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

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [test] Passing parameters to fixtures
From: Ovanes Markarian (om_boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-09-15 10:28:40

On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 4:22 PM, Markus Schöpflin <
markus.schoepflin_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> Ovanes Markarian wrote:
>
>  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.
>>>
>>>  Just implement in your fixture a protected member called
>> init_db(string_type
>> const& db_name);
>>
>> This member can be called from the suite's body, since AFAIK it derives
>> from
>> it.
>>
>
> But hasn't the fixture already been constructed then? So using the
> constructor of the fixture for setting up the DB connection will not be
> possible. Or did I get you wrong?
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Markus
>

Yes, but who said, that you must use the constructor for connection
initialization? You can also go another way and have you suite without
fixture specification, but initialize the fixture in the first line of your
suite:

BOOST_TEST_....()
{
   Fixture f(pass the name of db connection);
}

Best Regards,
Ovanes