On Tue, 2 Apr 2019 15:14:38 +0000 Mitch Curtis <mitch.cur...@qt.io> wrote:
> As described in https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-66320, currently Qt > users are on their own if they want to call helper functions that can fail a > test. The reason is documented: > > Note: This macro can only be used in a test function that is invoked by > the test framework. > > A common workaround for this is to make the helper function return a bool > indicating success or failure, and pass in a QString reference which is set > to the failure message (if any). > > I don't know how many people reading this have written comprehensive auto > tests for an application, but not having helper functions is just not an > option if you want maintainable code. > > I looked into this briefly during the last hackathon we had, and from what I > found, throwing an exception was the best approach: > > https://codereview.qt-project.org/#/c/248490/ +2 for the general idea. It would solve a problem that comes up again and again and always requires awful workarounds. Christian _______________________________________________ Development mailing list Development@qt-project.org https://lists.qt-project.org/listinfo/development
