inst/testme/test-globals,S4methods.R

In future: Unified Parallel and Distributed Processing in R for Everyone

#' @tags globals s4
#' @tags sequential multisession multicore

library(future)
library(methods)

message("*** Globals - S4 methods ...")

setGeneric("my_fcn", function(x) standardGeneric("my_fcn"))
setMethod("my_fcn", signature(x = "numeric"), function(x) { -x })
org_my_fcn <- my_fcn

truth <- my_fcn(3)

for (strategy in supportedStrategies()) {
  message("Type of future: ", strategy)
  plan(strategy)

  ## Assert that S4 generic function 'my_fcn()' is exported
  f <- future({ my_fcn }, lazy = TRUE)
  rm(list = "my_fcn")
  v <- value(f)
  print(v)
  stopifnot(
    is.function(v),
    inherits(v, class(org_my_fcn)[1])
  )
  my_fcn <- org_my_fcn
  
  ## FIXME:
  ## Just like S3 methods, S4 methods are not picked up
  ## https://github.com/futureverse/future/issues/615
  f <- future({ my_fcn(3) }, lazy = TRUE)
  rm(list = "my_fcn")
  v <- tryCatch(value(f), error = identity)
  print(v)
  if (isTRUE(getOption("future.globals.keepWhere", FALSE))) {
    message("future.globals.keepWhere=TRUE")
    stopifnot(identical(v, truth))
  } else {
    message("future.globals.keepWhere=FALSE")
    stopifnot(inherits(v, "error"))
  }
  my_fcn <- org_my_fcn

  plan(sequential)
}

message("*** Globals - S4 methods ... DONE")