check_try: Helper function to convert assert statements into checks

In epiforecasts/scoringutils: Utilities for Scoring and Assessing Predictions

Helper function to convert assert statements into checks

Description

Tries to execute an expression. Internally, this is used to see whether assertions fail when checking inputs (i.e. to convert an ⁠assert_*()⁠ statement into a check). If the expression fails, the error message is returned. If the expression succeeds, TRUE is returned.

Usage

check_try(expr)

Arguments

expr	an expression to be evaluated

Value

Returns TRUE if the check was successful and a string with an error message otherwise.

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