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31 Similarly to test case it is possible to apply list of decorators to test
32 suite. It is done by specifying a list of decorators as the second argument
33 to the macro <a class="link" href="../../utf_reference/test_org_reference/test_org_boost_auto_test_suite.html" title="BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE"><code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE</span></code></a> or the third
34 argument to the macro <a class="link" href="../../utf_reference/test_org_reference/test_org_boost_test_suite_fixture.html" title="BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE"><code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE</span></code></a>.
37 <a name="boost_test.tests_organization.decorators.suite_level_decorators.h0"></a>
38 <span class="phrase"><a name="boost_test.tests_organization.decorators.suite_level_decorators.example_descr"></a></span><a class="link" href="suite_level_decorators.html#boost_test.tests_organization.decorators.suite_level_decorators.example_descr">Example:
39 Test suite decorators</a>
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49 <pre xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" class="table-programlisting"><span class="preprocessor">#define</span> <span class="identifier">BOOST_TEST_MODULE</span> <span class="identifier">decorator_02</span>
50 <span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">test</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">included</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">unit_test</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">></span>
51 <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">utf</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">unit_test</span><span class="special">;</span>
53 <span class="identifier">BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">suite1</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">utf</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">label</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"trivial"</span><span class="special">))</span>
55 <span class="identifier">BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">test_case1</span><span class="special">)</span>
56 <span class="special">{</span>
57 <span class="identifier">BOOST_TEST</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">true</span><span class="special">);</span>
58 <span class="special">}</span>
60 <span class="identifier">BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">test_case2</span><span class="special">)</span>
61 <span class="special">{</span>
62 <span class="identifier">BOOST_TEST</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">1</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="number">1</span><span class="special">);</span>
63 <span class="special">}</span>
65 <span class="identifier">BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END</span><span class="special">()</span>
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77 <pre xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" class="table-programlisting"><span class="special">></span> <span class="identifier">decorator_02</span> <span class="special">--</span><span class="identifier">run_test</span><span class="special">=</span><span class="error">@</span><span class="identifier">trivial</span>
78 <span class="identifier">Running</span> <span class="number">2</span> <span class="identifier">test</span> <span class="identifier">cases</span><span class="special">...</span>
80 <span class="special">***</span> <span class="identifier">No</span> <span class="identifier">errors</span> <span class="identifier">detected</span>
85 How a test suite decorator affects the processing of the test units inside
86 of it varies with the decorator and is described for each decorator in
87 subsequent sections. For instance, the function of the decorator in the
88 above example is that when tests are filtered by label <code class="computeroutput"><span class="string">"trivial"</span></code>,
89 every test unit in suite <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">suite1</span></code>
93 Similar to C++ namespace test suite can be closed and reopened within the
94 same test file or span more than one file and you are allowed to apply
95 different decorators in each point, where test suite is opened. If this
96 is the case, the list of decorators applied to the test suite is the union
97 of decorators specified in each place. Here an example.
100 <a name="boost_test.tests_organization.decorators.suite_level_decorators.h1"></a>
101 <span class="phrase"><a name="boost_test.tests_organization.decorators.suite_level_decorators.example_descr0"></a></span><a class="link" href="suite_level_decorators.html#boost_test.tests_organization.decorators.suite_level_decorators.example_descr0">Example:
102 Decorators on multiple suite openings</a>
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112 <pre xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" class="table-programlisting"><span class="preprocessor">#define</span> <span class="identifier">BOOST_TEST_MODULE</span> <span class="identifier">decorator_03</span>
113 <span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">test</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">included</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">unit_test</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">></span>
114 <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">utf</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">unit_test</span><span class="special">;</span>
116 <span class="identifier">BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">suite1</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">utf</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">label</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"trivial"</span><span class="special">))</span>
118 <span class="identifier">BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">test_case1</span><span class="special">)</span>
119 <span class="special">{</span>
120 <span class="identifier">BOOST_TEST</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">true</span><span class="special">);</span>
121 <span class="special">}</span>
123 <span class="identifier">BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END</span><span class="special">()</span>
125 <span class="identifier">BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">suite1</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">utf</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">label</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"simple"</span><span class="special">))</span>
127 <span class="identifier">BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">test_case2</span><span class="special">)</span>
128 <span class="special">{</span>
129 <span class="identifier">BOOST_TEST</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">true</span><span class="special">);</span>
130 <span class="special">}</span>
132 <span class="identifier">BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END</span><span class="special">()</span>
134 <span class="identifier">BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">suite1</span><span class="special">)</span>
136 <span class="identifier">BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">test_case3</span><span class="special">)</span>
137 <span class="special">{</span>
138 <span class="identifier">BOOST_TEST</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">true</span><span class="special">);</span>
139 <span class="special">}</span>
141 <span class="identifier">BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END</span><span class="special">()</span>
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153 <pre xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" class="table-programlisting"><span class="special">></span> <span class="identifier">decorator_03</span> <span class="special">--</span><span class="identifier">run_test</span><span class="special">=</span><span class="error">@</span><span class="identifier">trivial</span>
154 <span class="identifier">Running</span> <span class="number">3</span> <span class="identifier">test</span> <span class="identifier">cases</span><span class="special">...</span>
156 <span class="special">***</span> <span class="identifier">No</span> <span class="identifier">errors</span> <span class="identifier">detected</span>
159 <span class="special">></span> <span class="identifier">decorator_03</span> <span class="special">--</span><span class="identifier">run_test</span><span class="special">=</span><span class="error">@</span><span class="identifier">simple</span>
160 <span class="identifier">Running</span> <span class="number">3</span> <span class="identifier">test</span> <span class="identifier">cases</span><span class="special">...</span>
162 <span class="special">***</span> <span class="identifier">No</span> <span class="identifier">errors</span> <span class="identifier">detected</span>
167 In the above example, the scope of test suite <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">suite1</span></code>
168 is opened three times. This results in a test suite containing three test
169 cases and associated with two <a class="link" href="../../utf_reference/test_org_reference/decorator_label.html" title="label (decorator)"><code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">label</span></code></a> decorators. Therefore running
170 tests by label <code class="computeroutput"><span class="string">"trivial"</span></code>
171 as well as by label <code class="computeroutput"><span class="string">"simple"</span></code>
172 both result in executing all three test cases from the suite.
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180 The above syntax for decorators requires that the compiler supports variadic
181 macros (added in C++11). If you intend for your test program to also
182 work for compilers without variadic macros, use explicit decorator syntax,
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