maintaining code to given
specifications.
Thanks,
Spencer
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Dear Paul: <in line>
Paul Gilbert wrote:
Spencer I do something a bit like this using make, and some "R like" directory organization, to do "unit testing" of code for installing/checking databases. The tests/ and an examples/ directory I added are fairly straightforward. The fancier R things, like parsing examples out of Rd files, and checking that documented arguments correspond to code, are not so easy. I think most of this fancy stuff is very specific to the R package context, but it would be useful to think about how much of it could be generalized. Let me know if you want more detail on my test setup.
Yes, I would like more detail. Only yesterday, I was reviewing
your article in R News on "R Package Maintenance". I could study that
and your comments here more carefully. However, it would help to have a
bit more detail on how you make this work.
Thanks very much.
Spencer
Paul Spencer Graves wrote:
Hi, All:
How might one test Matlab and perl code during "R CMD check"?
I ask for two reasons: First, the "fda" package exists in both
R and Matlab, and it would help if we could run test examples in
Matlab as part of "R CMD check". I tried "R.matlab", but could not
get it to work in that context.
Second, I have professional colleagues who write code in Matlab
and perl, but have no unit or regression testing. If I could test
Matlab and perl from within "R CMD check" examples, I think I could
get them to use it, because it would produce more "trustworthy
software" [the "Prime Directive" of Chambers (2008) Software for Data
Analysis (Springer)] AND give them documentation at the same time --
while simultaneously reducing the cost of producing and maintaining
code to given specifications.
Thanks,
Spencer
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