tests/testthat/test_local_search.R

library(testthat)

test_that("c_local_search initial points", {
  search_space = paradox::ps(
    x1 = paradox::p_dbl(0, 1),
    x2 = paradox::p_dbl(1, 2)
  )
  obj = function(xdt) {
    xdt$x1 * xdt$x2
  }
  ctrl = local_search_control()
  # check that we get an error if the initial points have the wrong number of rows
  ctrl$n_searches = 2
  initp = paradox::generate_design_random(search_space, 3)$data
  expect_error(local_search(obj, search_space, ctrl, initp), 
    "have exactly 2 rows")
  # check that we get an error if the initial points have invalid values
  initp[1, 1] = 100
  ctrl$n_searches = 3
  expect_error(local_search(obj, search_space, ctrl, initp), 
    "Element 1 is not <= 1")
  # check that we get an error if the initial points have invalid structure
  ctrl$n_searches = 1
  initp = data.table(x1 = 1, x2 = 1, x3 = 1)
  expect_error(local_search(obj, search_space, ctrl, initp), 
    "Parameter 'x3' not available")
  initp = data.table(x1 = 1, x2 = "foo")
  expect_error(local_search(obj, search_space, ctrl, initp), 
    "not 'character'")


  # n_steps = 0 means we only eval initial points, no search is performed
  ctrl$n_searches = 2
  ctrl$n_steps = 0
  initp = data.table(x1 = c(0, 1), x2 = c(1, 2))
  res = local_search(obj, search_space, ctrl, initp)
  expect_equal(res$x, list(x1 = 0, x2 = 1))
  expect_equal(res$y, 0)# n_steps = 1 means we do one step of local search
}) 

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