Re: unit--, a unit test framework for C++

From:
"VvanN" <tsongchong@gmail.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++
Date:
27 Apr 2006 22:36:37 -0700
Message-ID:
<1146202597.736277.133690@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>
Phlip wrote:

VvanN wrote:

   I'd like to intruduce a new unit test framework for C++
freely available at:

http://unit--.sourceforge.net/

It does not need bothering test registration, here is an example


Righteous. CppUnit mires itself in endless test registration issues, instead
of simply using macros to achieve the Test Collector pattern.

// --- begin code ---
#include "unit--.h"

testSuite(MySuite);

testCase(CompareCase, MySuite)
{
   int x = 1;
   int y = x + 2;
   assertTrue(x < y);
}
// --- end code ---


Suppose I had two suites and wanted to run the same case over both suites?

http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?AbstractTest

Suppose a test case uses std::basic_string<>. How would I run the test case
twice, once with char and again with wchar_t?


we might consider that they are different test cases,
but they have code in common.

"extract method"
(http://www.refactoring.com/catalog/extractMethod.html)
could work for this scenario.
assertTrue() can effect in functions invoked by a testCase

here is an example:

// --- begin code ---
#include <vector>
#include <numeric>
#include <algorithm>
#include "../unit--.h"

testSuite(TemplateSuite)

template <typename T>
void testAlgorithms()
{
    using namespace std;
    using namespace unit_minus;
    vector<T> ve(100, 1);
    partial_sum(ve.begin(), ve.end(), ve.begin());

    assertTrue(ve.size() > 0);
    assertTrue(1 == ve[0]);
    for (unsigned i = 1; i < ve.size(); ++i) {
        assertTrue(ve[i - 1] + 1 < ve[i]);
    }
}

namespace {
testCase(IntCase, TemplateSuite)
{
    testAlgorithms<int>();
}

testCase(UnsignedCase, TemplateSuite)
{
    testAlgorithms<unsigned>();
}

} // namespace
// --- end code ---

besides, unit-- is implemented entirely in std C++, thus is portable
across different platforms and compilers


Contrarily, at error time, your editor should present the option to navigate
to a failure, the same as syntax errors.

--
  Phlip
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