GTestSetup

See https://github.com/AlexandreBrown/GTestSetupRemoteDownload (recommended) to setup GTest without having to manually clone the repository of GTest.

Setup after cloning :

1. Inside the project folder (eg: GTestSetup/GTestSetup), create a directory called "lib".

• GTestSetup/GTestSetup/lib

2. Inside this newly created directory (lib), put the GTest repository https://github.com/google/googletest.

   • Simply clone the repo using git clone https://github.com/google/googletest or download the zip by visiting the repo page.
   • Ex: from GTestSetup/GTestSetup/lib run git clone https://github.com/google/googletest

3. Create build directory from the root of the nested GTestSetup folder (eg: GTestSetup/GTestSetup/build).

• mkdir build
• cd build

4. Try to cmake and make to ensure your project is well setup

• In a terminal at the project build location, do the following commands:
  • cmake ..
  • make
• If no error occured then everything should be setup correctly.

Main setup that was done to achieve this project (from scratch) :

1. Inside the project folder, create a directory called "lib".

2. Inside this newly created directory (lib), put the googletest content form the official repository https://github.com/google/googletest.

   • Simply clone the repo using git clone https://github.com/google/googletest or download the zip by visiting the repo page.

3. Inside the CMakeLists.Txt - that is located insise your Clion project - you have to put:

add_subdirectory(lib/googletest)
include_directories(lib/googletest/googletest/include)
include_directories(lib/googletest/googlemock/include)
target_link_libraries(GTestSetup_test gtest gtest_main pthread)

4. Reload your CMakeLists (IDE should propose you to reload it)

5. Create build directory from the root of the nested GTestSetup folder (eg: GTestSetup/GTestSetup/build).

• mkdir build
• cd build

6. Try to cmake and make to ensure your project is well setup

• In a terminal at the project build location, do the following commands:
  • cmake ..
  • make
• If no error occured then everything should be setup correctly.

7. Start writing unit tests using GTest and make sure to add the test files to the test executable in your CMakeLists.txt

• See MyClassTest.cpp for a test class sample
• See the CMakeLists for more details on how to define your test executable

Note: Some other config is needed like setting executable for your app etc, take a look at the CMakeLists for more details.

Running the tests

Using CLion IDE

• To run the all the tests inside MyClassTest you can use the run button at the test fixture or test name
  • You can also right click a folder with tests and run all the tests or you can run individual tests using the green run button
  • You can also run tests from the bottom pane that opens up after runnign tests initially
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  • Using the IDE to run tests might provide better feedback than other alternatives (subjective)

Using CTest

• go into /build and run make && make test, this will recompile your poject and run all the tests using CTest and give you a command-line print of the result.
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Known issues and workaround

Global fixes to try :

• Delete /build folder and recreate/populate it using mkdir build + cmake .. + make
• CLion : File->Invalidate cache & restart

Cannot run tests using play button :

• Try to right click your test class from the file explorer (inside CLion) and click "Run all in YourClassTest.cpp"
• If it doesn't work try deleting the /build folder and recreating it and repopulating it using steps describe in Global fixes to try
• If it doesn't work try running your tests using make test from /build folder

Cannot find <gtest/gtest.h> / Don't have play button to run test inside my test class :

• Try deleting /build and recreating/populating it using steps describe in Global fixes to try

Code change is not reflected (test should fail but passes etc) :

• Try re-running the test, maybe it was ran with outdated code or try make && make test from /build

Could not build /cmake-build-debug does not exist :

• Try File->Invalidate cache & restart