In the left part of FBTester there is a list where you can store test sequences which can be all executed at once with the play button. However I haven't used it so far.
Than there is the FBTest which will take test cases given as service sequence diagrams and automatically executes them. An example how test-cases have to be written can be found in the E_CTU FB.
However both methods do not allow to automatically or remotely (e.g., Jenkins) trigger the execution of tests for a full set of FBs. We have some ideas how both approaches could be combined and also how to integrate it with a CI server. But we hadn't had the time. Support here would be greatly appriciated.
Finnaly we have a further means which is integrated in the unit-test suite of FORTE. We have a small Unit-Test Framework for FBs where you can write your unit tests in C++. Examples for this can be found in the FORTE directory /tests/stdfblib. These tests will be executed with all other unit tests of FORTE. And can also be executed on your device. Here we have some ideas how to generate these unit-tests out of the tests in the IDE. But before that the C++ test framework needs some improvements.
I hope this helps.
Sincerely,
Alois
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Hello,
Apart from FBTester which is great for manually testing function blocks, are there any automated frameworks for unit testing function blocks?
Sincerely
Kush
Hi,
In the left part of FBTester there is a list where you can store test sequences which can be all executed at once with the play button. However I haven't used it so far.
Than there is the FBTest which will take test cases given as service sequence diagrams and automatically executes them. An example how test-cases have to be written can be found in the E_CTU FB.
However both methods do not allow to automatically or remotely (e.g., Jenkins) trigger the execution of tests for a full set of FBs. We have some ideas how both approaches could be combined and also how to integrate it with a CI server. But we hadn't had the time. Support here would be greatly appriciated.
Finnaly we have a further means which is integrated in the unit-test suite of FORTE. We have a small Unit-Test Framework for FBs where you can write your unit tests in C++. Examples for this can be found in the FORTE directory /tests/stdfblib. These tests will be executed with all other unit tests of FORTE. And can also be executed on your device. Here we have some ideas how to generate these unit-tests out of the tests in the IDE. But before that the C++ test framework needs some improvements.
I hope this helps.
Sincerely,
Alois
Hello Dr. Alios,
Thank you very much of the reply.
I feel that the approach of using C++ for unit testing and executing as part of the FORTE testing would be suitable for my requirements.
I'll take a look at the examples in /tests/stdfblib and revert if I have any questions.
Thank you once again for your response and assistance.
Sincerely
Kush
Hi,
looking forward to your comments. Please be aware that I want to improve this implementation. Currently I see the following two main critical points: