Unit Testing¶

NFD requires unit testing for most modules.

NFD uses Boost Unit Test Framework.

Learning Resources for Boost Unit Test Framework¶

• Boost Unit Test Framework documentation
• After compiling the unit-test binary, it is possible at run time to select which tests to run and what kind of output is desired. Use --help command line option to get more information about the available options.

Testing Code Guidelines¶

• Test suites should be defined inside nfd::tests namespace.
• Test suites should use nfd::tests::BaseFixture fixture, to get automatic setup and teardown of global io_service.
• If a custom fixture is defined for test case or test case, that custom fixture should derive from BaseFixture.

Testing Helpers¶

• tests/core/limited-io.hpp provides operation count and time limit
• tests/daemon/face/dummy-face.hpp provides a Face that doesn't depend on a socket
• tests/daemon/fw/strategy-tester.hpp provides a facade to test a forwarding strategy