tests/testthat/test-gather.R

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test_that("gather all columns when ... is empty", {
  df <- data.frame(
    x = 1:5,
    y = 6:10
  )
  out <- gather(df, key, val)
  expect_equal(nrow(out), 10)
  expect_equal(names(out), c("key", "val"))
})

test_that("gather returns input if no columns gathered", {
  df <- data.frame(x = 1:2, y = 1:2)
  out <- gather(df, a, b, -x, -y)
  expect_equal(df, out)
})

test_that("if not supply, key and value default to key and value", {
  df <- data.frame(x = 1:2)
  out <- gather(df)
  expect_equal(nrow(out), 2)
  expect_equal(names(out), c("key", "value"))
})

test_that("Missing values removed when na.rm = TRUE", {
  df <- data.frame(x = c(1, NA))
  out <- gather(df, k, v)
  expect_equal(out$v, df$x)

  out <- gather(df, k, v, na.rm = TRUE)
  expect_equal(out$v, 1)
})

test_that("key converted to character by default", {
  df <- data.frame(y = 1, x = 2)
  out <- gather(df, k, v)
  expect_equal(out$k, c("y", "x"))
})

test_that("covert will generate integers if needed", {
  df <- tibble(`1` = 1, `2` = 2)
  out <- gather(df, convert = TRUE)
  expect_identical(out$key, c(1L, 2L))
})

test_that("key preserves column ordering when factor_key = TRUE", {
  df <- data.frame(y = 1, x = 2)
  out <- gather(df, k, v, factor_key = TRUE)
  expect_equal(out$k, factor(c("y", "x"), levels = c("y", "x")))
})

test_that("preserve class of input", {
  dat <- data.frame(x = 1:2)
  dat %>%
    as_tibble() %>%
    gather() %>%
    expect_s3_class("tbl_df")
})

test_that("additional inputs control which columns to gather", {
  data <- tibble(a = 1, b1 = 1, b2 = 2, b3 = 3)
  out <- gather(data, key, val, b1:b3)
  expect_equal(names(out), c("a", "key", "val"))
  expect_equal(out$val, 1:3)
})

test_that("group_vars are kept where possible", {
  df <- tibble(x = 1, y = 1, z = 1)

  # Can't keep
  out <- df %>%
    dplyr::group_by(x) %>%
    gather(key, val, x:z)
  expect_equal(out, tibble(key = c("x", "y", "z"), val = 1))

  # Can keep
  out <- df %>%
    dplyr::group_by(x) %>%
    gather(key, val, y:z)
  expect_equal(dplyr::group_vars(out), "x")
})

test_that("overwrites existing vars", {
  df <- data.frame(
    X = 1,
    Y = 1,
    Z = 2
  )

  rs <- gather(df, key = "name", value = "Y")
  expect_named(rs, c("name", "Y"))
  expect_equal(rs$Y, c(1, 2))
})

# Column types ------------------------------------------------------------

test_that("can gather all atomic vectors", {
  df1 <- data.frame(x = 1, y = FALSE)
  df2 <- data.frame(x = 1, y = 1L)
  df3 <- data.frame(x = 1, y = 1)
  df4 <- data.frame(x = 1, y = "a", stringsAsFactors = FALSE)
  df5 <- data.frame(x = 1, y = 1 + 1i, stringsAsFactors = FALSE)

  gathered_val <- function(val) {
    data.frame(x = 1, key = "y", val = val, stringsAsFactors = FALSE)
  }
  gathered_key <- function(key) {
    data.frame(y = key, key = "x", val = 1, stringsAsFactors = FALSE)
  }

  expect_equal(gather(df1, key, val, -x), gathered_val(FALSE))
  expect_equal(gather(df2, key, val, -x), gathered_val(1L))
  expect_equal(gather(df3, key, val, -x), gathered_val(1))
  expect_equal(gather(df4, key, val, -x), gathered_val("a"))
  expect_equal(gather(df5, key, val, -x), gathered_val(1 + 1i))

  expect_equal(gather(df1, key, val, -y), gathered_key(FALSE))
  expect_equal(gather(df2, key, val, -y), gathered_key(1L))
  expect_equal(gather(df3, key, val, -y), gathered_key(1))
  expect_equal(gather(df4, key, val, -y), gathered_key("a"))
  expect_equal(gather(df5, key, val, -y), gathered_key(1 + 1i))
})

test_that("gather throws error for POSIXlt", {
  df <- data.frame(y = 1)
  df$x <- as.POSIXlt(Sys.time())

  expect_snapshot({
    (expect_error(gather(df, key, val, -x)))
    (expect_error(gather(df, key, val, -y)))
  })
})

test_that("gather throws error for weird objects", {
  df <- data.frame(y = 1)
  df$x <- expression(x)

  expect_snapshot({
    (expect_error(gather(df, key, val, -x)))
    (expect_error(gather(df, key, val, -y)))
  })

  e <- new.env(parent = emptyenv())
  e$x <- 1
  df <- data.frame(y = 1)
  df$x <- e

  expect_snapshot({
    (expect_error(gather(df, key, val, -x)))
    (expect_error(gather(df, key, val, -y)))
  })
})


test_that("factors coerced to characters, not integers", {
  df <- data.frame(
    v1 = 1:3,
    v2 = factor(letters[1:3])
  )

  expect_snapshot(out <- gather(df, k, v))

  expect_equal(out$v, c(1:3, letters[1:3]))
})

test_that("attributes of id variables are preserved", {
  df <- data.frame(x = factor(1:3), y = 1:3, z = 3:1)
  out <- gather(df, key, val, -x)

  expect_equal(attributes(df$x), attributes(out$x))
})


test_that("common attributes are preserved", {
  df <- data.frame(date1 = Sys.Date(), date2 = Sys.Date() + 10)
  out <- gather(df, k, v)

  expect_s3_class(out$v, "Date")
})

test_that("varying attributes are dropped with a warning", {
  df <- data.frame(
    date1 = as.POSIXct("2019-01-01", tz = "UTC"),
    date2 = as.Date("2019-01-01")
  )
  expect_snapshot(gather(df, k, v))
})

test_that("gather preserves OBJECT bit on e.g. POSIXct", {
  df <- data.frame(now = Sys.time())
  out <- gather(df, k, v)
  expect_true(is.object(out$v))
})

test_that("can handle list-columns", {
  df <- tibble(x = 1:2, y = list("a", TRUE))
  out <- gather(df, k, v, -y)
  expect_identical(out$y, df$y)
})

test_that("can gather list-columns", {
  df <- tibble(x = 1:2, y = list(1, 2), z = list(3, 4))
  out <- gather(df, k, v, y:z)
  expect_equal(out$v, list(1, 2, 3, 4))
})