library(aster)

 set.seed(42)

 # needed because of the change in R function "sample" in R-devel
 suppressWarnings(RNGversion("3.5.2"))

 nind <- 25
 nnode <- 5
 ncoef <- nnode + 1

 fam <- c(1, 1, 2, 3, 3)
 pred <- c(0, 1, 1, 2, 3)

 modmat <- array(0, c(nind, nnode, ncoef))
 modmat[ , , 1] <- 1
 for (i in 2:nnode)
     modmat[ , i, i] <- 1
 modmat[ , , ncoef] <- rnorm(nind * nnode)

 beta <- rnorm(ncoef) / 10

 phi <- matrix(modmat, ncol = ncoef) %*% beta
 phi <- matrix(phi, ncol = nnode)

 theta.origin <- matrix(as.double(0), nind, nnode)

 aster:::setfam(fam.default())

 phi.origin <- .C(aster:::C_aster_theta2phi,
     nind = as.integer(nind),
     nnode = as.integer(nnode),
     pred = as.integer(pred),
     fam = as.integer(fam),
     theta = as.double(theta.origin),
     phi = matrix(as.double(0), nind, nnode))$phi

 theta <- .C(aster:::C_aster_phi2theta,
     nind = as.integer(nind),
     nnode = as.integer(nnode),
     pred = as.integer(pred),
     fam = as.integer(fam),
     phi = as.double(phi),
     theta = matrix(as.double(0), nind, nnode))$theta

 root <- sample(1:3, nind * nnode, replace = TRUE)
 root <- matrix(root, nind, nnode)

 x <- raster(theta, pred, fam, root)
 
 out0 <- aster(x, root, pred, fam, modmat, type = "unco", method = "trust")
 out1 <- aster(x, root, pred, fam, modmat, type = "unco", method = "nlm")
 out2 <- aster(x, root, pred, fam, modmat, type = "unco", method = "CG")
 out3 <- aster(x, root, pred, fam, modmat, type = "unco", method = "L-B")

 all.equal(out0$coefficients, out1$coefficients)
 all.equal(out1$coefficients, out2$coefficients)
 all.equal(out2$coefficients, out3$coefficients, tol = 1e-7)
 all.equal(out3$coefficients, out0$coefficients, tol = 1e-7)

 out4 <- aster(x, root, pred, fam, modmat, type = "unco",
     method = "trust", origin = theta.origin)
 pout4c <- out4$coefficients
 pout0c <- out0$coefficients

 foo <- as.numeric(out0$origin) +
     matrix(out0$modmat, ncol = ncoef) %*% out0$coefficients
 bar <- as.numeric(out4$origin) +
     matrix(out4$modmat, ncol = ncoef) %*% out4$coefficients
 all.equal(foo, bar)
 all.equal(phi.origin, out0$origin)

 out0 <- aster(x, root, pred, fam, modmat, type = "cond", method = "trust")
 out1 <- aster(x, root, pred, fam, modmat, type = "cond", method = "nlm")
 out2 <- aster(x, root, pred, fam, modmat, type = "cond", method = "CG")
 out3 <- aster(x, root, pred, fam, modmat, type = "cond", method = "L-B")

 all.equal(out0$coefficients, out1$coefficients)
 all.equal(out1$coefficients, out2$coefficients)
 all.equal(out2$coefficients, out3$coefficients)
 all.equal(out3$coefficients, out0$coefficients)

 pout0c.too <- out0$coefficients

 foo <- new.env(parent = emptyenv())
 bar <- suppressWarnings(try(load("aster.rda", foo), silent = TRUE))
 if (inherits(bar, "try-error")) {
     save(pout4c, pout0c, pout0c.too, file = "aster.rda")
 } else {
     print(all.equal(pout4c, foo$pout4c))
     print(all.equal(pout0c, foo$pout0c))
     print(all.equal(pout0c.too, foo$pout0c.too))
 }