Scl test class

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The scl_test_class pragma

The scl_test_class pragma declares a test class as captured. Once captured, STRIDE will generate the appropriate code for executing the test methods in the class.

Syntax

#pragma scl_test_class(class-name)
Parameters Type Description
class-name String The name of the test class to be captured. Once captured, STRIDE will generate the appropriate code for executing the test methods in the class.

Notes

  • This pragma requires the compilation language to be C++. If the compilation language is not C++ and this pragma is encountered, then an error is issued and this pragma is ignored.
  • The test class identified must:
    • Have a public constructor.
    • The constructor may have parameters, but they must all be POD type.
    • Have one or more member functions that suitable as a test method. For a member function to be a test method it must:
      • be declared within the test class (method not declared, but inherited from a base class cannot be test methods)
      • have a return type of bool, an integral type (signed or unsigned long, int, short, char) or void.
      • have an empty parameter list. That is, declared as f() or f(void).
      • not be a templatized function
      • not be an overloaded operator
      • The class cannot be a pure virtual class
      • not be a static member.
    • Cannot be a templated class.
    • Cannot be a nested class.
  • This pragma can only work in STRIDE version 2.1 or later.
  • The host PC must also have a recent distribution of ActiveState Perl installed.
  • Refer to the Test_Units page for more information on capturing and qualifying test classes.

Examples

   /*
   * test class using runtime test services for 
   * dynamic suite/test creation
   * 
   * @description
   * this test class uses the runtime C API directly to create dynamic test suites 
   * and test cases.
   * 
   */
   #include <srtest.h>
   class RuntimeServices_dynamic {
   public:
       void dynamic(void);
    
   // Declaring a constructor for an scl_test_class is optional, but
   // if a constructor is declared all parameters must be of plain old data (POD) type.
   // An scl_test_class-specified class may only have one explicit public constructor.
   // Declaration of this constructor results in IM synthesization of a function
   // that initializes the test unit. The constructor parameters become parameters of 
   // the synthesized test unit.
       RuntimeServices_dynamic(int i, int j, int k);
   };
   
   #ifdef _SCL
   #pragma scl_test_class(RuntimeServices_dynamic)
   #endif