[Cppunit-devel] An XML syntax to generate tests?

[Philippe L. <phi...@ca...>]

Hi,

I'm wondering if anyone as started on writing an XML syntax to generate =
tests.

For instance,

I have a method that I want to call. It has 4 parameters. Each of those =
has valid ranges. I want to be sure that the method generates the proper =
error messages and proper outputs.

So I could do 10 test methods or do a single general method which takes =
4 inputs and returns one value. I would just have to generate an =
appropriate return string based on the errors encountered inside the =
call to the test function.=20

Then I could have a test generator that either parses the XML to =
generate a C++ class that gets compiled into the test suite (probably =
the more portable solution, even if more awkward to use). Or I have a =
generator that dynamically reads and create those test functions.

Now, has anyone worked on something like this ?  The above is already =
available from JUnit but I didn't see any mentions of a cppunit =
extension that would allow me to do this. Hopefully I just missed it :)

Phil

PS, The format would be

<testCase name=3D"CreateMember">
  <inputs>
    <input name=3D"Login"/>
    <input name=3D"FirstName"/>
    <input name=3D"LastName"/>
    <input name=3D"Password"/>
  </inputs>

  <tests>
    <test>
      <Login></Login>
      <FirstName>John</FirstName>
      <LastName>Smith</LastName>
      <Password></Password>
	<result>Login Invalid</result>
    </test>
    <test>
      <Login>John</Login>
      <FirstName>John</FirstName>
      <LastName>Smith</LastName>
      <Password>John</Password>
	<result>Password same as Login</result>
    </test> =20
    <test>
      <Login>John</Login>
      <FirstName>John</FirstName>
      =
<LastName>SmithXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX</=
LastName>
      <Password>abbaaaba</Password>
	<result>LastName too long</result>
    </test>
    <test>
      <Login>john</Login>
      <FirstName>John</FirstName>
      <LastName>Smith</LastName>
      <Password>Bob</Password>
	<result>Ok</result>
    </test>
  </tests>
</testCase>