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ShortCUT - A Short C++ Unit Testing Framework

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A very simple, customizable unit-testing framework for C++ developers
#ifndef _SHORTCUT_H_
#define _SHORTCUT_H_

//
// ShortCUT - A Short C++ Unit Testing Framework
//
// Copyright (C) 2007 Todd Lucas (tl@onlyshallow.com)
//
// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
// modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
// License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
// version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
// 
// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
// Lesser General Public License for more details.
// 
// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
// along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
// Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
//

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdarg.h>

struct TestSuite;

struct TestCase
{
    TestCase() : next(0) {}
    
    virtual void test(TestSuite* suite) {}
    virtual const char* name() { return "?"; }
    
    TestCase* next;
};

struct TestSuite
{
    TestSuite() : next(0), tests(0) {}

    virtual void setup() {}
    virtual void teardown() {}
    virtual const char* name() { return "?"; }

    void AddTest(TestCase* tc)
    {
        tc->next = tests;
        tests = tc;
    }

    TestSuite* next;
    TestCase* tests;
};

struct TestException
{
    virtual const char* text() { return "exception"; };
};

struct TestLog
{
    virtual void write(const char* msg, ...) {}
};

struct TestLogStdout : TestLog
{
    virtual void write(const char* msg, ...) 
    { 
        va_list arg;
        va_start(arg, msg);
        vprintf(msg, arg);
        va_end(arg);
    }
};

struct TestRunner
{
    TestRunner() : suites(0), log(&defaultLog) { }

    void AddSuite(TestSuite* ts)
    {
        ts->next = suites;
        suites = ts;
    }

    void RunTests()
    {
        int testCount = 0, suiteCount = 0, passCount = 0;
        
        TestSuite* suite = suites;
        while (suite)
        {
            RunSuite(suite, testCount, passCount);
            suite = suite->next;
            suiteCount++;
        }

        log->write("RESULTS: %d tests passed out of %d in %d test suites ",
                   passCount, testCount, suiteCount);
        
        log->write("for a %d%% pass rate.\n", 
                   (int)(passCount * 100 / testCount));
    }

    void SetLog(TestLog* l) 
    { 
        log = l; 
    }

protected:
    void RunSuite(TestSuite* suite, int& testCount, int& passCount)
    {
        TestCase* test = suite->tests;
        while (test)
        {
            try
            {
                suite->setup();
                test->test(suite);
                passCount++;
            }
            catch (TestException& te)
            {
                log->write("FAILED '%s': %s\n", test->name(), te.text());
            }
            catch (...)
            {
                log->write("FAILED '%s': unknown exception\n", test->name());
            }

            try
            {
                suite->teardown();
            }
            catch (...)
            {
                log->write("FAILED: teardown error in suite '%s'\n", suite->name());
            }

            test = test->next;
            testCount++;
        }
    }

    TestLogStdout defaultLog;
    TestLog* log;
    TestSuite* suites;
};

//
// ShortCUT extensions
//

// Example exception (assumes string is in the program's static data section).
struct TestMessageException : TestException
{
    TestMessageException(const char* message) : msg(message) { }
    virtual const char* text() { return msg; }
    const char* msg;
};

#define T_STR2(x) #x
#define T_STR(x) T_STR2(x)

#define T_ASSERT_MSG(cond, msg) \
    do { \
        if (!(cond)) { \
            throw TestMessageException(msg); \
        } \
    } while (false)

#define T_ASSERT(cond) \
        T_ASSERT_MSG(cond, "assert condition '" #cond "' failed on line " T_STR(__LINE__))

//
// Convenience macros
//

// A helper to declare test case and test suite names.
#define T_NAME(n) const char* name() { return n; }

// A casting helper to access the suite data from within a test.
#define T_DATA(data, SuiteClass, param) \
    SuiteClass* data = static_cast<SuiteClass*>(param)

// Test declaration helper
#define T_TEST(SuiteClass, TestClass)                   \
    struct TestClass : TestCase {                       \
        T_NAME( #TestClass );                           \
        void test(TestSuite* suite) {                   \
            test_(static_cast<SuiteClass*>(suite));     \
        }                                               \
        void test_(SuiteClass* data);                   \
    };                                                  \
    inline void TestClass::test_(SuiteClass* data)

// Instantiate a test suite on the stack and add it to a runner.
#define T_ADDSUITE(RunnerObject, suiteName, TestSuite)  \
    TestSuite suiteName;                                \
    RunnerObject.AddSuite(&suiteName)

// Instantiate a test case on the stack and add it to a suite.
#define T_ADDTEST(SuiteObject, Number, TestClass)       \
    TestClass t ## Number;                              \
    SuiteObject.AddTest(&t ## Number)

#endif _SHORTCUT_H_

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