library(lme4) library(testthat) load(system.file("testdata","survdat_reduced.Rda",package="lme4")) test_that('Step-halving works properly', { # this example is known to require step-halving (or at least has in the past # required step-halving) form <- survprop~(1|nobs) m <- glmer(form,weights=eggs,data=survdat_reduced,family=binomial,nAGQ=1L) expect_that(m, is_a("glmerMod")) })