tests/testthat/test-perturb_matrix.R

In jonesor/Rage: Life History Metrics from Matrix Population Models

test_that("perturb_matrix works correctly", {
  mat_a <- mat_u + mat_f

  x_sens1 <- perturb_matrix(mat_a)
  expect_true(inherits(x_sens1, "matrix"))
  expect_true(nrow(x_sens1) == nrow(mat_a) & ncol(x_sens1) == ncol(mat_a))

  x_sens2 <- perturb_matrix(mat_a, pert = 0.2)
  expect_true(inherits(x_sens1, "matrix"))
  expect_true(sum(x_sens1) != sum(x_sens2))

  x_elas1 <- perturb_matrix(mat_a, type = "elasticity")
  expect_true(inherits(x_elas1, "matrix"))
  expect_lt(abs(sum(x_elas1) - 1), 1e-6)

  # check works with custom demog_stat function
  fn_custom <- function(x) {
    return(1)
  }
  x_cust <- perturb_matrix(mat_a, demog_stat = "fn_custom")
  expect_true(all(x_cust == 0))


  expect_error(perturb_matrix(mat_a, demog_stat = "blurg"))
})


test_that("perturb_matrix warns and fails gracefully", {
  notfn <- "rtpsqwpaclfkhamw"
  expect_error(perturb_matrix(mat_a, demog_stat = notfn))
})