C ++ Testing Environment: Recommended Recommendation

Question

I am looking for a “quick and dirty” C ++ testing environment that I can use in my Windows / Visual Studio window. This is just me developing, so it should not be enterprise-class software. Looking at the list of test frameworks, I'm a little stupefied ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unit_testing_frameworks#C.2B.2B

Answer 1

Here is a great article on C ++ TDD frameworks . For recording, my personal preference is CxxTest, which I happily used for about six months.

Answer 2

I used UnitTest ++ and Boost.Test . They are easy to set up and use. Although I would not use Boost.Test if you are not already using Boost libraries. This is not much to install all Boost to get a testing framework.

Answer 3

Great question! There have already been several questions that concern

Some:

• C ++ Unit Testing - Tools and Methodology
• Structural testing of C ++ modules
• C code testing module

Answer 4

Also look at googletest , a Google C ++ test environment.

Answer 5

I use UnitTest ++ and AMOP for Mock objects.

However, now I would look at GoogleTest and GoogleMock for a long time, as they will probably complement each other well.

Answer 6

To get a kit for testing bare bones, I recommend including only "Fructose". This is especially convenient if you want your tests to run on platforms where you need to use non-standard APIs for text output (think about game consoles, embedded devices, etc.).

Answer 7

Take a look at CUnitWin32 . It includes an example.