Workshop: Testing Legacy C++ Code effectively with Approval Tests

Course tutors: Llewellyn Falco and Clare Macrae

Exercises

• Session 1:
  • Resources/course1.md
  • Code: exercises/exercise1/
• Session 2:
  • Resources/course2.md
  • Code: exercises/exercise1/
• Session 3:
  • Resources/course3.md
  • Code: exercises/exercise2/
• Session 4:
  • Resources/course4.md
  • Code: exercises/exercise2/

Building the code

Assumptions

• That you have a C++ compiler and suitable IDE installed
  • There are some C++ resources on #include <C++>
• That you have CMake installed

Get this code

• Clone or download this repository:
  • https://github.com/LearnWithLlew/TestingLegacyCodeCourse.cpp

git clone https://github.com/LearnWithLlew/TestingLegacyCodeCourse.cpp.git

Using a CMake-aware IDE

• Using Clion, or any other CMake-aware IDE, you should be able to open this repository's directory on your machine, and the IDE will create the project for you.

Building and Testing Using CMake and CTest

cd TestingLegacyCodeCourse.cpp
mkdir cmake-build-debug
cd    cmake-build-debug

# Create the build commands:
cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug

# Build the project
cmake --build .

# Run the tests
ctest .  -C Debug --output-on-failure

How to set up code coverage

• Set up Code Coverage on macOS
• Set up Code Coverage on Windows

References and links

• Workshop: Testing Legacy Code Effectively with Approval Tests