load_test_metadata: Load test suite metadata from a file

In supark-uncc/ottr: What the Package Does (One Line, Title Case)

Description

Executes the script FILE expression-by-expression and extracts the global variable test_metadata. This string is run through a YAML parser to construct a list containing the metadata specifications for that test suite. The global key name should be defined and cases should be a list of dictionaries with keys name and hidden. The key case[[int]][["name"]] should match a name passed to a call to test_that.

Usage

load_test_metadata(file)

Arguments

file	Path to a test suite file

Details

For example, the test suite might have the following contents:

library(testthat)

test_metadata = "
name: q1
cases:
  - name: q1a
    hidden: false
  - name: q1b
    hidden: true
"

test_that("q1a", {...})

test_that("q1b", {...})

Value

The parse test suite metadata

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