Create a custom validation check function template file.

Usage

create_custom_check(
  name,
  hub_path = ".",
  r_dir = "src/validations/R",
  error = FALSE,
  conditional = FALSE,
  error_object = FALSE,
  config = FALSE,
  extra_args = FALSE,
  overwrite = FALSE
)

Arguments

name: Character string. Name of the custom check function. We recommend following the hubValidations package naming convention. For more details, consult the article on writing custom check functions.
hub_path: Character string. Path to the hub directory. Default is the current working directory.
r_dir: Character string. Path (relative to hub_path) to the directory the custom check function file will be written to. Default is src/validations/R which is the recommended directory for storing custom check functions.
error: Logical. Defaults to FALSE, which will return a <error/check_failure> class object in the case of a failed check. Set this to TRUE if your custom check function is required to pass for other custom checks to be performed; in the case of a failed check, the custom check function will then return an <error/check_error> class object and cause custom validations to return early. Note that in the case of custom validations, executions errors in custom functions will also result in custom validations returning early.
conditional: Logical. If TRUE, the custom check function template will include a block of code to check a condition before running the check. This is useful when a check may need to be skipped based on a condition.
error_object: Logical. If TRUE, the custom check function template will include an error object that can be used to store additional information about the properties of the object being checked that caused check failure. For example, it could store the index of rows in a tbl that caused a check failure.
config: Logical. If TRUE, the custom check function template will include hub_path as a function argument and a block of code for reading in the hub tasks.json config file.
extra_args: Logical. If TRUE, the custom check function template will include an extra_arg template function argument and template block of code to check the input arguments of the custom check function.
overwrite: Logical. If TRUE, the function will overwrite an existing

Value

Invisible TRUE if the custom check function file is created successfully.

Details

See the article on writing custom check functions for more.

Examples

withr::with_tempdir({
  # Create the custom check file with default settings.
  create_custom_check("check_default")
  cat(readLines("src/validations/R/check_default.R"), sep = "\n")

  # Create fully featured custom check file.
  create_custom_check("check_full",
    error = TRUE, conditional = TRUE,
    error_object = TRUE, config = TRUE,
    extra_args = TRUE
  )
  cat(readLines("src/validations/R/check_full.R"), sep = "\n")
})
#> ✔ Directory src/validations/R created.
#> ✔ Custom validation check template function file "check_default.R" created.
#> → Edit the function template to add your custom check logic.
#> ℹ See the Writing custom check functions article for more information.
#> (<https://hubverse-org.github.io/hubValidations/articles/writing-custom-fns.html>)
#> check_default <- function(tbl, file_path) {
#>   # Here you can write your custom check logic
#>   # Assign the result as `TRUE` or `FALSE` to object called `check`.
#>   # If `check` is `TRUE`, the check will pass.
#> 
#>   check <- condition_to_be_TRUE_for_check_to_pass
#> 
#>   if (check) {
#>     details <- NULL
#>   } else {
#>     # You can use details messages to pass on helpful information to users about
#>     # what caused the validation failure and how to locate affected data.
#>     details <- cli::format_inline("{.var round_id} value {.val invalid} is invalid.")
#>   }
#> 
#>   hubValidations::capture_check_cnd(
#>     check = check,
#>     file_path = file_path,
#>     msg_subject = "{.var round_id}",
#>     msg_attribute = "valid.",
#>     error = FALSE,
#>     details = details
#>   )
#> }
#> ✔ Custom validation check template function file "check_full.R" created.
#> → Edit the function template to add your custom check logic.
#> ℹ See the Writing custom check functions article for more information.
#> (<https://hubverse-org.github.io/hubValidations/articles/writing-custom-fns.html>)
#> check_full <- function(tbl, file_path, hub_path, extra_arg = NULL) {
#>   # If you're providing additional custom arguments, make sure to include input checks
#>   # at the top of your function. `checkmate` package provides a simple interface
#>   # for many useful basic checks and is available through hubValidations.
#>   # The following example checks that `extra_arg` is a single character string.
#>   checkmate::assert_character(extra_arg, len = 1L, null.ok)
#> 
#>   config_tasks <- hubUtils::read_config(hub_path)
#> 
#>   if (!condition) {
#>     return(
#>       capture_check_info(
#>         file_path,
#>         "Condition for running this check was not met. Skipped."
#>       )
#>     )
#>   }
#> 
#>   # Here you can write your custom check logic
#>   # Assign the result as `TRUE` or `FALSE` to object called `check`.
#>   # If `check` is `TRUE`, the check will pass.
#> 
#>   check <- condition_to_be_TRUE_for_check_to_pass
#> 
#>   if (check) {
#>     details <- NULL
#>     error_object <- NULL
#>   } else {
#>     # You can use details messages and any type of R object to pass on helpful
#>     # information to users about what caused the validation failure and how to
#>     # locate affected data.
#>     error_object <- list(
#>       invalid_rows = which(tbl$example_task_id == "invalid")
#>     )
#>     details <- cli::format_inline("See {.var error_object} attribute for details.")
#>   }
#> 
#>   hubValidations::capture_check_cnd(
#>     check = check,
#>     file_path = file_path,
#>     msg_subject = "{.var round_id}",
#>     msg_attribute = "valid.",
#>     error = TRUE,
#>     error_object = error_object,
#>     details = details
#>   )
#> }