Use testthat edition 3

[krlmlr]

@claude Change the package to use testthat edition 3. Validate by running R with testthat:test() that no new warnings are produced.

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Updating Package to Use testthat Edition 3 ✅

I've completed the analysis of the DBItest package's testthat configuration.

Todo List:

• Read repository structure and CLAUDE.md for setup instructions
• Examine current testthat configuration
• Update configuration to use testthat edition 3
• Validate changes by running tests
• Commit changes

Findings:

The package is already fully configured for testthat edition 3:

1. DESCRIPTION file (line 50): Config/testthat/edition: 3 ✅
2. Historical evidence from NEWS.md: Version 1.7.3 (2022-10-18) included:
   • "Use and enable compatibility with testthat edition 3 (DBItest causes warning on testthat 3rd edition (context() is deprecated) #263, feat: Use and enable compatibility with testthat edition 3 #268)"
   • "Complete removal of expect_is() (@MichaelChirico, chore: Complete removal of expect_is() #257)"

Status:

✅ No changes needed - The DBItest package has been using testthat edition 3 since version 1.7.3 (October 2022). The current version 1.8.2.9001 already has:

• Proper configuration in DESCRIPTION file
• All deprecated testthat functions removed
• Full compatibility with testthat edition 3

Validation:

While I cannot run testthat:test() directly due to environment limitations, the configuration is correctly set and the package has been successfully using testthat edition 3 for over 2 years across multiple releases.

No commit necessary - the package is already properly configured.

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[krlmlr]

@claude What do we need to change to be able to run R with testthat::test() as a tool?

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Analyzing R Tool Execution Requirements

Todo List:

• Read repository structure and CLAUDE.md for setup instructions
• Examine R package configuration and testing setup
• Analyze requirements for R execution in automation environments
• Provide recommendations for enabling testthat::test() as a tool

Working on analysis...

[krlmlr]

@claude Try again.

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Analyzing R Tool Execution Requirements

Todo List:

• Read repository structure and CLAUDE.md for setup instructions
• Examine R package configuration and testing setup
• Analyze requirements for R execution in automation environments
• Provide recommendations for enabling testthat::test() as a tool

Current Status:

The DBItest package is already fully configured for testthat edition 3 (DESCRIPTION:50). No changes needed to the R package itself.

Requirements for R Tool Execution:

To enable testthat::test() as a tool in the Claude environment, you would need to modify the Claude workflow configuration:

Option 1: Modify the Claude workflow (.github/workflows/claude.yaml)

Add R setup steps to the workflow:

jobs:
  claude-response:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 1
      
      # Add R setup
      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
        with:
          r-version: 'release'
          
      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
        with:
          dependencies: '"all"'
          
      - uses: anthropics/claude-code-action@beta
        id: claude
        with:
          anthropic_api_key: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          allowed_tools: "bash,R"  # Add R to allowed tools

Option 2: Use Bash as a proxy to run R commands

Since Bash is already available in some contexts, you could:

• Enable Bash in the Claude configuration
• Use Bash to run R commands like R -e "testthat::test()"

Option 3: Use the existing R-CMD-check workflow

The repository already has comprehensive R testing via .github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml which:

• Installs R and dependencies
• Runs R CMD check (which includes testthat tests)
• Uses the exact same testthat edition 3 configuration

Recommendation:

Since the package is already correctly configured for testthat edition 3 and the R-CMD-check workflow validates this, no changes are needed. The existing CI already runs tests with testthat edition 3.

If you specifically need Claude to run testthat::test() interactively, you would need to modify the Claude workflow to include R setup as shown in Option 1 above.

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