A rich test assertion library for Rust.
This library provides:
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The core of GoogleTest is its matchers. Matchers indicate what aspect of an actual value one is asserting: (in-)equality, containment, regular expression matching, and so on.
To make an assertion using a matcher, GoogleTest offers three macros:
assert_that!] panics if the assertion fails, aborting the test.expect_that!] logs an assertion failure, marking the test as having failed, but allows the test to continue running (called a non-fatal assertion). It requires the use of the [gtest] attribute macro on the test itself.verify_that!] has no side effects and evaluates to a [Result] whose Err variant describes the assertion failure, if there is one. In combination with the ? operator, this can be used to abort the test on assertion failure without panicking. It is also the building block for the other two macros above.For example:
use googletest::prelude::*;
# /* The attribute macro would prevent the function from being compiled in a doctest.
#[test]
# */
fn fails_and_panics() {
let value = 2;
assert_that!(value, eq(4));
}
# /* The attribute macro would prevent the function from being compiled in a doctest.
#[gtest]
# */
fn two_logged_failures() {
let value = 2;
expect_that!(value, eq(4)); // Test now failed, but continues executing.
expect_that!(value, eq(5)); // Second failure is also logged.
}
# /* The attribute macro would prevent the function from being compiled in a doctest.
#[test]
# */
fn fails_immediately_without_panic() -> Result<()> {
let value = 2;
verify_that!(value, eq(4))?; // Test fails and aborts.
verify_that!(value, eq(2))?; // Never executes.
Ok(())
}
# /* The attribute macro would prevent the function from being compiled in a doctest.
#[test]
# */
fn simple_assertion() -> Result<()> {
let value = 2;
verify_that!(value, eq(4)) // One can also just return the last assertion.
}
Matchers are composable:
use googletest::prelude::*;
# /* The attribute macro would prevent the function from being compiled in a doctest.
#[gtest]
# */
fn contains_at_least_one_item_at_least_3() {
# googletest::internal::test_outcome::TestOutcome::init_current_test_outcome();
let value = vec![1, 2, 3];
expect_that!(value, contains(ge(&3)));
# googletest::internal::test_outcome::TestOutcome::close_current_test_outcome::<&str>(Ok(()))
# .unwrap();
}
# contains_at_least_one_item_at_least_3();
They can also be logically combined, with methods from MatcherBase:
use googletest::prelude::*;
# /* The attribute macro would prevent the function from being compiled in a doctest.
#[gtest]
# */
fn strictly_between_9_and_11() {
# googletest::internal::test_outcome::TestOutcome::init_current_test_outcome();
let value = 10;
expect_that!(value, gt(9).and(not(ge(11))));
# googletest::internal::test_outcome::TestOutcome::close_current_test_outcome::<&str>(Ok(()))
# .unwrap();
}
# strictly_between_9_and_11();
The following matchers are provided in GoogleTest Rust:
| Matcher | What it matches |
|---|---|
all! | Anything matched by all given matchers. |
any! | Anything matched by at least one of the given matchers. |
anything | Any input. |
approx_eq | A floating point number within a standard tolerance of the argument. |
char_count | A string with a Unicode scalar count matching the argument. |
container_eq | Same as eq, but for containers (with a better mismatch description). |
contains | A container containing an element matched by the given matcher. |
contains_each! | A container containing distinct elements each of the arguments match. |
contains_regex | A string containing a substring matching the given regular expression. |
contains_substring | A string containing the given substring. |
derefs_to | A Deref which deref()s to a value that the argument matches. |
displays_as | A Display value whose formatted string is matched by the argument. |
each | A container all of whose elements the given argument matches. |
elements_are! | A container whose elements the arguments match, in order. |
empty | An empty collection. |
ends_with | A string ending with the given suffix. |
eq | A value equal to the argument, in the sense of the PartialEq trait. |
err | A [Result][std::result::Result] containing an Err variant the argument matches. |
field! | A struct or enum with a given field whose value the argument matches. |
ge | A PartialOrd value greater than or equal to the given value. |
gt | A PartialOrd value strictly greater than the given value. |
has_entry | A HashMap containing a given key whose value the argument matches. |
is_contained_in! | A container each of whose elements is matched by some given matcher. |
is_nan | A floating point number which is NaN. |
le | A PartialOrd value less than or equal to the given value. |
len | A container whose number of elements the argument matches. |
lt | A PartialOrd value strictly less than the given value. |
matches_pattern! | A struct or enum whose fields are matched according to the arguments. |
matches_regex | A string matched by the given regular expression. |
near | A floating point number within a given tolerance of the argument. |
none | An Option containing None. |
not | Any value the argument does not match. |
ok | A [Result][std::result::Result] containing an Ok variant the argument matches. |
pat! | Alias for matches_pattern!. |
points_to | A reference & which points to a value that the argument matches. |
pointwise! | A container whose contents the arguments match in a pointwise fashion. |
predicate | A value on which the given predicate returns true. |
some | An Option containing Some whose value the argument matches. |
starts_with | A string starting with the given prefix. |
subset_of | A container all of whose elements are contained in the argument. |
superset_of | A container containing all elements of the argument. |
unordered_elements_are! | A container whose elements the arguments match, in any order. |
One can extend the library by writing additional matchers. To do so, create a struct holding the matcher's data and have it implement the traits Matcher and MatcherBase:
use googletest::{description::Description, matcher::{Matcher, MatcherBase, MatcherResult}}; use std::fmt::Debug; #[derive(MatcherBase)] struct MyEqMatcher<T> { expected: T, } impl<T: PartialEq + Debug + Copy> Matcher<T> for MyEqMatcher<T> { fn matches(&self, actual: T) -> MatcherResult { if self.expected == actual { MatcherResult::Match } else { MatcherResult::NoMatch } } fn describe(&self, matcher_result: MatcherResult) -> Description { match matcher_result { MatcherResult::Match => { format!("is equal to {:?} the way I define it", self.expected).into() } MatcherResult::NoMatch => { format!("isn't equal to {:?} the way I define it", self.expected).into() } } } }
It is recommended to expose a function which constructs the matcher:
# use googletest::{description::Description, matcher::{Matcher, MatcherBase, MatcherResult}}; # use std::fmt::Debug; # #[derive(MatcherBase)] # struct MyEqMatcher<T> { # expected: T, # } # # impl<T: PartialEq + Debug + Copy> Matcher<T> for MyEqMatcher<T> { # fn matches(&self, actual: T) -> MatcherResult { # if self.expected == actual { # MatcherResult::Match # } else { # MatcherResult::NoMatch # } # } # # fn describe(&self, matcher_result: MatcherResult) -> Description { # match matcher_result { # MatcherResult::Match => { # format!("is equal to {:?} the way I define it", self.expected).into() # } # MatcherResult::NoMatch => { # format!("isn't equal to {:?} the way I define it", self.expected).into() # } # } # } # } # pub fn eq_my_way<T: PartialEq + Debug + Copy>(expected: T) -> impl Matcher<T> { MyEqMatcher { expected } }
The new matcher can then be used in the assertion macros:
# use googletest::prelude::*;
# use googletest::{description::Description, matcher::{Matcher, MatcherBase, MatcherResult}};
# use std::fmt::Debug;
# #[derive(MatcherBase)]
# struct MyEqMatcher<T> {
# expected: T,
# }
#
# impl<T: PartialEq + Debug + Copy> Matcher<T> for MyEqMatcher<T> {
# fn matches(&self, actual: T) -> MatcherResult {
# if self.expected == actual {
# MatcherResult::Match
# } else {
# MatcherResult::NoMatch
# }
# }
#
# fn describe(&self, matcher_result: MatcherResult) -> Description {
# match matcher_result {
# MatcherResult::Match => {
# format!("is equal to {:?} the way I define it", self.expected).into()
# }
# MatcherResult::NoMatch => {
# format!("isn't equal to {:?} the way I define it", self.expected).into()
# }
# }
# }
# }
#
# pub fn eq_my_way<T: PartialEq + Debug + Copy>(expected: T) -> impl Matcher<T> {
# MyEqMatcher { expected }
# }
# /* The attribute macro would prevent the function from being compiled in a doctest.
#[gtest]
# */
fn should_be_equal_by_my_definition() {
# googletest::internal::test_outcome::TestOutcome::init_current_test_outcome();
expect_that!(10, eq_my_way(10));
# googletest::internal::test_outcome::TestOutcome::close_current_test_outcome::<&str>(Ok(()))
# .unwrap();
}
# should_be_equal_by_my_definition();
Using non-fatal assertions, a single test is able to log multiple assertion failures. Any single assertion failure causes the test to be considered having failed, but execution continues until the test completes or otherwise aborts.
To make a non-fatal assertion, use the macro [expect_that!]. The test must also be marked with [gtest] instead of the Rust-standard #[test].
use googletest::prelude::*; #[gtest] fn three_non_fatal_assertions() { let value = 2; expect_that!(value, eq(2)); // Passes; test still considered passing. expect_that!(value, eq(3)); // Fails; logs failure and marks the test failed. expect_that!(value, eq(4)); // A second failure, also logged. }
This can be used in the same tests as verify_that!, in which case the test function must also return [Result<()>]:
use googletest::prelude::*; # /* Make sure this also compiles as a doctest. #[gtest] # */ fn failing_non_fatal_assertion() -> Result<()> { let value = 2; expect_that!(value, eq(3)); // Just marks the test as having failed. verify_that!(value, eq(2))?; // Passes, so does not abort the test. Ok(()) // Because of the failing expect_that! call above, the // test fails despite returning Ok(()) }
use googletest::prelude::*; #[gtest] fn failing_fatal_assertion_after_non_fatal_assertion() -> Result<()> { let value = 2; expect_that!(value, eq(2)); // Passes; test still considered passing. verify_that!(value, eq(3))?; // Fails and aborts the test. expect_that!(value, eq(3)); // Never executes, since the test already aborted. Ok(()) }
The macro [verify_pred!] provides predicate assertions analogous to GoogleTest's EXPECT_PRED family of macros. Wrap an invocation of a predicate in a verify_pred! invocation to turn that into a test assertion which passes precisely when the predicate returns true:
# use googletest::prelude::*;
fn stuff_is_correct(x: i32, y: i32) -> bool {
x == y
}
# fn run_test() -> Result<()> {
let x = 3;
let y = 4;
verify_pred!(stuff_is_correct(x, y))?;
# Ok(())
# }
# run_test().unwrap_err();
The assertion failure message shows the arguments and the values to which they evaluate:
stuff_is_correct(x, y) was false with x = 3, y = 4
The verify_pred! invocation evaluates to a [Result<()>] just like [verify_that!]. There is also a macro [expect_pred!] to make a non-fatal predicaticate assertion.
The macro [fail!] unconditionally evaluates to a Result indicating a test failure. It can be used analogously to [verify_that!] and [verify_pred!] to cause a test to fail, with an optional formatted message:
# use googletest::prelude::*;
# /* The attribute macro would prevent the function from being compiled in a doctest.
#[test]
# */
fn always_fails() -> Result<()> {
fail!("This test must fail with {}", "today")
}
# always_fails().unwrap_err();
Result::Err and Option::NoneTo simplify error management during a test arrangement, [Result<T>] provides a few conversion utilities.
If your setup function returns std::result::Result<T, E> where E: std::error::Error, the std::result::Result<T, E> can simply be handled with the ? operator. If an Err(e) is returned, the test will report a failure at the line where the ? operator has been applied (or the lowest caller without #[track_caller]).
# use googletest::prelude::*;
struct PngImage { h: i32, w: i32 /* ... */ }
impl PngImage {
fn new_from_file(file_name: &str) -> std::result::Result<Self, std::io::Error> {
Err(std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::Other, "oh no!"))
}
fn rotate(&mut self) { std::mem::swap(&mut self.h, &mut self.w);}
fn dimensions(&self) -> (i32, i32) { (self.h, self.w)}
}
fn test_png_image_dimensions() -> googletest::Result<()> {
// Arrange
let mut png = PngImage::new_from_file("example.png")?;
verify_eq!(png.dimensions(), (128, 64))?;
// Act
png.rotate();
// Assert
expect_eq!(png.dimensions(), (64, 128));
Ok(())
}
# test_png_image_dimensions().unwrap_err();
If your setup function returns Option<T> or std::result::Result<T, E> where E: !std::error::Error, then you can convert these types with into_test_result() from the IntoTestResult extension trait.
# use googletest::prelude::*;
# struct PngImage;
# static PNG_BINARY: [u8;0] = [];
impl PngImage {
fn new_from_binary(bin: &[u8]) -> std::result::Result<Self, String> {
Err("Parsing failed".into())
}
}
# /* The attribute macro would prevent the function from being compiled in a doctest.
#[gtest]
# */
fn test_png_image_binary() -> googletest::Result<()> {
// Arrange
let png_image = PngImage::new_from_binary(&PNG_BINARY).into_test_result()?;
/* ... */
# Ok(())
}
# test_png_image_binary().unwrap_err();
impl PngImage {
fn new_from_cache(key: u64) -> Option<Self> {
None
}
}
# /* The attribute macro would prevent the function from being compiled in a doctest.
#[gtest]
# */
fn test_png_from_cache() -> googletest::Result<()> {
// Arrange
let png_image = PngImage::new_from_cache(123).into_test_result()?;
/* ... */
# Ok(())
}
# test_png_from_cache().unwrap_err();
GoogleTest Rust includes integrations with the Proptest crates to simplify turning GoogleTest assertion failures into Proptest TestCaseError through the ? operator.