introduced teh latest changes

Author: venom1204

R/merge.R

@@ -11,42 +11,44 @@ merge.data.table = function(x, y, by = NULL, by.x = NULL, by.y = NULL, all = FAL
       by = key(x)
     }
   }
-  x0 = length(x)==0L
-  y0 = length(y)==0L
-  if (x0 || y0) {
-    if (x0 && y0)
+  x0 = length(x) == 0L
+  y0 = length(y) == 0L
+
+  if (x0 || y0) { 
+    if (x0 && y0) {
       warningf("Neither of the input data.tables to join have columns.")
-    else if (x0)
-      warningf("Input data.table x has no columns.")
-    else
-      warningf("Input data.table y has no columns.")
+    } else if (x0) {
+      warningf("Input data.table '%s' has no columns.", "x")
+    } else if (y0) {
+      warningf("Input data.table '%s' has no columns.", "y")
+    }
   }
-  check_duplicate_names(x)
-  check_duplicate_names(y)
 
-  nm_x = names(x)
-  nm_y = names(y)
+check_duplicate_names(x)
+check_duplicate_names(y)
+
+nm_x = names(x)
+nm_y = names(y)
+
 
   ## set up 'by'/'by.x'/'by.y'
   if ( (!is.null(by.x) || !is.null(by.y)) && length(by.x)!=length(by.y) )
-    stopf("by.x and by.y must be of same length.")
+    stopf("'by.x' and 'by.y' must be of same length.")
   if (!missing(by) && !missing(by.x))
-    warningf("Supplied both by and by.x/by.y. by argument will be ignored.")
+    warningf("Supplied both by and 'by.x/by.y.' by argument will be ignored.")
   if (!is.null(by.x)) {
     if (length(by.x)==0L || !is.character(by.x) || !is.character(by.y))
-      stopf("A non-empty vector of column names is required for by.x and by.y.")
+      stopf("A non-empty vector of column names is required for 'by.x' and 'by.y'.")
     if (!all(by.x %chin% nm_x)) {
-      missing_in_x <- setdiff(by.x, nm_x)
-      stopf("The following columns listed in by.x are missing from x: %s",
-            toString(missing_in_x))
-    }
-    if (!all(by.y %chin% nm_y)) {
-      missing_in_y <- setdiff(by.y, nm_y)
-      stopf("The following columns listed in by.y are missing from y: %s",
-            toString(missing_in_y))
-    }
-    by = by.x
-    names(by) = by.y
+  missing_in_x <- setdiff(by.x, nm_x)
+  stopf("The following columns listed in 'by.x' are missing from x: %s", brackify(missing_in_x))
+  }
+  if (!all(by.y %chin% nm_y)) {
+     missing_in_y <- setdiff(by.y, nm_y)
+     stopf("The following columns listed in 'by.y' are missing from y: %s", brackify(missing_in_y))
+  }
+by = by.x
+names(by) = by.y
   } else {
     if (is.null(by))
       by = intersect(key(x), key(y))
@@ -59,14 +61,13 @@ merge.data.table = function(x, y, by = NULL, by.x = NULL, by.y = NULL, all = FAL
     missing_in_x <- setdiff(by, nm_x)
     missing_in_y <- setdiff(by, nm_y)
     if (length(missing_in_x) > 0 || length(missing_in_y) > 0) {
-      stopf("The following columns are missing:%s%s",
-            if (length(missing_in_x) > 0) sprintf(" - From x: %s", toString(missing_in_x)) else "",
-            if (length(missing_in_y) > 0) sprintf(" - From y: %s", toString(missing_in_y)) else "")
+      stopf(gettextf("The following columns are missing:\n%s%s",
+                     if (length(missing_in_x) > 0) gettextf(" - From x: %s\n", brackify(missing_in_x)) else "",
+                     if (length(missing_in_y) > 0) gettextf(" - From y: %s\n", brackify(missing_in_y)) else ""))
     }
     by = unname(by)
     by.x = by.y = by
-  }
-
+   }
   # warn about unused arguments #2587
   if (length(list(...))) {
     ell = as.list(substitute(list(...)))[-1L]

inst/tests/tests.Rraw

@@ -8563,26 +8563,21 @@ test(1600.2, names(DT1[DT2, .(id1=id1, val=val, bla=sum(z1, na.rm=TRUE)), on="id
 
 # warn when merge empty data.table #597
 DT0 = data.table(NULL)
-DT1 = data.table(a=1)
-
-# Test 1601.1: Merge DT1 with itself on column 'a'
-test(1601.1, merge(DT1, DT1, by="a"), data.table(a=1, key="a"))
-
-# Test 1601.2: Merge DT1 with DT0 on column 'a'
-test(1601.2, merge(DT1, DT0, by="a"),
-     warning="Input data.table y has no columns.",
-     error="The following columns are missing: - From y: a")
-
-# Test 1601.3: Merge DT0 with DT1 on column 'a'
-test(1601.3, merge(DT0, DT1, by="a"),
-     warning="Input data.table x has no columns.",
-     error="The following columns are missing: - From x: a")
-
-# Test 1601.4: Merge DT0 with DT0 on column 'a'
-test(1601.4, merge(DT0, DT0, by="a"),
-     warning="Neither of the input data.tables to join have columns.",
-     error="The following columns are missing: - From x: a - From y: a")
-
+DT1 = data.table(a = 1)
+
+test(1601.1, merge(DT1, DT1, by = "a"), data.table(a = 1, key = "a"))
+test(1601.2, 
+     merge(DT1, DT0, by = "a"), 
+     warning = "Input data.table 'y' has no columns.",
+     error = "The following columns are missing:\n - From y: [a]")
+test(1601.3, 
+     merge(DT0, DT1, by = "a"), 
+     warning = "Input data.table 'x' has no columns.",
+     error = "The following columns are missing:\n - From x: [a]")
+test(1601.4, 
+     merge(DT0, DT0, by = "a"), 
+     warning = "Neither of the input data.tables to join have columns.",
+     error = "The following columns are missing:\n - From x: [a]\n - From y: [a]")
 # fix for #1549
 d1 <- data.table(v1=1:2,x=x)
 d2 <- data.table(v1=3:4)
@@ -13552,18 +13547,18 @@ test(1962.017, merge(DT1, DT2, by = 'V', by.x = 'a', by.y = 'a'),
      warning = 'Supplied both.*argument will be ignored')
 test(1962.018, 
      merge(DT1, DT2, by.x = 'z', by.y = 'a'), 
-     error = 'The following columns listed in by.x are missing from x: z')
+     error = "The following columns listed in 'by.x' are missing from x: [z]")
 test(1962.019, 
      merge(DT1, DT2, by.x = 'a', by.y = 'z'), 
-     error = 'The following columns listed in by.y are missing from y: z')
+     error = "The following columns listed in 'by.y' are missing from y: [z]")
 test(1962.0201, merge(DT1, DT2, by=character(0L)), ans)  # was error before PR#5183
 test(1962.0202, merge(DT1, DT2, by=NULL),          ans)  # test explicit NULL too as missing() could be used inside merge()
 test(1962.021, {
   if (!"z" %in% colnames(DT1) || !"z" %in% colnames(DT2)) {
-    stop("The columns listed in `by` are missing from either x or y: z")
+    stop("The columns listed in `by` are missing from either x or y: [z]")
   }
   merge(DT1, DT2, by = 'z')
-}, error = 'The columns listed in `by` are missing from either x or y: z')
+}, error = 'The columns listed in `by` are missing from either x or y: [z]')
 
 ## frank.R
 x = c(1, 1, 2, 5, 4, 3, 4, NA, 6)
@@ -18024,7 +18019,7 @@ test(2230.4, setDF(merge(DT, y, by="k2", incomparables=c(1, NA, 4, 5))), merge(x
 test(2230.5, setDF(merge(DT, y, by="k2", incomparables=c(NA, 3, 4, 5))), merge(x, y, by="k2", incomparables=c(NA,3,4,5)))
 test(2230.6, merge(DT, y, by="k2", unk=1), merge(DT, y, by="k2"), warning="Unknown argument 'unk' has been passed.")
 test(2230.7, merge(DT, y, by="k2", NULL, NULL, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE, c(".x", ".y"), TRUE, getOption("datatable.allow.cartesian"), NULL, 1L),
-             merge(DT, y, by="k2"), warning=c("Supplied both by and by.x/by.y. by argument will be ignored.", "Passed 1 unknown and unnamed arguments."))
+             merge(DT, y, by="k2"), warning=c("Supplied both by and 'by.x/by.y.' by argument will be ignored.", "Passed 1 unknown and unnamed arguments."))
 
 # weighted.mean GForce optimized, #3977
 old = options(datatable.optimize=1L)