[boost] Re: [test lib] request for new features

From: Gennadiy Rozental (gennadiy.rozental_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-25 12:52:48

"Thorsten Ottosen" <nesotto_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
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> "Gennadiy Rozental" <gennadiy.rozental_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
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> | using namespace std;
> | using namespace boost;
> |
> | > BOOST_CHECK_NOT_EQUAL(x,y)
> |
> | BOOST_CHECK_PREDICATE( not_equal_to<T>(), (x)(y) );
> |
> | > BOOST_CHECK_NOT_CLOSE(x,y)
> |
> | BOOST_CHECK_PREDICATE( not( test_tools::check_is_close ),
> | (x)(y)(tolerance) );
>
> ok, but I still think it is too much of typing to do what I need in a
> straightforward manner.

There are a lot of predicates: > , < >=, != etc. Add conjunctions and you 
will have exponential amount. I couldn't incorporate all possible predicates 
into library. Instead I provide generic tool. If you need this frequently in 
some test module you could define one yourself.

Gennadiy.