Ask HN: What C++ unit testing framework do you use?

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Post by _lm_ » Thu, Jul 06, 2017, 2:19 AM UTC

What C++ unit testing framework are you using, and how do you like it? Is it easy to get started using it? Are there many footguns?

I've used Boost in the past, but am debating whether I should switch to Google's test framework, or to Catch, or something else.

Re: Ask HN: What C++ unit testing framework do you use?

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Post by wizzerking » Thu, Jul 06, 2017, 5:05 AM UTC

I've used Boost in the past when i was forced to use Studio 2005 in 2012 development Now I use CppUnit, and I combine that with a fuzzer

Re: Ask HN: What C++ unit testing framework do you use?

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Post by billconan » Thu, Jul 06, 2017, 7:32 AM UTC

I use http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtest-overview.html , mostly because my code is Qt based.

Qt is like boost, a all in one solution. With it I have network framework, threading framework, testing, json parser and lots of things. I want to keep my projects' dependencies as few as possible. If Qt can do it, I won't include another.

I had some frustration before when installing Caffe deep learning framework, which includes many google libraries, including gtest, protobuf and glog. I want my projects' dependencies to be clean and easy to install.

Re: Ask HN: What C++ unit testing framework do you use?

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Post by irremediable » Thu, Jul 06, 2017, 8:17 AM UTC

Catch, like you mentioned. It's a single-header library that slots very nicely into my cross-platform C++ programs.

Re: Ask HN: What C++ unit testing framework do you use?

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Post by hector_ka » Thu, Jul 06, 2017, 5:50 PM UTC

I use MinUnit for C on an embedded linux device. Minimum overhead and fast.

That is the MinUnit source code: http://www.jera.com/techinfo/jtns/jtn002.html