tests/testthat/test-cyclic.r

context('circular dependencies')

test_that('cyclic dependencies load in finite time', {
    box::use(mod/cyclic_a)
    ns = attr(cyclic_a, 'namespace')
    expect_true(environmentIsLocked(cyclic_a))
    expect_true(bindingIsLocked('name', cyclic_a))
    expect_true(environmentIsLocked(ns))
    expect_true(bindingIsLocked('name', ns))
})

test_that('cyclic import fully loads dependencies', {
    box::use(a = mod/cyclic_a)
    box::use(b = mod/cyclic_b)
    ns_a = attr(a, 'namespace')
    ns_b = attr(b, 'namespace')

    expect_equal(a$name, 'a')
    expect_equal(b$name, 'b')
    expect_equal(a$b_name(), 'b')
    expect_equal(b$a_name(), 'a')
    expect_equal(a$b$name, 'b')
    expect_equal(b$a$name, 'a')
    expect_equal(a$b$a$b_name(), 'b')
    expect_equal(a$b$a$name, 'a')
    expect_equal(b$a$b$a_name(), 'a')
    expect_equal(b$a$b$name, 'b')

    expect_true(environmentIsLocked(a))
    expect_true(bindingIsLocked('name', a))
    expect_true(environmentIsLocked(b))
    expect_true(bindingIsLocked('name', b))
    expect_true(environmentIsLocked(ns_a))
    expect_true(bindingIsLocked('name', ns_a))
    expect_true(environmentIsLocked(ns_b))
    expect_true(bindingIsLocked('name', ns_b))
})

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box documentation built on Nov. 28, 2025, 5:10 p.m.