Unit Test With GoogleTest Activity

Title	Unit Test with GoogleTest Activity
Overview	Participants install the Google Test library and run an existing C++ project to see individual test results and confirm successful installation.
Prerequisite Knowledge	Have set up a development environment that will compile C++. Configurations differ slightly from one operating system to another, but should work on most.
Learning Objectives	Participant should be able to learn how to configure a unit testing framework and read and interpret unit test results.

Directions:

Students:

• First, you will need to install Google Test on your machine. The code is provided on GitHub.com/google/googletest
• I suggest placing Google Test in a location where other source libraries are placed, such as /usr/local/include
• Next, go to a different directory (such as one you use to organize your files for this course, or a folder where you store your own code). Clone this cpp-gtest repository.
• Once cloned, edit Makefile find this line: GTEST_DIR = /usr/local/include/gtest and change it to the directory you placed Google Test. Provide the entire path to the directory in Google Test that has the following folders/files:
internal
gtest.h
gtest-typed-test.h
gtest-test-part.h
(and more .h files...)
• Once you've edited the file, save it and run the command Make
• Next, run the command ./RandoTest
• The output should show that one test has been run (and passed).
• Take a screenshot of this output and submit the image for this assignment

Deliverables:

A screen shot of the automated test results.

Notes for Instructors

Assessment:

Students should have a screen shot of GoogleTest results that show that a test has been run and passed in command line output.

Comments:

N/A

Additional Information:

ACM Knowledge Area/Knowledge Unit	Software Engineering / SE Software Verification Validation
ACM Topic	Unit Testing
Level of Difficulty	Configuring the development environment with the GoogleTest library takes intermediate expertise of operating system command-line navigation
Estimated Time to Completion	Download and configuration may take 5 to 20 minutes, depending on the students' operating systems and existing development environment.
Materials/Environment	Need a development environment with support for Makefile and C++ compilation (g++ recommended)
Author	Kevin Buffardi
Source	Kevin Buffardi
License	Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0

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