Unit Test Frameworks
Tools for High-Quality Software Development
1st Edition
Published on 7. December 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
212 pages
978-0-596-00689-1 (ISBN)
Description
Unit test frameworks are a key element of popular development methodologies such as eXtreme Programming (XP) and Agile Development. But unit testing has moved far beyond eXtreme Programming; it is now common in many different types of application development. Unit tests help ensure low-level code correctness, reduce software development cycle time, improve developer productivity, and produce more robust software.
Until now, there was little documentation available on unit testing, and most sources addressed specific frameworks and specific languages, rather than explaining the use of unit testing as a language-independent, standalone development methodology. This invaluable new book covers the theory and background of unit test frameworks, offers step-by-step instruction in basic unit test development, provides useful code examples in both Java and C++, and includes details on some of the most commonly used frameworks today from the XUnit family, including JUnit for Java, CppUnit for C++, and NUnit for.NET.
Unit Test Frameworks includes clear, concise, and detailed descriptions of:
* The theory and design of unit test frameworks
* Examples of unit tests and frameworks
* Different types of unit tests
* Popular unit test frameworks
* And more
It also includes the complete source code for CppUnit for C++, and NUnit for.NET.
Until now, there was little documentation available on unit testing, and most sources addressed specific frameworks and specific languages, rather than explaining the use of unit testing as a language-independent, standalone development methodology. This invaluable new book covers the theory and background of unit test frameworks, offers step-by-step instruction in basic unit test development, provides useful code examples in both Java and C++, and includes details on some of the most commonly used frameworks today from the XUnit family, including JUnit for Java, CppUnit for C++, and NUnit for.NET.
Unit Test Frameworks includes clear, concise, and detailed descriptions of:
* The theory and design of unit test frameworks
* Examples of unit tests and frameworks
* Different types of unit tests
* Popular unit test frameworks
* And more
It also includes the complete source code for CppUnit for C++, and NUnit for.NET.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Sebastopol
United States
Target group
The audience for this book will include professional software developers, technology managers, and academics who are studying current software development methods. People who benefit from the book s content the most will have some degree of experience in software development using an object-oriented language such as Java or C++.
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 178 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-596-00689-1 (9780596006891)
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Person
Paul Hamill is a highly experienced software developer with more than ten years of experience developing code using C/C++, Java, and other languages. He has a BS ME from Cornell University and an MS EE from the University of Colorado, and is the published co-author of several academic papers on advanced CAD software. His recent experience includes work on a number of small entrepreneurial software development teams relying on eXtreme Programming (XP) and unit testing methodologies.
Content
Preface 1. Unit Test Frameworks: An Overview Test Driven Development Unit Testing and Quality Assurance Homegrown Unit Testing 2. Getting Started: Tutorial Outline of an Application: the Virtual Library Example 1: Create a Book Example 2: Create a Library 3. The xUnit Family of Unit Test Frameworks xUnit Family Members xUnit Extensions The xUnit Architecture xUnit Architecture Summary 4. Writing Unit Tests Types of Asserts; Defining Custom Asserts Single Condition Tests Testing Expected Errors (Not) Testing Get/Set Methods Testing Protected Behavior; Test Code Organization Mock Objects AbstractTest Performance Tests New Library and Book Code 5. Unit Testing GUI Applications; Library GUI 6. JUnit Overview Architecture Usage; Test Assert Methods 7. CppUnit Overview Architecture; Usage Test Assert Methods 8. NUnit Overview Architecture; Usage Test Assert Methods 9. PyUnit Overview Architecture Usage Test Assert Methods 10. XMLUnit; Overview Architecture Usage Test Assert Methods 11. Resources Web Sites Discussion Groups Books A. Simple C++ Unit Test Framework B. JUnit Class Reference C. CppUnit Class Reference Glossary Index