Re: [Boost-users] [test] Passing parameters to fixtures

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [test] Passing parameters to fixtures
From: Markus Schöpflin (markus.schoepflin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-09-15 08:56:52

Ovanes Markarian wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> 
> The fixture would need to look something like this:
>> struct F {
>>  F(string db_name) { connect to db_name }
>>  ~F() { disconnect from db_name }
>> };
>>
>> Now, the Boost.Test documentation tells me that a fixture is supposed to be
>> used like this: BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE( s, F )
>>
>> So there doesn't seem to be a way of passing parameters to the constructor
>> of the fixture. Is there any? Or is there any other way to obtain a
>> parametrized fixture? Or should I just keep on using customized test suites?
>>
>> TIA, Markus <http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost-users>
>>
> 
> The simplest approach would be:
> namespace {
>   struct ConnectToDB_X : F
>   {
>     ConnectToDB_X() : F(db_nameX)
>     {}
>   };
> 
>   BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE( s, ConnectToDB_X );

I guess I forgot to mention that I need to configure the fixture at 
runtime. The DB name (which is actually a connection string) is passed to 
the test as a command line parameter.

Markus