Unit Testing framework for Embedded platform in C++?

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I am working on an embedded systems project using ACE Framework and all the development is done using eclipse IDE. I am looking for a good testing framework. Basically the project involves parsing of incoming data and I am searching for a unit testing framework which suits my project. What are my options here?

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score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 20 '20 at 07:53

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I recommend you try out Catch or doctest, which are quite similar.

answered Jan 20 '20 at 07:53

Krzysiek Karbowiak

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My team has Cath2 working on a STM32 discovery (Cortex M-4), so this is a possible choice indeed. – Bktero Jan 20 '20 at 08:51
Testing doctest for STM32 (m4) – Yvan Pearson Oct 19 '21 at 17:21
@Bktero I checked the feature list for Catch, and it doesn't mention mock support or embedded support. How does it work with STM32 in your experience -- compiling for Linux and running there, or compiling to run on the STM32 device? – CivFan Mar 28 '23 at 04:04
@CivFan that was a long time ago, I'm sure if I remember all this! Indeed, Catch2 doesn't have support for mock objects. It doesn't need anything special for "embedded support". From what I recall, you can do something like this: ```#define CATCH_CONFIG_RUNNER Catch::Session session; session.configData().testsOrTags.emplace_back("[some tag]"); session.run(); ``` The test results will be printed to stdout. – Bktero Apr 17 '23 at 13:15

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 20 '20 at 07:22

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Try ceedling: It is UT framework from throw the switch, from http://www.throwtheswitch.org/ceedling

answered Jan 20 '20 at 07:22

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More general thing. – Deepak Keynes Jan 20 '20 at 07:29
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According to its website, ceedling doesn't support C++ – volpato Mar 04 '20 at 12:41
@volpato, yes, it supports C. – PrasadGandhi Mar 04 '20 at 13:19

Eyal Gerber · Answer 3 · 2023-08-14T09:33:30.980

I recommend using this light-weight unit testing framework designed for embedded software use with C++ that I created: https://github.com/Novodes/SimpleTest-EmbeddedSafety/

It was tested with ARM Compiler version 6.6.4 and 6.6. There are just two files: simpletest.cpp and simpletest.h

This is based on the SimpleTest repository I forked and adapted for embedded software. It is super easy to use and integrate into your code.

Unit Testing framework for Embedded platform in C++?

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