chore: updating all.sas

feat(mf_getvalue)!: Breaking Change - Improve mf_getvalue()

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "REFRESH_TOKEN=${{secrets.SAS9_4GL_IO_REFRESH_TOKEN}}" >> .env.server
 
       - name: Semantic Release
-        uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
+        uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v6
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/notmain.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |

.github/workflows/run-tests.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
         node-version: [lts/iron]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:

all.sas

@@ -1215,8 +1215,9 @@ or %index(&pgm,/tests/testteardown)
 %mend mf_getuser;
 /**
   @file
-  @brief Retrieves a value from a dataset.  If no filter supplied, then first
+  @brief Retrieves a value from a dataset. Returned value is fetched from the
-    record is used.
+  'fetchobs=' record (row 1 by default), after applying the optional filter.
+
   @details Be sure to <code>%quote()</code> your where clause.  Example usage:
 
       %put %mf_getvalue(sashelp.class,name,filter=%quote(age=15));
@@ -1231,24 +1232,43 @@ or %index(&pgm,/tests/testteardown)
   @param [in] libds dataset to query
   @param [in] variable the variable which contains the value to return.
   @param [in] filter= (1) contents of where clause
+  @param [in] fetchobs= (1) observation to fetch. NB: Filter applies first.
 
   @version 9.2
   @author Allan Bowe
 **/
 
-%macro mf_getvalue(libds,variable,filter=1
+%macro mf_getvalue(libds,variable,filter=1,fetchobs=1
 )/*/STORE SOURCE*/;
-  %if %mf_getattrn(&libds,NLOBS)>0 %then %do;
+  %local dsid;
-    %local dsid rc &variable;
+
-    %let dsid=%sysfunc(open(&libds(where=(&filter))));
+  %let dsid=%sysfunc(open(&libds(where=(&filter))));
+  %if (&dsid) %then %do;
+    %local rc &variable;
     %syscall set(dsid);
-    %let rc = %sysfunc(fetch(&dsid));
+    %let rc = %sysfunc(fetchobs(&dsid,&fetchobs));
+    %if (&rc ne 0) %then %do;
+      %put NOTE: Problem reading obs &fetchobs from &libds..;
+      %put %sysfunc(sysmsg());
+      /* Coerce an rc value of -1 (read past end of data) to a 4
+      that, in SAS condition code terms, represents the sysmsg
+      w@rning it generates. */
+      %if &rc eq -1 %then %let rc = 4;
+      /* And update SYSCC if the &rc value is higher */
+      %let syscc = %sysfunc(max(&syscc,&rc));
+    %end;
     %let rc = %sysfunc(close(&dsid));
 
     %trim(&&&variable)
 
   %end;
-%mend mf_getvalue;/**
+  %else %do;
+    %put %sysfunc(sysmsg());
+    %let syscc = %sysfunc(max(&syscc,%sysfunc(sysrc())));
+  %end;
+
+%mend mf_getvalue;
+/**
   @file
   @brief Returns number of variables in a dataset
   @details Useful to identify those renagade datasets that have no columns!

base/mf_getvalue.sas

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 /**
   @file
-  @brief Retrieves a value from a dataset.  If no filter supplied, then first
+  @brief Retrieves a value from a dataset. Returned value is fetched from the
-    record is used.
+  'fetchobs=' record (row 1 by default), after applying the optional filter.
+
   @details Be sure to <code>%quote()</code> your where clause.  Example usage:
 
       %put %mf_getvalue(sashelp.class,name,filter=%quote(age=15));
@@ -16,21 +17,39 @@
   @param [in] libds dataset to query
   @param [in] variable the variable which contains the value to return.
   @param [in] filter= (1) contents of where clause
+  @param [in] fetchobs= (1) observation to fetch. NB: Filter applies first.
 
   @version 9.2
   @author Allan Bowe
 **/
 
-%macro mf_getvalue(libds,variable,filter=1
+%macro mf_getvalue(libds,variable,filter=1,fetchobs=1
 )/*/STORE SOURCE*/;
-  %if %mf_getattrn(&libds,NLOBS)>0 %then %do;
+  %local dsid;
-    %local dsid rc &variable;
+
-    %let dsid=%sysfunc(open(&libds(where=(&filter))));
+  %let dsid=%sysfunc(open(&libds(where=(&filter))));
+  %if (&dsid) %then %do;
+    %local rc &variable;
     %syscall set(dsid);
-    %let rc = %sysfunc(fetch(&dsid));
+    %let rc = %sysfunc(fetchobs(&dsid,&fetchobs));
+    %if (&rc ne 0) %then %do;
+      %put NOTE: Problem reading obs &fetchobs from &libds..;
+      %put %sysfunc(sysmsg());
+      /* Coerce an rc value of -1 (read past end of data) to a 4
+      that, in SAS condition code terms, represents the sysmsg
+      w@rning it generates. */
+      %if &rc eq -1 %then %let rc = 4;
+      /* And update SYSCC if the &rc value is higher */
+      %let syscc = %sysfunc(max(&syscc,&rc));
+    %end;
     %let rc = %sysfunc(close(&dsid));
 
     %trim(&&&variable)
 
   %end;
-%mend mf_getvalue;
+  %else %do;
+    %put %sysfunc(sysmsg());
+    %let syscc = %sysfunc(max(&syscc,%sysfunc(sysrc())));
+  %end;
+
+%mend mf_getvalue;

tests/base/mf_getvalue.test.sas

@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/**
+  @file
+  @brief Testing mf_getvalue macro
+
+  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>
+  @li mf_getvalue.sas
+  @li mp_assert.sas
+  @li mp_assertscope.sas
+
+**/
+
+data work.test_data;
+  do i = 1 to 10;
+    output;
+  end;
+  stop;
+run;
+
+/* - Test 1 -
+  Get value from default first observation.
+  No filter.
+*/
+%mp_assertscope(SNAPSHOT)
+%let test_value=%mf_getvalue(work.test_data,i);
+%mp_assertscope(COMPARE,ignorelist=test_value)
+
+%mp_assert(
+  iftrue=(&test_value=1 and &syscc eq 0),
+  desc=Basic test fetching value from default first obs,
+  outds=work.test_results
+)
+
+/* - Test 2 -
+  Get value from 10th observation.
+  No filter.
+*/
+%let test_value=%mf_getvalue(work.test_data,i,fetchobs=10);
+%mp_assert(
+  iftrue=(&test_value=10 and &syscc eq 0),
+  desc=Test fetching value from specifically the 10th row,
+  outds=work.test_results
+)
+
+/* - Test 3 -
+  Get value from default first observation.
+  With filter.
+*/
+%let test_value=%mf_getvalue(work.test_data,i,filter=(i>4));
+%mp_assert(
+  iftrue=(&test_value=5 and &syscc eq 0),
+  desc=Test fetching value from default row of filtered data,
+  outds=work.test_results
+)
+
+/* - Test 4 -
+  Get value from specified observation.
+  With filter.
+*/
+%let test_value=%mf_getvalue(work.test_data,i,filter=(i>4),fetchobs=5);
+%mp_assert(
+  iftrue=(&test_value=9 and &syscc eq 0),
+  desc=Test fetching value from 5th row of filtered data,
+  outds=work.test_results
+)
+
+/* - Test 5 -
+  Get value from default observation.
+  Filter removes all rows. This simulates providing an empty dataset
+  or specifying an observation number beyond the set returned by the filter.
+*/
+%let test_value=%mf_getvalue(work.test_data,i,filter=(i>10));
+%mp_assert(
+  iftrue=(&test_value=%str() and &syscc eq 4),
+  desc=Test fetching value from 1st row of empty (filtered) data,
+  outds=work.test_results
+)
+
+%let syscc = 0; /* Reset w@rning To ensure confidence in next test */
+
+/* - Test 6 -
+  Get value from default observation.
+  Dataset does not exist.
+*/
+%let test_value=%mf_getvalue(work.test_data_x,i);
+%mp_assert(
+  iftrue=(&test_value=%str() and &syscc gt 0),
+  desc=Test fetching value from 1st row of non-existent data,
+  outds=work.test_results
+)
+
+%let syscc = 0; /* To reset expected error and allow test job to exit clean. */