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tidyeval not behaving when used inside purrr and dplyr
library(rlang)
library(dplyr)
#> 
#> Attaching package: 'dplyr'
#> The following objects are masked from 'package:stats':
#> 
#>     filter, lag
#> The following objects are masked from 'package:base':
#> 
#>     intersect, setdiff, setequal, union
library(purrr)
#> 
#> Attaching package: 'purrr'
#> The following objects are masked from 'package:dplyr':
#> 
#>     contains, order_by
#> The following objects are masked from 'package:rlang':
#> 
#>     %||%, %@%, as_function, flatten, flatten_chr, flatten_dbl,
#>     flatten_int, flatten_lgl, invoke, is_atomic, is_bare_atomic,
#>     is_bare_character, is_bare_double, is_bare_integer,
#>     is_bare_list, is_bare_logical, is_bare_numeric,
#>     is_bare_vector, is_character, is_double, is_empty, is_formula,
#>     is_function, is_integer, is_list, is_logical, is_null,
#>     is_scalar_atomic, is_scalar_character, is_scalar_double,
#>     is_scalar_integer, is_scalar_list, is_scalar_logical,
#>     is_scalar_vector, is_vector, list_along, prepend, rep_along,
#>     set_names, splice

# this works
mtcars %>% mutate(x = reduce(list(am, gear, carb), `+`))
#>     mpg cyl  disp  hp drat    wt  qsec vs am gear carb  x
#> 1  21.0   6 160.0 110 3.90 2.620 16.46  0  1    4    4  9
#> 2  21.0   6 160.0 110 3.90 2.875 17.02  0  1    4    4  9
#> 3  22.8   4 108.0  93 3.85 2.320 18.61  1  1    4    1  6
#> 4  21.4   6 258.0 110 3.08 3.215 19.44  1  0    3    1  4
#> 5  18.7   8 360.0 175 3.15 3.440 17.02  0  0    3    2  5
#> 6  18.1   6 225.0 105 2.76 3.460 20.22  1  0    3    1  4
#> 7  14.3   8 360.0 245 3.21 3.570 15.84  0  0    3    4  7
#> 8  24.4   4 146.7  62 3.69 3.190 20.00  1  0    4    2  6
#> 9  22.8   4 140.8  95 3.92 3.150 22.90  1  0    4    2  6
#> 10 19.2   6 167.6 123 3.92 3.440 18.30  1  0    4    4  8
#> 11 17.8   6 167.6 123 3.92 3.440 18.90  1  0    4    4  8
#> 12 16.4   8 275.8 180 3.07 4.070 17.40  0  0    3    3  6
#> 13 17.3   8 275.8 180 3.07 3.730 17.60  0  0    3    3  6
#> 14 15.2   8 275.8 180 3.07 3.780 18.00  0  0    3    3  6
#> 15 10.4   8 472.0 205 2.93 5.250 17.98  0  0    3    4  7
#> 16 10.4   8 460.0 215 3.00 5.424 17.82  0  0    3    4  7
#> 17 14.7   8 440.0 230 3.23 5.345 17.42  0  0    3    4  7
#> 18 32.4   4  78.7  66 4.08 2.200 19.47  1  1    4    1  6
#> 19 30.4   4  75.7  52 4.93 1.615 18.52  1  1    4    2  7
#> 20 33.9   4  71.1  65 4.22 1.835 19.90  1  1    4    1  6
#> 21 21.5   4 120.1  97 3.70 2.465 20.01  1  0    3    1  4
#> 22 15.5   8 318.0 150 2.76 3.520 16.87  0  0    3    2  5
#> 23 15.2   8 304.0 150 3.15 3.435 17.30  0  0    3    2  5
#> 24 13.3   8 350.0 245 3.73 3.840 15.41  0  0    3    4  7
#> 25 19.2   8 400.0 175 3.08 3.845 17.05  0  0    3    2  5
#> 26 27.3   4  79.0  66 4.08 1.935 18.90  1  1    4    1  6
#> 27 26.0   4 120.3  91 4.43 2.140 16.70  0  1    5    2  8
#> 28 30.4   4  95.1 113 3.77 1.513 16.90  1  1    5    2  8
#> 29 15.8   8 351.0 264 4.22 3.170 14.50  0  1    5    4 10
#> 30 19.7   6 145.0 175 3.62 2.770 15.50  0  1    5    6 12
#> 31 15.0   8 301.0 335 3.54 3.570 14.60  0  1    5    8 14
#> 32 21.4   4 121.0 109 4.11 2.780 18.60  1  1    4    2  7

# so does this
mtcars %>% mutate(x = pmap(list(am, gear, carb), sum))
#>     mpg cyl  disp  hp drat    wt  qsec vs am gear carb  x
#> 1  21.0   6 160.0 110 3.90 2.620 16.46  0  1    4    4  9
#> 2  21.0   6 160.0 110 3.90 2.875 17.02  0  1    4    4  9
#> 3  22.8   4 108.0  93 3.85 2.320 18.61  1  1    4    1  6
#> 4  21.4   6 258.0 110 3.08 3.215 19.44  1  0    3    1  4
#> 5  18.7   8 360.0 175 3.15 3.440 17.02  0  0    3    2  5
#> 6  18.1   6 225.0 105 2.76 3.460 20.22  1  0    3    1  4
#> 7  14.3   8 360.0 245 3.21 3.570 15.84  0  0    3    4  7
#> 8  24.4   4 146.7  62 3.69 3.190 20.00  1  0    4    2  6
#> 9  22.8   4 140.8  95 3.92 3.150 22.90  1  0    4    2  6
#> 10 19.2   6 167.6 123 3.92 3.440 18.30  1  0    4    4  8
#> 11 17.8   6 167.6 123 3.92 3.440 18.90  1  0    4    4  8
#> 12 16.4   8 275.8 180 3.07 4.070 17.40  0  0    3    3  6
#> 13 17.3   8 275.8 180 3.07 3.730 17.60  0  0    3    3  6
#> 14 15.2   8 275.8 180 3.07 3.780 18.00  0  0    3    3  6
#> 15 10.4   8 472.0 205 2.93 5.250 17.98  0  0    3    4  7
#> 16 10.4   8 460.0 215 3.00 5.424 17.82  0  0    3    4  7
#> 17 14.7   8 440.0 230 3.23 5.345 17.42  0  0    3    4  7
#> 18 32.4   4  78.7  66 4.08 2.200 19.47  1  1    4    1  6
#> 19 30.4   4  75.7  52 4.93 1.615 18.52  1  1    4    2  7
#> 20 33.9   4  71.1  65 4.22 1.835 19.90  1  1    4    1  6
#> 21 21.5   4 120.1  97 3.70 2.465 20.01  1  0    3    1  4
#> 22 15.5   8 318.0 150 2.76 3.520 16.87  0  0    3    2  5
#> 23 15.2   8 304.0 150 3.15 3.435 17.30  0  0    3    2  5
#> 24 13.3   8 350.0 245 3.73 3.840 15.41  0  0    3    4  7
#> 25 19.2   8 400.0 175 3.08 3.845 17.05  0  0    3    2  5
#> 26 27.3   4  79.0  66 4.08 1.935 18.90  1  1    4    1  6
#> 27 26.0   4 120.3  91 4.43 2.140 16.70  0  1    5    2  8
#> 28 30.4   4  95.1 113 3.77 1.513 16.90  1  1    5    2  8
#> 29 15.8   8 351.0 264 4.22 3.170 14.50  0  1    5    4 10
#> 30 19.7   6 145.0 175 3.62 2.770 15.50  0  1    5    6 12
#> 31 15.0   8 301.0 335 3.54 3.570 14.60  0  1    5    8 14
#> 32 21.4   4 121.0 109 4.11 2.780 18.60  1  1    4    2  7

# what if we store in a variable?
x <- colnames(mtcars) %>% tail(3)
x
#> [1] "am"   "gear" "carb"

# I think this should work, but it doesn't
mtcars %>% mutate(x = reduce(!!syms(x), `+`))
#> Error in mutate_impl(.data, dots): Evaluation error: non-numeric argument to binary operator.

# especially odd since it emits _exactly_ what I did before
expr(mtcars %>% mutate(x = reduce(!!syms(x), `+`)))
#> mtcars %>% mutate(x = reduce(list(am, gear, carb), `+`))

# this _does_ work, but feels like a workaround
mtcars %>% mutate(x = reduce(select(., x), `+`))
#>     mpg cyl  disp  hp drat    wt  qsec vs am gear carb  x
#> 1  21.0   6 160.0 110 3.90 2.620 16.46  0  1    4    4  9
#> 2  21.0   6 160.0 110 3.90 2.875 17.02  0  1    4    4  9
#> 3  22.8   4 108.0  93 3.85 2.320 18.61  1  1    4    1  6
#> 4  21.4   6 258.0 110 3.08 3.215 19.44  1  0    3    1  4
#> 5  18.7   8 360.0 175 3.15 3.440 17.02  0  0    3    2  5
#> 6  18.1   6 225.0 105 2.76 3.460 20.22  1  0    3    1  4
#> 7  14.3   8 360.0 245 3.21 3.570 15.84  0  0    3    4  7
#> 8  24.4   4 146.7  62 3.69 3.190 20.00  1  0    4    2  6
#> 9  22.8   4 140.8  95 3.92 3.150 22.90  1  0    4    2  6
#> 10 19.2   6 167.6 123 3.92 3.440 18.30  1  0    4    4  8
#> 11 17.8   6 167.6 123 3.92 3.440 18.90  1  0    4    4  8
#> 12 16.4   8 275.8 180 3.07 4.070 17.40  0  0    3    3  6
#> 13 17.3   8 275.8 180 3.07 3.730 17.60  0  0    3    3  6
#> 14 15.2   8 275.8 180 3.07 3.780 18.00  0  0    3    3  6
#> 15 10.4   8 472.0 205 2.93 5.250 17.98  0  0    3    4  7
#> 16 10.4   8 460.0 215 3.00 5.424 17.82  0  0    3    4  7
#> 17 14.7   8 440.0 230 3.23 5.345 17.42  0  0    3    4  7
#> 18 32.4   4  78.7  66 4.08 2.200 19.47  1  1    4    1  6
#> 19 30.4   4  75.7  52 4.93 1.615 18.52  1  1    4    2  7
#> 20 33.9   4  71.1  65 4.22 1.835 19.90  1  1    4    1  6
#> 21 21.5   4 120.1  97 3.70 2.465 20.01  1  0    3    1  4
#> 22 15.5   8 318.0 150 2.76 3.520 16.87  0  0    3    2  5
#> 23 15.2   8 304.0 150 3.15 3.435 17.30  0  0    3    2  5
#> 24 13.3   8 350.0 245 3.73 3.840 15.41  0  0    3    4  7
#> 25 19.2   8 400.0 175 3.08 3.845 17.05  0  0    3    2  5
#> 26 27.3   4  79.0  66 4.08 1.935 18.90  1  1    4    1  6
#> 27 26.0   4 120.3  91 4.43 2.140 16.70  0  1    5    2  8
#> 28 30.4   4  95.1 113 3.77 1.513 16.90  1  1    5    2  8
#> 29 15.8   8 351.0 264 4.22 3.170 14.50  0  1    5    4 10
#> 30 19.7   6 145.0 175 3.62 2.770 15.50  0  1    5    6 12
#> 31 15.0   8 301.0 335 3.54 3.570 14.60  0  1    5    8 14
#> 32 21.4   4 121.0 109 4.11 2.780 18.60  1  1    4    2  7


devtools::session_info(c("rlang", "dplyr", "purrr"))
#> Session info --------------------------------------------------------------
#>  setting  value                       
#>  version  R version 3.4.1 (2017-06-30)
#>  system   x86_64, linux-gnu           
#>  ui       X11                         
#>  language (EN)                        
#>  collate  en_US.UTF-8                 
#>  tz       America/New_York            
#>  date     2017-08-02
#> Packages ------------------------------------------------------------------
#>  package    * version  date       source                           
#>  assertthat   0.2.0    2017-04-11 CRAN (R 3.4.0)                   
#>  BH           1.62.0-1 2016-11-19 CRAN (R 3.4.0)                   
#>  bindr        0.1      2016-11-13 cran (@0.1)                      
#>  bindrcpp   * 0.2      2017-06-17 CRAN (R 3.4.0)                   
#>  dplyr      * 0.7.2    2017-07-20 CRAN (R 3.4.1)                   
#>  glue         1.1.1    2017-06-21 CRAN (R 3.4.0)                   
#>  lazyeval     0.2.0    2016-06-12 CRAN (R 3.4.0)                   
#>  magrittr     1.5      2014-11-22 CRAN (R 3.4.0)                   
#>  pkgconfig    2.0.1    2017-03-21 cran (@2.0.1)                    
#>  plogr        0.1-1    2016-09-24 cran (@0.1-1)                    
#>  purrr      * 0.2.2.2  2017-05-11 CRAN (R 3.4.0)                   
#>  R6           2.2.1    2017-05-10 cran (@2.2.1)                    
#>  Rcpp         0.12.11  2017-05-22 cran (@0.12.11)                  
#>  rlang      * 0.1.1    2017-05-18 CRAN (R 3.4.0)                   
#>  tibble       1.3.3    2017-05-30 Github (tidyverse/tibble@b2275d5)
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Added a not-quite-right-feeling workaround based on select now working with character vectors.

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