C++ testing framework: recommendation sought

Question

I'm looking for a "quick and dirty" C++ testing framework I can use on my Windows/Visual Studio box. It's just me developing, so it doesn't have to be enterprise class software. Staring at a list of testing frameworks, I am somewhat befuddled...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unit_testing_frameworks#C.2B.2B

Answer 1

I have used both UnitTest++ and Boost.Test. They are both easy to setup and use. Although, I wouldn't use Boost.Test if you're not already using the Boost libraries. It's a bit much to install all of Boost just to get the testing framework.

Answer 2

Great question! There have already been a few questions that address

A few:

• Unit testing for C++ code - Tools and methodology
• C++ unit testing framework
• Unit Testing C Code

Answer 3

See also How do you implement unit-testing in large scale C++ projects? for the link to the article in Overload Journal about UT frameworks for C++.

Answer 4

Here's a great article about C++ TDD frameworks. For the record, my personal preference is CxxTest, which I have been happily using for about six months now.

Answer 5

To get a bare bones testing suite going, I recommend the include-only "Fructose". It is especially neat if you want your tests to run on platforms where text output requires calling non-standard APIs (think gaming consoles, embedded devices etc.)

Answer 6

Also take a look at googletest, Google's C++ test framework.

Answer 7

I use UnitTest++ and AMOP for the Mock objects.

However now I would take a long hard look at GoogleTest and GoogleMock as they would probably complement each other quite well.

Answer 8

Have a look at CUnitWin32. It includes an example.