Check ellipses in several places (#6031)

* helper function to throw error demoted to warning

* check `fortify()` dots

* check `get_alt_text()` dots

* check `deprecated_guide_args()` dots

* check for unknown labels

* add news bullet

Author: teunbrand

NEWS.md

@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@
 * `theme_classic()` now has black ticks and text instead of dark gray. In 
   addition, `theme_classic()`'s axis line end is `"square"` (@teunbrand, #5978).
 * {tibble} is now suggested instead of imported (@teunbrand, #5986)
+* The ellipsis argument is now checked in `fortify()`, `get_alt_text()`, 
+  `labs()` and several guides (@teunbrand, #3196).
 
 # ggplot2 3.5.1
 

R/fortify.R

@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@
 #' @seealso [fortify.lm()]
 #' @param model model or other R object to convert to data frame
 #' @param data original dataset, if needed
-#' @param ... other arguments passed to methods
+#' @inheritParams rlang::args_dots_used
 #' @export
-fortify <- function(model, data, ...) UseMethod("fortify")
+fortify <- function(model, data, ...) {
+  warn_dots_used()
+  UseMethod("fortify")
+}
 
 #' @export
 fortify.data.frame <- function(model, data, ...) model

R/guide-legend.R

@@ -688,6 +688,7 @@ deprecated_guide_args <- function(
   default.unit = "line",
   ...,
   .call = caller_call()) {
+  warn_dots_used(call = .call)
 
   args <- names(formals(deprecated_guide_args))
   args <- setdiff(args, c("theme", "default.unit", "...", ".call"))

R/labels.R

@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ update_labels <- function(p, labels) {
 
 # Called in `ggplot_build()` to set default labels not specified by user.
 setup_plot_labels <- function(plot, layers, data) {
-  # Initiate from user-defined labels
-  labels <- plot$labels
+  # Initiate empty labels
+  labels <- list()
 
   # Find labels from every layer
   for (i in seq_along(layers)) {
@@ -65,7 +65,26 @@ setup_plot_labels <- function(plot, layers, data) {
       labels <- defaults(labels, current)
     }
   }
-  labels
+
+  # Warn for spurious labels that don't have a mapping.
+  # Note: sometimes, 'x' and 'y' might not have a mapping, like in
+  # `geom_function()`. We can display these labels anyway, so we include them.
+  plot_labels  <- plot$labels
+  known_labels <- c(names(labels), fn_fmls_names(labs), "x", "y")
+  extra_labels <- setdiff(names(plot_labels), known_labels)
+
+  if (length(extra_labels) > 0) {
+    extra_labels <- paste0(
+      "{.code ", extra_labels, " = \"", plot_labels[extra_labels], "\"}"
+    )
+    names(extra_labels) <- rep("*", length(extra_labels))
+    cli::cli_warn(c(
+      "Ignoring unknown labels:",
+      extra_labels
+    ))
+  }
+
+  defaults(plot_labels, labels)
 }
 
 #' Modify axis, legend, and plot labels
@@ -168,7 +187,7 @@ ggtitle <- function(label, subtitle = waiver()) {
 #' text from the information stored in the plot.
 #'
 #' @param p a ggplot object
-#' @param ... Currently ignored
+#' @inheritParams rlang::args_dots_used
 #'
 #' @return A text string
 #'
@@ -191,6 +210,7 @@ ggtitle <- function(label, subtitle = waiver()) {
 #' get_alt_text(p)
 #'
 get_alt_text <- function(p, ...) {
+  warn_dots_used()
   UseMethod("get_alt_text")
 }
 #' @export

R/utilities.R

@@ -843,6 +843,18 @@ as_unordered_factor <- function(x) {
   x
 }
 
+warn_dots_used <- function(env = caller_env(), call = caller_env()) {
+  check_dots_used(
+    env = env, call = call,
+    # Demote from error to warning
+    error = function(cnd) {
+      # cli uses \f as newlines, not \n
+      msg <- gsub("\n", "\f", cnd_message(cnd))
+      cli::cli_warn(msg, call = call)
+    }
+  )
+}
+
 # Shim for scales/#424
 col_mix <- function(a, b, amount = 0.5) {
   input <- vec_recycle_common(a = a, b = b, amount = amount)

man/fortify.Rd

@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+# dots are checked when making guides
+
+    Ignoring unknown argument to `guide_axis()`: `foo`.
+
+---
+
+    Arguments in `...` must be used.
+    x Problematic argument:
+    * foo = "bar"
+    i Did you misspell an argument name?
+
 # Using non-position guides for position scales results in an informative error
 
     `guide_legend()` cannot be used for x, xmin, xmax, or xend.

man/get_alt_text.Rd

@@ -5,6 +5,18 @@
     Output
       [1] "A plot showing class on a discrete x-axis and count on a continuous y-axis using a bar layer."
 
+# get_alt_text checks dots
+
+    Arguments in `...` must be used.
+    x Problematic argument:
+    * foo = "bar"
+    i Did you misspell an argument name?
+
+# warnings are thrown for unknown labels
+
+    Ignoring unknown labels:
+    * `foo = "bar"`
+
 # plot.tag.position rejects invalid input
 
     The `plot.tag.position` theme element must be a <character/numeric/integer> object.

tests/testthat/_snaps/guides.md

@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@
     `data` cannot be a function.
     i Have you misspelled the `data` argument in `ggplot()`
 
+---
+
+    Arguments in `...` must be used.
+    x Problematic argument:
+    * foobar = "nonsense"
+    i Did you misspell an argument name?
+
 # construction have user friendly errors
 
     Cannot use `+` with a single argument.