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Use pytest's runner to discover and execute C++ tests

========== pytest-cpp

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Use pytest <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pytest>_ runner to discover and execute C++ tests.

Supports Google Test <https://code.google.com/p/googletest>, Boost.Test <http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/release/libs/test>, and Catch2 <https://github.com/catchorg/Catch2>_:

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This brings several benefits:

  • Allows you to run all your tests in multi-language projects with a single command;
  • Execute C++ tests in parallel using pytest-xdist <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pytest-xdist>_ plugin;
  • Use --junitxml option to produce a single and uniform xml file with all your test suite results;
  • Filter which tests to run using standard test filtering capabilities, such as by file names, directories, keywords by using the -k option, etc.;

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Installation

Install using pip <http://pip-installer.org/>_:

.. code-block:: console

$ pip install pytest-cpp

Usage

.. code-block:: console

$ pytest

Once installed, pytest runs will search and run tests found in executable files, detecting if the suites are Google, Boost, or Catch2 tests automatically.

Configuration Options


Following are the options that can be put in the pytest configuration file related
to pytest-cpp.

cpp_files
^^^^^^^^^

You can configure which files are tested for suites by using the ``cpp_files``
ini configuration option:

.. code-block:: ini

    [pytest]
    cpp_files = test_suite*

By default matches ``test_*`` and ``*_test`` executable files.

cpp_arguments
^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Arguments to the C++ tests can be provided with the
``cpp_arguments`` ini configuration option.

For example:

.. code-block:: ini

    [pytest]
    cpp_arguments =-v --log-dir=logs

You can change this option directly in the command-line using
pytest's ``-o`` option:

.. code-block:: console

    $ pytest -o cpp_arguments='-v --log-dir=logs'

cpp_ignore_py_files
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

This option defaults to ``True`` and configures the plugin to ignore ``*.py`` files that
would otherwise match the ``cpp_files`` option.

Set it to ``False`` if you have C++ executable files that end with the ``*.py`` extension.

.. code-block:: ini

    [pytest]
    cpp_ignore_py_files = False

cpp_harness
^^^^^^^^^^^

This option allows the usage of tools that are used by invoking them on the console
wrapping the test binary, like valgrind and memcheck:

.. code-block:: ini

    [pytest]
    cpp_harness = valgrind --tool=memcheck


Changelog
=========

Please consult `CHANGELOG <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-cpp/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md>`_.

Support
=======

All feature requests and bugs are welcome, so please make sure to add
feature requests and bugs to the
`issues <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-cpp/issues>`_ page!