[WIP] Fix bug in as_case_data to ensure tests pass

[Copilot]

Thanks for asking me to work on this. I will get started on it and keep this PR's description up to date as I form a plan and make progress.

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<issue_title>Fix bug in as_case_data to pass tests</issue_title>
<issue_description>Need to fix as_case_data to explicitly order columns in order allow it to pass tests. </issue_description>

<agent_instructions>@copilot Please fix a bug in as_case_data, which does not seem to be passing tests in any other pull request. Please run tests and restructure as_case_data to ensure it passes all tests. Open up a new branch and pull request in order to do so.</agent_instructions>

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[sschildhauer]

@copilot It looks like there was an error last time. Please update this pull request with additional code to fix the issue as described: Please fix a bug in as_case_data, which does not seem to be passing tests in any other pull request. Please run tests and restructure as_case_data to ensure it passes all tests. Open up a new branch and pull request in order to do so.</agent_instructions>

Please keep all edits in this thread and pull request. Do not open another PR.

[Copilot]

@sschildhauer I've opened a new pull request, #200, to work on those changes. Once the pull request is ready, I'll request review from you.

[sschildhauer]

Looks good from other PR #200

[Copilot]

Pull request overview

This PR updates as_case_data() to make the resulting case_data object’s attributes deterministic, aligning with snapshot-based tests that compare attributes() output (which is order-sensitive).

Changes:

• Refactors as_case_data() to build an intermediate result object instead of chaining directly into structure().
• Removes any pre-existing case_data-related attributes (id_var, biomarker_var, timeindays, value_var) and re-applies them in a consistent order.
• Sets the case_data class and re-attaches required metadata attributes explicitly before returning.

[sschildhauer]

@copilot In this thread, please suggest why the documentation is not working. In R when I attempt to call devtools::document() no files are updated, but in the github review it says that documentation needs to be updated. Please continue all comments and recommendations in this thread.

[Copilot]

Pull request overview

Copilot reviewed 3 out of 3 changed files in this pull request and generated 2 comments.

[github-actions]

📖 https://ucd-serg.github.io/serodynamics/preview/pr199
Preview documentation for this PR (at commit 5416d0e)

[sschildhauer]

@copilot Please suggest recommendations to fix the failing R-CMD-check.yaml/macos-latest CI check for this pull request. Please keep all recommendations within this thread.

[sschildhauer]

@copilot Please suggest recommendations to fix the failing R-CMD-check.yaml/macos-latest CI check for this pull request. Please keep all recommendations within this thread. Please do not change any code, just suggest changes.

[sschildhauer]

Please reverse all of these changes. I do not want you to change any code, just suggest changes in the thread.

[sschildhauer]

Hi @ucdavis/morrison-lab , I am trying to fix a bug in as_case_data with the PR (it looked like using as_tibble was reordering attribute names in a way that was making the tests not pass). However, it looks like another bug popped up where the YAML curl for jags is not working correctly. I was going to schedule a check in to work through some of these CI check issues but the timing is tough because I am still in Thailand. Will be back May 4th though!

Suggestions from ChatGPT include to add the following lines in the curl from RMD_check:
name: Install JAGS
if: runner.os == 'macOS'
run: |
brew update
brew install jags