XMLTestRunDisplay

JUnit-style XML logger for MATLAB xunit framework

Description

This provides JUnit-style XML logging for the MATLAB xunit framework developed by Steve Eddin (http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/22846). The code was developed with version 3.0.1 and supports xunit-style and m-file-style tests. We use this in conjunction with Hudson/Jenkins to track test results.

Below is a code sample illustrating use of the extension. See example.m for details.

%add source code to path
addpath('src');
addpath(<path to xunit>);

%import classses, functions
import edu.stanford.covert.test.runtests;
import edu.stanford.covert.test.XMLTestRunDisplay;

%run and log tests
monitor = XMLTestRunDisplay(<Name>, <description>, <output file name>);
runtests(monitor, <tests>)

Acknowledgements

The author wishes to acknowledge the following in the creation of this submission:
MATLAB xUnit Test Framework

• Required Products: MATLAB
• MATLAB release: MATLAB 7.11 (2010b)
• Other requirements: Requires MATLAB >= 2008a. Also requires - subversion added to the system path to collection revision information - java in order to collect computer meta data

[John Grogan]

This XML logging would be a great extension to xUnit, unfortunately, the initial upload is not runnable due to missing package code (edu.stanford.covert.util)

[Jonathan Karr]

Hi John,
I apologize I forgot to include that additional package. Please see the updated release.
Best.
- Jonathan

[John Grogan]

Hi Jonathan, Thanks for providing an update. It is worth noting that this is designed to support xUnit-style tests that subclass the TestCase class. Other test framework options such as function/initTestSuite/subfunction test code and single function test code don't produce useful xml as the test names are lost because the test names are derived from class and method names.

However, to support the other test framework types, I found the following modifications worked (around line 160 in XMLTestRunDisplay.testComponentFinished). May not be the best way to do it, but it is ok for me.

  if isa(component, 'TestCase')
      this.iTestCase = this.iTestCase + 1;
      if strcmp(component.MethodName, 'runTestCase')
        [~, filename, ~] = fileparts(component.Location);
        if isempty(filename)
          classname = component.Name;
        else
          classname = filename;
        end
        this.TestCases(this.iTestCase).classname = classname;
        this.TestCases(this.iTestCase).name = component.Name;
      else
        this.TestCases(this.iTestCase).classname = class(component);
        this.TestCases(this.iTestCase).name = component.MethodName;
      end
      this.TestCases(this.iTestCase).location = component.Location;
      this.TestCases(this.iTestCase).time = component_run_time;
  end

Anyway, thanks for sharing this code!

[Jonathan Karr]

Hi John,

Thanks for your comments. Sorry I ignored m-file-style tests. I included your code in the update I posted today.

Best.
- Jonathan

[Patrick Cloke]