Minimalist C++ Unit Test Suite

This Unit Test Suite based on the idea of the Boost Test Library but has no Boost dependencies. The Minimalist C++ Unit Test Suite provides 4 different test functions which test given expression and print the result in an clean and ordered fashion. As any other suitable unit test library, it separates the operational code from the test code and does not increase the size of the release version binary.

Architecture

- ut_bootstrap
- ut_suite
    - ut_minimal 

• ut_bootstrap collects a arbitrary number of test units (a method, which tests a particular functionality of a program) and prepare them for testing.
• ut_minimal defines test functions, which can be composed to a test unit. If a whole test suite is not required, the test functions can be used standalone.
• ut_suite manages and runs the test process.

Test Functions

• UT_CHECK(expression): verifies the expression of correctness, a wrong expression will be exposed
• UT_REQUIRE(expression): verifies the expression of correctness, a wrong expression will be exposed and leads to abortion of the test unit
• UT_ERROR(message): prints an error message
• UT_FAIL(message): prints an error message and aborts the test unit

How to use this test suite in your program

• Copy the folder testing in to your project.
• Past the Macro RUN_UNIT_TESTS_IF_ENABLED (defined in ut_bootstrap.hpp) to your main Function.
  • If UNIT_TESTS is defined only the test suite will be executed.
• Define your own test units (example: test_my_data.hpp, test_my_data_advanced.hpp).
• Collect all test units in ut_bootstrap.hpp.

Run the example

Requirements: qt5-qmake or qt4-qmake

sudo apt-get install qt5-qmake
sudo apt-get install qt5-default
#or
sudo apt-get install qt4-qmake

Create makefile and compile

qmake #without test suite
#or
qmake DEFINES+=UNIT_TESTS #compile with test suite

make
./program