library(testthat) library(nc) library(data.table) context("measure") source(system.file("test_engines.R", package="nc", mustWork=TRUE), local=TRUE) DT <- data.table(a_1=10, b_2=21, a_2=20) test_engines("measure single value", { out <- melt(DT, measure.vars=nc::measure( letter="[ab]", "_", number="[12]", as.integer)) expected <- data.table( letter=c("a","b","a"), number=as.integer(c(1,2,2)), value=c(10,21,20)) expect_identical(out, expected) }) test_engines("measure multiple values", { out <- melt(DT, measure.vars=nc::measure( column="[ab]", "_", number="[12]", as.integer)) expected <- data.table( number=as.integer(c(1,2)), a=c(10,20), b=c(NA,21)) expect_identical(out, expected) })