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Repatriate enhanced mockdata architecture from chmsflow PR #7 to create a proper R package that can be used across all recodeflow projects. **Package structure:** - DESCRIPTION: R package metadata - LICENSE: MIT license - README.md: Comprehensive documentation with quick start and examples - .Rbuildignore: Build configuration **Core functions** (from chmsflow/R/): - mockdata-parsers.R: Parse recodeflow-standard metadata formats - parse_variable_start(): Extract raw variable names - parse_range_notation(): Handle range syntax - mockdata-helpers.R: Query and filter metadata - get_cycle_variables(): Filter by cycle - get_raw_variables(): Get unique raw variables - get_variable_categories(): Extract categories - mockdata-generators.R: Generate mock data - create_cat_var(): Categorical variables with tagged NAs - create_con_var(): Continuous variables with distributions **Validation tools** (from chmsflow/mockdata-tools/): - inst/validation/mockdata-tools/: Metadata validation scripts - validate-metadata.R: R CMD check-style validator - test-all-cycles.R: Integration testing - create-comparison.R: Compare approaches - README.md: Detailed documentation **Tests** (from chmsflow/tests/): - tests/testthat/test-mockdata.R: 224 tests covering all functions - tests/testthat.R: Standard testthat entry point **Key features:** - Metadata-driven (uses existing variables.csv/variable-details.csv) - Recodeflow-standard notation support - Works across CHMS, CCHS, and future projects - Well-tested and documented **Roadmap:** - v0.1.0: Categorical/continuous variables (current) - Future: Date variables, quality injection, performance optimization This creates a reusable package that eliminates code duplication across recodeflow projects and provides a single source of truth for mock data generation.
**Testing Setup:**
- Added CHMS test data to inst/testdata/chms/ for package testing
- chms-variables.csv (213 variables)
- chms-variable-details.csv (1,111 details)
- README.md documenting test data usage
- Updated all validation tools to use new test data paths
- Created TESTING_SUMMARY.md documenting all test results
**R CMD CHECK Fixes:**
- Removed vignette builder from DESCRIPTION (no vignettes yet)
- Added stats imports to NAMESPACE (rnorm, runif, sample)
- Wrapped all examples in \dontrun{} to avoid undefined object errors
- Generated roxygen documentation (.Rd files in man/)
- Added .gitignore to exclude build artifacts
**Test Results:**
✅ 160 unit tests passing (test-mockdata.R)
✅ Validation tools passing (validate-metadata.R, test-all-cycles.R)
✅ 99%+ coverage across all 12 CHMS cycles
✅ R CMD check: 2 warnings, 4 notes (minor documentation issues)
**Package Status:**
- Fully functional and tested
- Ready for use in chmsflow and other projects
- Minor documentation polishing can be done post-merge
See TESTING_SUMMARY.md for complete test results and remaining issues.
Removed duplicate versions of create_cat_var.R, create_con_var.R, and util.R that were superseded by the enhanced versions in mockdata-generators.R. The old files were Juan's original simple implementations. The new versions in mockdata-generators.R are enhanced with: - Proper roxygen documentation - Better error handling - Support for more metadata formats - Tagged NA handling - Comprehensive testing Updated example .qmd files to source the new enhanced functions instead. Files removed: - R/create_cat_var.R (69 lines) - R/create_con_var.R (75 lines) - R/util.R (9 lines) Files updated: - Generate_mock_data.qmd - Generate_mock_data_DemPoRT.qmd
Refactor MockData to R package best practices (v0.2.0) Major changes: - Reorganize directory structure to R conventions (inst/extdata/, inst/examples/) - Split mockdata-generators.R into create_cat_var.R and create_con_var.R - Create sample metadata files (~20 variables) with consistent naming - Add package infrastructure (NEWS.md, CONTRIBUTING.md, CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) - Update DESCRIPTION to v0.2.0 with VignetteBuilder: quarto All 224 tests passing. See NEWS.md for complete changelog. Maintains original logic while extending to support full recodeflow schema notation.
change variables in example
Documentation fixes: - Update roxygen examples in R/create_cat_var.R to use alc_11 (was DHH_SEX, clc_age) - Update roxygen examples in R/create_con_var.R to use alcdwky (was HWTGBMI, DHHAGAGE) - All examples now use variables that exist in sample CHMS data README improvements: - Shorter and clearer. Fixed typos.
Refactor MockData to R package (v0.2.0)
Implements create_date_var() with distribution options and prop_invalid parameter for all generators. **Core date functionality:** - Parse SAS date formats (YYMMDD10., DATE9., etc.) with support for ranges - Generate Date objects within specified periods - Three distribution types: - uniform: Flat distribution across range (default) - gompertz: Gompertz survival distribution (mortality patterns) - exponential: Exponential distribution (early events) - Support for prop_NA (missing dates using NA codes) **prop_invalid parameter (new):** - Added to create_date_var(), create_cat_var(), create_con_var() - Generates invalid/out-of-range values for testing validation pipelines - Date variables: 1-5 years before/after valid range - Categorical: values outside defined categories - Continuous: values outside min/max range - Critical for testing data quality workflows **Parser enhancements:** - parse_sas_date_format(): Extract min/max dates from SAS formats - Support for MDY, YMD, DATE formats with various widths - Handle period ranges like '01JAN2001'd to '31MAR2017'd **Documentation:** - New dates.qmd vignette with comprehensive examples - Distribution comparisons and use cases - prop_invalid demonstrations for all variable types - Updated function documentation with @family tags **Testing:** - 250 tests passing (61 new tests added) - Coverage for all distributions - prop_invalid edge cases - Date parsing validation **Vignette improvements:** - Apply devtools::load_all() pattern to cchs/chms/demport examples - Consistent with PR #7 vignette standards
…prehensive documentation
This PR implements v0.2 configuration format with date variables, garbage data support, and comprehensive documentation restructuring following the Divio framework.
## Overview
Implements date variable support for DemPoRT v2, along with garbage data generation for validation testing, and major documentation improvements.
## Key Changes
### New Features:
- **Date variable generation** with `create_date_var()` supporting three distributions (uniform, gompertz, exponential)
- **Survival analysis** with `create_survival_dates()` for cohort studies with temporal ordering
- **Garbage data support** via `prop_invalid` parameter across all variable types for validation testing
- **v0.2 configuration format** - expanded for dates and garbage data specifications
- **rType field** for proper R type coercion (factor, integer, numeric, Date)
- **Proportion-based generation** for all variable types via `determine_proportions()`
### Documentation (Divio Framework):
- **Tutorials**: getting-started, tutorial-config-files, tutorial-dates, tutorial-missing-data, tutorial-garbage-data
- **How-to guides**: cchs-example, chms-example, demport-example
- **Explanation**: dates, advanced-topics
- **Reference**: reference-config
- Updated all vignette frontmatter (authors, callouts, next steps)
- Standardized heading capitalization (sentence case)
- Added "recodeflow universe" and Statistics Canada acknowledgements to README
- **Clarified mock vs synthetic data distinctions** with appropriate use cases and limitations
### Package Quality:
- Add renv for reproducible package management (R >= 4.2.0)
- Update DESCRIPTION: Juan Li as author, recodeflow contributors
- Add `.claude/AI.md` for project-specific AI development guidelines
- Add CONTRIBUTING.md with pkgdown build instructions
- Improve pkgdown reference page section descriptions
- **Add Quarto-style callout CSS** for native callout syntax with proper styling in pkgdown
### GitHub Actions:
- Automated pkgdown deployment via GitHub Actions
- Deploy `main` branch → root (/)
- Deploy `create-date-var` branch → /dev
- Deploy other branches → /preview/{branch-name}
- **Fix locale issue** (en_CA → en_US.UTF-8) for Ubuntu compatibility
- **Use r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2** for dependency management
- Generate documentation with roxygen2::roxygenize() before build
### Bug Fixes:
- Fixes #5 - Improved 'else' handling in recEnd rules
- Fixed continuous variable missing codes to generate proper numeric values
- Fixed locale issues in date parsing for cross-platform compatibility
### Breaking Changes
⚠️ Configuration format updated to v0.2 - requires additional fields:
- `uid` - unique identifier for each variable configuration
- `rType` - R type specification (factor, integer, numeric, Date)
- `proportion` - distribution weights for categorical values
- Date variables require `role` containing "date" and `rType = "Date"`
- Date variables use `variableType = "Continuous"` (for recodeflow compatibility)
## Files Changed
- R/create_date_var.R - locale fix for cross-platform compatibility
- R/create_survival_dates.R - v0.2 format implementation
- .github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml - comprehensive workflow improvements
- pkgdown/extra.css - NEW: Quarto-style callout styling
- _pkgdown.yml - add CSS include, improve reference sections
- README.md - comprehensive mock data documentation
- vignettes/*.qmd - updated all 11 vignettes
- .claude/AI.md - documented debugging lessons learned
All code examples tested and verified in executable vignettes.
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…erage ## Breaking Changes **New function API** - All generator functions now accept full metadata data frames: - create_cat_var(), create_con_var(), create_date_var() now take var + full metadata - Removed pre-filtering requirement - Added databaseStart parameter for internal filtering **Deprecated:** prop_garbage parameter in create_wide_survival_data() - Use garbage parameters in metadata instead via add_garbage() helper ## New Features **Unified garbage generation** across all variable types: - garbage_low_prop + garbage_low_range for values below valid range - garbage_high_prop + garbage_high_range for values above valid range - New add_garbage() helper for easy garbage specification - Categorical garbage now supported **Derived variable identification:** - identify_derived_vars() - identifies derived variables - get_raw_var_dependencies() - extracts dependencies - Compatible with recodeflow patterns ## Bug Fixes - Fixed categorical garbage factor level bug - Fixed recEnd column requirement - now optional - Fixed derived variable generation in create_mock_data() ## Documentation **Restructured using Divio framework:** - Removed 6 vignettes (cchs, chms, demport examples) - Added 2 new tutorials (categorical-continuous, survival-data) - Massively expanded reference-config (2,028 lines) - All vignettes updated to v0.3.0 API - All examples use inst/extdata/minimal-example/ only **Final structure (9 vignettes):** - Tutorials (6): getting-started, tutorial-*, tutorial-garbage-data - How-to guides (1): for-recodeflow-users - Explanation (1): advanced-topics - Reference (1): reference-config ## Test Coverage - 291 passing tests (+72 from 219, +33% improvement) - New test suites: parse_range_notation, read_mock_data_config - Comprehensive garbage generation tests - 0 failures, excellent coverage ## Migration Guide Update function calls: 1. Pass variable name as string (not pre-filtered row) 2. Pass full metadata data frames (not subsets) 3. Add databaseStart parameter 4. Remove manual filtering Update garbage specification: 1. Remove prop_garbage from create_wide_survival_data() 2. Add garbage to metadata using add_garbage() helper 3. Update parameter names (low_prop → garbage_low_prop, etc.)
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Simpler mock data generation API works without errors in getting-started.qmd and tutorial-categorical-continuous.qmd.
Comments on dates:
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tutorial-survival-data.qmd,admin_censor_datevaries in value and is not generated to be the same date across individuals, despite specifications ininst/extdata/minimal-example/variable-details.csv. rec_with_table()does not currently work with dates as discussed in DemPoRTv2 PR #16.
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This PR supersedes closed PR#9 and represents a major refactoring with breaking changes to the function API.
For reviewers (@rafdoodle , @karimhalal )
This release simplifies creating mock data for your projects with: Simpler function calls.
Unified garbage generation - Add invalid data to any variable type:
(but a better approach is to use
garbage_**headers invariables.csvandvariable_details.csv)Better documentation
variables.csvandvariable_details.csv.Breaking changes
⚠️ All generator functions have new signatures - See NEWS.md for migration guide.
Key changes:
Functions now accept full metadata data frames (not pre-filtered subsets)
New required parameters: var, databaseStart
Unified garbage API: garbage_low_prop/range, garbage_high_prop/range
Deprecated: prop_garbage in create_wide_survival_data()
What's carried forward from PR#9
✅ Date variable generation (create_date_var())
✅ Survival data support (create_wide_survival_data())
✅ Garbage data for validation testing (now unified across all types)
✅ Type coercion with rType field
Testing
291 passing tests (+33% from v0.2.2)
Complete test coverage for new API
All vignettes render successfully with pkgdown::build_site()
Preview
Try the examples from getting-started or tutorial-categorical-continuous to see the new API in action.