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Writing Test Plug-in


Classes

struct  CppUnitTestPlugIn
 Test plug-in interface. More...
class  TestPlugInDefaultImpl
 Default implementation of test plug-in interface. More...

Defines

#define CPPUNIT_PLUGIN_EXPORT   extern "C"
 A macro to export a function from a dynamic library.
#define CPPUNIT_PLUGIN_EXPORTED_NAME   cppunitTestPlugIn
 Name of the function exported by a test plug-in.
#define CPPUNIT_PLUGIN_EXPORTED_FUNCTION_IMPL(TestPlugInInterfaceType)
 Implements the function exported by the test plug-in.
#define CPPUNIT_PLUGIN_IMPLEMENT()
 Implements and exports the test plug-in interface.

Typedefs

typedef CppUnitTestPlugIn *(* TestPlugInSignature )()
 Type of the function exported by a plug-in.

Detailed Description

Creating a test plug-in is really simple:

Example:

 #include <cppunit/include/plugin/TestPlugIn.h>

 CPPUNIT_PLUGIN_IMPLEMENT();

The interface CppUnitTestPlugIn is automatically implemented by the previous macro. You can define your one implementation.

To provide your custom implementation of the plug-in interface, you must:

Some of the reason you may want to do this:

See CppUnitTestPlugIn for further detail on how to do this.

Creating your own test plug-in with VC++:

See examples/simple/simple_plugin.dsp for an example.

Notes to VC++ users:

How does it works ?

When CppUnit is linked as a DLL, the singleton used for the TestFactoryRegistry is the same for the plug-in runner (also linked against CppUnit DLL). This means that the tests registered with the macros (at static initialization) are registered in the same registry. As soon as a DLL is loaded by the PlugInManager, the DLL static variable are constructed and the test registered to the TestFactoryRegistry.

After loading the DLL, the PlugInManager look-up a specific function exported by the DLL. That function returns a pointer on the plug-in interface, which is later used by the PlugInManager.

See also:
Creating TestSuite.

Define Documentation

#define CPPUNIT_PLUGIN_EXPORT   extern "C"
 

A macro to export a function from a dynamic library.

This macro export the C function following it from a dynamic library. Exporting the function makes it accessible to the DynamicLibraryManager.

Example of usage:

 #include <cppunit/include/plugin/TestPlugIn.h>

 CPPUNIT_PLUGIN_EXPORT CppUnitTestPlugIn *CPPUNIT_PLUGIN_EXPORTED_NAME(void)
 {
   ...
   return &myPlugInInterface;
 }

#define CPPUNIT_PLUGIN_EXPORTED_FUNCTION_IMPL TestPlugInInterfaceType   ) 
 

Value:

CPPUNIT_PLUGIN_EXPORT CppUnitTestPlugIn *CPPUNIT_PLUGIN_EXPORTED_NAME(void)  \
  {                                                                            \
    static TestPlugInInterfaceType plugIn;                                     \
    return &plugIn;                                                            \
  }                                                                            \
  typedef char __CppUnitPlugInExportFunctionDummyTypeDef
Implements the function exported by the test plug-in.

#define CPPUNIT_PLUGIN_EXPORTED_NAME   cppunitTestPlugIn
 

Name of the function exported by a test plug-in.

The signature of the exported function is:

 
#define CPPUNIT_PLUGIN_IMPLEMENT  ) 
 

Value:

CPPUNIT_PLUGIN_EXPORTED_FUNCTION_IMPL( CPPUNIT_NS::TestPlugInDefaultImpl );  \
  CPPUNIT_PLUGIN_IMPLEMENT_MAIN()
Implements and exports the test plug-in interface.

This macro exports the test plug-in function using the subclass, and implements the 'main' function for the plug-in using CPPUNIT_PLUGIN_IMPLEMENT_MAIN().

When using this macro, CppUnit must be linked as a DLL (shared library). Otherwise, tests registered to the TestFactoryRegistry in the DLL will not be visible to the DllPlugInTester.

See also:
CppUnitTestPlugIn

CPPUNIT_PLUGIN_EXPORTED_FUNCTION_IMPL(), CPPUNIT_PLUGIN_IMPLEMENT_MAIN().


Typedef Documentation

typedef CppUnitTestPlugIn*(* TestPlugInSignature)()
 

Type of the function exported by a plug-in.


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