biocroxytest

biocroxytest provides a roclet for roxygen2 that identifies and processes code blocks marked with @longtests in Bioconductor package documentation, extracting long-running tests to a separate directory for independent execution.

Key Features:

• Long Test Extraction: The roclet identifies @longtests code blocks in roxygen2 documentation and extracts them during roxygen2::roxygenise execution.
• Separate Test Organization: Extracted long tests are saved in a dedicated directory, isolating them from the regular test suite.
• Continuous Integration Compatibility: The separated long tests enable selective execution on continuous integration servers configured for long-running test jobs.

Scientific Applications:

• Bioconductor Package Testing: Supports comprehensive validation of Bioconductor packages by accommodating computationally intensive tests that exceed standard test suite time constraints.

Methodology:

The roclet processes roxygen2 documentation blocks tagged with @longtests during roxygen2::roxygenise execution and writes the extracted code to a separate directory.