ceedling 1.1.10 → 1.2.0

data/docs/mkdocs/development/plugins/plugin-subclass.md

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-toc_depth: 3
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-
-# Plugin Option 2: `Plugin` Subclass
-
-Naming and location conventions:
-
-* `<plugin_name>/lib/<plugin_name>.rb`
-* The plugin's class name must be the camelized version (a.k.a. "bumpy case")
-  of the plugin filename — `whiz_bang.rb` ➡️ `WhizBang`.
-
-This plugin option allows full programmatic ability connected to any of a number
-of predefined Ceedling build steps.
-
-The contents of `<plugin_name>.rb` must implement a class that subclasses
-`Plugin`, Ceedling's plugin base class.
-
-## Example `Plugin` subclass
-
-An incomplete `Plugin` subclass follows to illustrate the basics.
-
-```ruby
-# whiz_bang/lib/whiz_bang.rb
-require 'ceedling/plugins/plugin'
-
-class WhizBang < Plugin
-  def setup
-    # ...
-  end
-  
-  # Build step hook
-  def pre_test(test)
-    # ...
-  end
-  
-  # Build step hook
-  def post_test(test)
-    # ...
-  end
-end
-```
-
-## Example programmatic plugin layout
-
-Project configuration file:
-
-```yaml
-:plugins:
-  :load_paths:
-    - support/plugins
-  :enabled:
-    - whiz_bang
-```
-
-Ceedling project directory structure:
-
-```
-project/
-├── project.yml
-└── support/
-    └── plugins/
-        └── whiz_bang/
-            └── lib/
-                └── whiz_bang.rb
-```
-
-It is possible and often convenient to add more `.rb` files to the containing 
-`lib/` directory to allow good organization of plugin code. No Ceedling 
-conventions exist for these supplemental code files. Only standard Ruby 
-constraints exist for these filenames and content.
-
-## `Plugin` instance variables
-
-Each `Plugin` subclass has access to the following instance variables:
-
-* `@name`
-* `@ceedling`
-
-`@name` is self explanatory. `@ceedling` is a hash containing every object 
-within the Ceedling application; its keys are the filenames of the objects
-minus file extension.
-
-Objects commonly used in plugins include:
-
-* `@ceedling[:configurator]` — Project configuration
-* `@ceedling[:streaminator]` — Logging
-* `@ceedling[:reportinator]` — String formatting for logging
-* `@ceedling[:file_wrapper]` — File operations
-* `@ceedling[:plugin_reportinator]` — Various needs including gathering test 
-  results
-
-## `Plugin` method `setup()`
-
-If your plugin defines this method, it will be called during plugin creation at
-Ceedling startup. It is effectively your constructor for your custom `Plugin`
-subclass.
-
-## `Plugin` hook methods `pre_` and `post_` conventions & concerns
-
-### Multi-threaded protections
-
-Because Ceedling can run build operations in multiple threads, build step hook
-handlers must be thread safe. Practically speaking, this generally requires
-a `Mutex` object `synchronize()`d around any code that writes to or reads from
-a common data structure instantiated within a plugin.
-
-A common example is collecting test results filepaths from the 
-`post_test_fixture_execute()` hook. A hash or array accumulating these 
-filepaths as text executables complete their runs must have appropriate 
-threading protections.
-
-### Command line tool shell results
-
-Pre and post build step hooks are often called on either side of a command line 
-tool operation. If a command line tool is executed for a build step (e.g. test 
-compilation), the `arg_hash` will be the same for the pre and post hooks with
-one difference.
-
-In the `post_` hook, the `arg_hash` parameter will contain a `shell_result` key
-whose associated value is itself a hash with the following contents:
-
-```ruby
-{
-  :output => "<Console output>", # String holding any $stdout / redirected $stderr output
-  :status => <Process::Status>,  # Ruby object of type Process::Status
-  :exit_code => <int>,           # Command line exit code (extracted from :status object)
-  :time => <float>               # Seconds elapsed for shell operation
-}
-```
-
-!!! warning "Preprocessing Hook Limitations"
-    Test preprocessing steps are quite sophisticated and involve various combinations
-    of tool executions. The `post_` preprocessing hooks do not include shell results.
-    Future updates to Ceedling's plugin system will create a more robust means of
-    attaching custom behaviors to test preprocessing or connecting your own
-    preprocessing pipeline with toolchains other than GCC.
-
-## `Plugin` hook methods `pre_mock_preprocess(arg_hash)` and `post_mock_preprocess(arg_hash)`
-
-These methods are called before and after execution of preprocessing for header
-files to be mocked (see [Conventions & Behaviors][preprocessing] for preprocessing details). If a
-project does not enable preprocessing or a build does not include tests, these
-are not called. This pair of methods is called a number of times equal to the
-number of mocks in a test build.
-
-The argument `arg_hash` follows the structure below:
-
-```ruby
-arg_hash = {
-  # Filepath of header file to be preprocessed on its way to being mocked
-  :header_file =>  "<filepath>",
-  # Filepath of processed header file
-  :preprocessed_header_file => "<filepath>",
-  # Filepath of tests C file the mock will be used by
-  :test => "<filepath>",
-  # List of flags to be provided to `cpp` GNU preprocessor tool
-  :flags => [<flags>],
-  # List of search paths to be provided to `cpp` GNU preprocessor tool
-  :include_paths => [<paths>],
-  # List of compilation symbols to be provided to `cpp` GNU preprocessor tool
-  :defines => [<defines>]
-}
-```
-
-## `Plugin` hook methods `pre_test_preprocess(arg_hash)` and `post_test_preprocess(arg_hash)`
-
-These methods are called before and after execution of test file preprocessing
-(see [Conventions & Behaviors][preprocessing] for preprocessing details). If a project does not
-enable preprocessing or a build does not include tests, these are not called.
-This pair of methods is called a number of times equal to the number of test
-files in a test build.
-
-The argument `arg_hash` follows the structure below:
-
-```ruby
-arg_hash = {
-  # Filepath of C test file to be preprocessed on its way to being used to generate runner
-  :test_file => "<filepath>",
-  # Filepath of processed tests file
-  :preprocessed_test_file => "<filepath>",
-  # Filepath of tests C file the mock will be used by
-  :test => "<filepath>",
-  # List of flags to be provided to `cpp` GNU preprocessor tool
-  :flags => [<flags>],
-  # List of search paths to be provided to `cpp` GNU preprocessor tool
-  :include_paths => [<paths>],
-  # List of compilation symbols to be provided to `cpp` GNU preprocessor tool
-  :defines => [<defines>]
-}
-```
-
-## `Plugin` hook methods `pre_mock_generate(arg_hash)` and `post_mock_generate(arg_hash)`
-
-These methods are called before and after mock generation. If a project does not
-enable mocks or a build does not include tests, these are not called. This pair
-of methods is called a number of times equal to the number of mocks in a test
-build.
-
-The argument `arg_hash` follows the structure below:
-
-```ruby
-arg_hash = {
-  # Filepath of the header file being mocked.
-  :header_file => "<filepath>",
-  # Additional context passed by the calling function.
-  # Ceedling passes the :test symbol by default while plugins may provide another
-  :context => :<context>,
-  # Filepath of the tests C file that references the requested mock
-  :test => "<filepath>",
-  # Filepath of the generated mock C code.
-  :output_path => "<filepath>"
-}
-```
-
-## `Plugin` hook methods `pre_runner_generate(arg_hash)` and `post_runner_generate(arg_hash)`
-
-These methods are called before and after execution of test runner generation. A
-test runner includes all the necessary C scaffolding (and `main()` entry point)
-to call the test cases defined in a test file when a test executable runs. If a
-build does not include tests, these are not called. This pair of methods is
-called a number of times equal to the number of test files in a test build.
-
-The argument `arg_hash` follows the structure below:
-
-```ruby
-arg_hash = {
-  # Additional context passed by the calling function.
-  # Ceedling passes the :test symbol by default while plugins may provide another
-  :context => :<context>,
-  # Filepath of the tests C file.
-  :test_file => "<filepath>",
-  # Filepath of the test file to be processed (if preprocessing enabled, this is not the same as :test_file).  
-  :input_file => "<filepath>",
-  # Filepath of the generated tests runner file.
-  :runner_file => "<filepath>"
-}
-```
-
-## `Plugin` hook methods `pre_compile_execute(arg_hash)` and `post_compile_execute(arg_hash)`
-
-These methods are called before and after source file compilation. These are
-called in both test and release builds. This pair of methods is called a number
-of times equal to the number of C files in a test or release build.
-
-The argument `arg_hash` follows the structure below:
-
-```ruby
-arg_hash = {
-  :tool => {
-    # Hash holding compiler tool properties — see ':tools' in the Project Configuration Reference
-  },
-  # Symbol of the operation being performed, e.g. :compile, :assemble or :link
-  :operation => :<operation>,
-  # Additional context passed by the calling function.
-  # Ceedling provides :test or :release by default while plugins may provide another.
-  :context => :<context>,
-  # Filepath of the input C file
-  :source => "<filepath>",
-  # Filepath of the output object file
-  :object => "<filepath>",
-  # List of flags to be provided to compiler tool
-  :flags => [<flags>],
-  # List of search paths to be provided to compiler tool
-  :search_paths => [<paths>],
-  # List of compilation symbols to be provided to compiler tool
-  :defines => [<defines>],
-  # Filepath of the listing file, e.g. .lst file
-  :list => "<filepath>",
-  # Filepath of the dependencies file, e.g. .d file
-  :dependencies => "<filepath>"
-}
-```
-
-## `Plugin` hook methods `pre_link_execute(arg_hash)` and `post_link_execute(arg_hash)`
-
-These methods are called before and after linking an executable. These are
-called in both test and release builds. These are called for each test
-executable and each release artifact. This pair of methods is called a number
-of times equal to the number of test files in a test build or release artifacts
-in a release build.
-
-The argument `arg_hash` follows the structure below:
-
-```ruby
-arg_hash = {
-  # Hash holding linker tool properties.
-  :tool => {
-    # Hash holding compiler tool properties — see ':tools' in the Project Configuration Reference
-  },
-  # Additional context passed by the calling function.
-  # Ceedling provides :test or :release by default while plugins may provide another.
-  :context => :<context>,
-  # List of object files paths being linked, e.g. .o files
-  :objects => [],
-  # List of flags to be provided to linker tool
-  :flags => [<flags>],
-  # Filepath of the output file, e.g. .out file
-  :executable => "<filepath>",
-  # Filepath of the map file, e.g. .map file
-  :map => "<filepath>",
-  # List of libraries to link, e.g. those passed to the (GNU) linker with -l
-  :libraries => [<names>],
-  # List of libraries paths, e.g. the ones passed to the (GNU) linker with -L
-  :libpaths => [<paths>]
-}
-```
-
-## `Plugin` hook methods `pre_test_fixture_execute(arg_hash)` and `post_test_fixture_execute(arg_hash)`
-
-These methods are called before and after running a test executable. If a build
-does not include tests, these are not called. This pair of methods is called
-for each test executable in a build (each test file is ultimately built into a
-test executable).
-
-The argument `arg_hash` follows the structure below:
-
-```ruby
-arg_hash = {
-  # Hash holding execution tool properties.
-  :tool => {
-    # Hash holding compiler tool properties — see ':tools' in the Project Configuration Reference
-  },
-  # Additional context passed by the calling function.
-  # Ceedling provides :test or :release by default while plugins may provide another.
-  :context => :<context>,
-  # Name of the test file minus path and extension (`test/TestIness.c` -> 'TestIness')
-  :test_name => "<name>",
-  # Filepath of original tests C file that became the test executable
-  :test_filepath => "<filepath>",
-  # Path to the tests executable file, e.g. .out file
-  :executable => "<filepath>",
-  # Path to the tests result file, e.g. .pass/.fail file
-  :result_file => "<filepath>"
-}
-```
-
-## `Plugin` hook methods `pre_test(test)` and `post_test(test)`
-
-These methods are called before and after performing all steps needed to run a
-test file — i.e. configure, preprocess, compile, link, run, get results, etc.
-This pair of methods is called for each test file in a test build.
-
-The argument `test` corresponds to the path of the test C file being processed.
-
-## `Plugin` hook methods `pre_test_build(context, timestamp_s)` and `post_test_build(context, timestamp_s)`
-
-These methods are called before and after the full test build pipeline — i.e.
-all steps needed to configure, preprocess, compile, link, execute, and collect
-results for every test file in the build. `post_test_build` is called at all
-termination points, including early exit due to a build error.
-
-The argument `context` is the build context symbol (e.g. `:test`, `:gcov`) that
-was passed to `TestInvoker#setup_and_invoke`. This lets a plugin respond
-differently depending on which kind of build triggered the pipeline.
-
-The argument `timestamp_s` is a floating-point stopwatch value in seconds
-(from `SystemWrapper.time_stopwatch_s`). Compare the `pre_test_build` and
-`post_test_build` timestamps to compute the total test build duration using
-`Reportinator.generate_duration_string`.
-
-## `Plugin` hook methods `pre_release_build(timestamp_s)` and `post_release_build(timestamp_s)`
-
-These methods are called before and after performing all steps needed to run the
-release task — i.e. configure, preprocess, compile, link, etc. `post_release_build`
-is called at all termination points, including early exit due to a build error.
-
-The argument `timestamp_s` is a floating-point stopwatch value in seconds
-(from `SystemWrapper.time_stopwatch_s`). Compare the `pre_release_build` and
-`post_release_build` timestamps to compute the total release build duration using
-`Reportinator.generate_duration_string`.
-
-## `Plugin` hook methods `pre_build(timestamp_s)` and `post_build(timestamp_s)`
-
-These methods are called before and after executing any Ceedling task — e.g.
-test, release, coverage, etc.
-
-The argument `timestamp_s` is a floating-point stopwatch value in seconds
-(from `SystemWrapper.time_stopwatch_s`). Compare the `pre_build` and
-`post_build` timestamps to compute the total build duration using
-`Reportinator.generate_duration_string`.
-
-## `Plugin` hook method `post_error(timestamp_s)`
-
-This method is called at the conclusion of a Ceedling build that encounters any
-error that halts the build process. To be clear, a test build with failing test
-cases is not a build error.
-
-The argument `timestamp_s` is a floating-point stopwatch value in seconds
-(from `SystemWrapper.time_stopwatch_s`) at the moment the error is handled.
-
-## `Plugin` hook methods `summary()`
-
-This method is called when invoking the summary task, `ceedling summary`. This
-method facilitates logging the results of the last build without running the
-previous build again.
-
-## Validating a plugin's tools
-
-By default, Ceedling validates configured tools at startup according to a 
-simple setting within the tool definition. This works just fine for default
-core tools and options. However, in the case of plugins, tools may not be even 
-relevant to a plugin's operation depending on its configurable options. It's
-a bit silly for a tool not needed by your project to fail validation if 
-Ceedling can't find it in your `$PATH`. Similarly, it's irresponsible to skip
-validating a tool just because it may not be needed.
-
-Ceedling provides optional, programmatic tool validation for these cases.
-`@ceedling[:tool_validator].validate()` can be forced to ignore a tool's 
-`required:` setting to validate it. In such a scenario, a plugin should 
-configure its own tools as `:optional => true` but forcibly validate them at 
-plugin startup if the plugin's configuration options require said tool.
-
-An example from the `gcov` plugin illustrates this.
-
-```ruby
-# Validate gcov summary tool if coverage summaries are enabled (summaries rely on the `gcov` tool)
-if summaries_enabled?( @project_config )
-  @ceedling[:tool_validator].validate(
-    tool: TOOLS_GCOV_SUMMARY, # Tool defintion as Ruby hash
-    boom: true                # Ignore optional status (raise exception if invalid)
-  )
-end
-```
-
-The tool `TOOLS_GCOV_SUMMARY` is defined with a Ruby hash in the plugin code.
-It is configured with `:optional => true`. At plugin startup, configuration
-options determine if the tool is needed. It is forcibly validated if the plugin
-configuration requires it.
-
-## Collecting test results from within `Plugin` subclass
-
-Some testing-specific plugins need access to test results to do their work. A
-utility method is available for this purpose.
-
-`@ceedling[:plugin_reportinator].assemble_test_results()`
-
-This method takes as an argument a list of results filepaths. These typically
-correspond directly to the collection of test files Ceedling processed in a
-given test build. It's common for this list of filepaths to be assembled from
-the `post_test_fixture_execute` build step execution hook.
-
-The data that `assemble_test_results()` returns has a structure as follows. In 
-this example, actual results from a single, real test file are presented as 
-hash/array Ruby code with comments and with some edits to reduce line length.
-
-```ruby
-{
-  # Associates each test executable (i.e. test file) with an execution run time
-  :times => {
-    "test/TestUsartModel.c" => 0.21196400001645088
-  },
-
-  # List of succeeding test cases, grouped by test file.
-  :successes => [
-    {
-      :source => {:file => "test/TestUsartModel.c", :dirname => "test", :basename => "TestUsartModel.c"},
-      :collection => [
-        # If Unity is configured to do so, it will output execution run time for each test case.
-        # Ceedling creates a zero entry if the Unity option is not enabled.
-        {:test => "testCase1", :line => 17, :message => "", :unity_test_time => 0.0},
-        {:test => "testCase2", :line => 31, :message => "", :unity_test_time => 0.0}
-      ]
-    }
-  ],
-
-  # List of failing test cases, grouped by test file.
-  :failures => [
-    {
-      :source => {:file => "test/TestUsartModel.c", :dirname => "test", :basename => "TestUsartModel.c"},
-      :collection => [
-        {:test => "testCase3", :line => 25, :message => "<failure message>", :unity_test_time => 0.0}
-      ]
-    }
-  ],
-
-  # List of ignored test cases, grouped by test file.
-  :ignores => [
-    {
-      :source => {:file => "test/TestUsartModel.c", :dirname => "test", :basename => "TestUsartModel.c"},
-      :collection => [
-        {:test => "testCase4", :line => 39, :message => "", :unity_test_time => 0.0}
-      ]
-    }
-  ],
-
-  # List of strings printed to $stdout, grouped by test file.
-  :stdout => [
-    {
-      :source => {:file => "test/TestUsartModel.c", :dirname => "test", :basename => "TestUsartModel.c"},
-      # Calls to print to $stdout are outside Unity's scope, preventing attaching test file line numbers
-      :collection => [
-        "<$stdout string (e.g. printf() call)>"
-      ]
-    }
-  ],
-
-  # Test suite run stats
-  :counts => {
-    :total   => 4,
-    :passed  => 2,
-    :failed  => 1,
-    :ignored => 1,
-    :stdout  => 1},
-
-  # The sum of all test file execution run times
-  :total_time => 0.21196400001645088
-}
-```
-
-[preprocessing]: ../../testing-guide/conventions.md#test-preprocessing
-
-<br/><br/>

data/docs/mkdocs/development/plugins/rake-tasks.md

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-toc_depth: 2
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-
-# Plugin Option 3: Rake Tasks
-
-This plugin type adds custom Rake tasks to your project that can be run with `ceedling <custom_task>`.
-
-Naming and location conventions: `<plugin_name>/<plugin_name>.rake`
-
-!!! warning "Rake will be fully deprecated in the future"
-    The Ceedling project is working towards fully removing Rake as a runtime dependency.
-
-## Example Rake task
-
-```ruby
-# Only tasks with description are listed by `ceedling -T`
-desc "Print hello world to console"
-task :hello_world do
-  sh "echo Hello World!"
-end
-```
-
-Resulting, example command line:
-
-```shell
- > ceedling hello_world
- > Hello World!
-```
-
-## Example Rake plugin layout
-
-Project configuration file:
-
-```yaml
-:plugins:
-  :load_paths:
-    - support/plugins
-  :enabled:
-    - hello_world
-```
-
-Ceedling project directory structure:
-
-```
-project/
-├── project.yml
-└── support/
-    └── plugins/
-        └── hello_world/
-            └── hello_world.rake
-```
-
-<br/><br/>