Boost.Test Adapter

This extension allows you to run your Boost.Test tests using the Test Explorer UI.

This extension is based on code from these extensions:

• firoorg/vscode-boost-test-adapter
• feher/vscode-boost-test-adapter

Features

• Tests will appear in the Test Explorer UI
• run or debug tests
  • from Test Explorer UI
  • from inside test source code
• Output
  • Diagnostic info appears in the Boost.Test Adapter Output channel.
  • Running test output appears in the Boost.Test Adapter Output channel.
  • Debugged test output appears in the corresponding Terminal panel.
• Update 3.0.0
  • Add support for deeply nested test suites (multiple levels of test suites)
  • Add support for multiple test executables
  • Add support for cancelling tests

Configurations

    "boost-test-adapter.tests": [
        {
            // Mandatory: Path to a test executable. May be absolute or relative path.
            "testExecutable": "build/Debug/main_test_1",

            // Optional: The working directory for the test executable.
            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",

            // Mandatory: The name of the launch configuration used for debugging.
            // The 'program' and 'args' options will be overwritten by this extension. 
            "debugConfig": "Test config",

            // Optional: A simple key=value file with environment variables for running and debugging the tests.
            "envFile": "${workspaceFolder}/.env",

            // Optional: Environment variables for running and debugging the tests.
            // These env vars are merged with the ones from envFile (if present).
            // These env vars take precedence over the ones from envFile.
            "env": [
              {
                "name": "MY_VAR",
                "value": "my var value"
              }
            ],

            // Optional: Used to convert relative source file paths to absolute paths.
            // It's needed only if the test-case file paths are broken in the Test Explorer UI.
            "sourcePrefix": "${workspaceFolder}"
        },
        {
            "testExecutable": "build/Debug/main_test_2",
            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
            "debugConfig": "Test config"
        }
    ]

Features not implemented yet

• When debugging a test, the red/green status of the test is not updated in the test explorer