Use only when writing/updating/fixing C++ tests, configuring GoogleTest/CTest, diagnosing failing or flaky tests, or adding coverage/sanitizers.
npx skills add https://github.com/loulanyue/awesome-claude-notes --skill cpp-testing
Agent-focused testing workflow for modern C++ (C++17/20) using GoogleTest/GoogleMock with CMake/CTest.
tests/unit, tests/integration, tests/testdata.gtest_discover_tests() for stable test discovery.--output-on-failure.Follow the RED → GREEN → REFACTOR loop:
// tests/add_test.cpp
#include <gtest/gtest.h>
int Add(int a, int b); // Provided by production code.
TEST(AddTest, AddsTwoNumbers) { // RED
EXPECT_EQ(Add(2, 3), 5);
}
// src/add.cpp
int Add(int a, int b) { // GREEN
return a + b;
}
// REFACTOR: simplify/rename once tests pass
// tests/calculator_test.cpp
#include <gtest/gtest.h>
int Add(int a, int b); // Provided by production code.
TEST(CalculatorTest, AddsTwoNumbers) {
EXPECT_EQ(Add(2, 3), 5);
}
// tests/user_store_test.cpp
// Pseudocode stub: replace UserStore/User with project types.
#include <gtest/gtest.h>
#include <memory>
#include <optional>
#include <string>
struct User { std::string name; };
class UserStore {
public:
explicit UserStore(std::string /*path*/) {}
void Seed(std::initializer_list<User> /*users*/) {}
std::optional<User> Find(const std::string &/*name*/) { return User{"alice"}; }
};
class UserStoreTest : public ::testing::Test {
protected:
void SetUp() override {
store = std::make_unique<UserStore>(":memory:");
store->Seed({{"alice"}, {"bob"}});
}
std::unique_ptr<UserStore> store;
};
TEST_F(UserStoreTest, FindsExistingUser) {
auto user = store->Find("alice");
ASSERT_TRUE(user.has_value());
EXPECT_EQ(user->name, "alice");
}
// tests/notifier_test.cpp
#include <gmock/gmock.h>
#include <gtest/gtest.h>
#include <string>
class Notifier {
public:
virtual ~Notifier() = default;
virtual void Send(const std::string &message) = 0;
};
class MockNotifier : public Notifier {
public:
MOCK_METHOD(void, Send, (const std::string &message), (override));
};
class Service {
public:
explicit Service(Notifier ¬ifier) : notifier_(notifier) {}
void Publish(const std::string &message) { notifier_.Send(message); }
private:
Notifier ¬ifier_;
};
TEST(ServiceTest, SendsNotifications) {
MockNotifier notifier;
Service service(notifier);
EXPECT_CALL(notifier, Send("hello")).Times(1);
service.Publish("hello");
}
# CMakeLists.txt (excerpt)
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
project(example LANGUAGES CXX)
set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
include(FetchContent)
# Prefer project-locked versions. If using a tag, use a pinned version per project policy.
set(GTEST_VERSION v1.17.0) # Adjust to project policy.
FetchContent_Declare(
googletest
# Google Test framework (official repository)
URL https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/refs/tags/${GTEST_VERSION}.zip
)
FetchContent_MakeAvailable(googletest)
add_executable(example_tests
tests/calculator_test.cpp
src/calculator.cpp
)
target_link_libraries(example_tests GTest::gtest GTest::gmock GTest::gtest_main)
enable_testing()
include(GoogleTest)
gtest_discover_tests(example_tests)
cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
cmake --build build -j
ctest --test-dir build --output-on-failure
ctest --test-dir build --output-on-failure
ctest --test-dir build -R ClampTest
ctest --test-dir build -R "UserStoreTest.*" --output-on-failure
./build/example_tests --gtest_filter=ClampTest.*
./build/example_tests --gtest_filter=UserStoreTest.FindsExistingUser
Prefer target-level settings instead of global flags.
option(ENABLE_COVERAGE "Enable coverage flags" OFF)
if(ENABLE_COVERAGE)
if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU")
target_compile_options(example_tests PRIVATE --coverage)
target_link_options(example_tests PRIVATE --coverage)
elseif(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
target_compile_options(example_tests PRIVATE -fprofile-instr-generate -fcoverage-mapping)
target_link_options(example_tests PRIVATE -fprofile-instr-generate)
endif()
endif()
GCC + gcov + lcov:
cmake -S . -B build-cov -DENABLE_COVERAGE=ON
cmake --build build-cov -j
ctest --test-dir build-cov
lcov --capture --directory build-cov --output-file coverage.info
lcov --remove coverage.info '/usr/*' --output-file coverage.info
genhtml coverage.info --output-directory coverage
Clang + llvm-cov:
cmake -S . -B build-llvm -DENABLE_COVERAGE=ON -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang++
cmake --build build-llvm -j
LLVM_PROFILE_FILE="build-llvm/default.profraw" ctest --test-dir build-llvm
llvm-profdata merge -sparse build-llvm/default.profraw -o build-llvm/default.profdata
llvm-cov report build-llvm/example_tests -instr-profile=build-llvm/default.profdata
option(ENABLE_ASAN "Enable AddressSanitizer" OFF)
option(ENABLE_UBSAN "Enable UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer" OFF)
option(ENABLE_TSAN "Enable ThreadSanitizer" OFF)
if(ENABLE_ASAN)
add_compile_options(-fsanitize=address -fno-omit-frame-pointer)
add_link_options(-fsanitize=address)
endif()
if(ENABLE_UBSAN)
add_compile_options(-fsanitize=undefined -fno-omit-frame-pointer)
add_link_options(-fsanitize=undefined)
endif()
if(ENABLE_TSAN)
add_compile_options(-fsanitize=thread)
add_link_options(-fsanitize=thread)
endif()
sleep for synchronization; use condition variables or latches.ASSERT_* for preconditions, EXPECT_* for multiple checksOnly use if the project already supports LLVM/libFuzzer or a property-testing library.
Minimal libFuzzer harness (pseudocode: replace ParseConfig):
#include <cstddef>
#include <cstdint>
#include <string>
extern "C" int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *data, size_t size) {
std::string input(reinterpret_cast<const char *>(data), size);
// ParseConfig(input); // project function
return 0;
}
Toolkit for interacting with and testing local web applications using Playwright. Supports verifying frontend functionality, debugging UI behavior, capturing browser screenshots, and viewing browser logs.
Use when implementation is complete, all tests pass, and you need to decide how to integrate the work - guides completion of development work by presenting structured options for merge, PR, or cleanup
Use when implementing any feature or bugfix, before writing implementation code
Use when encountering any bug, test failure, or unexpected behavior, before proposing fixes
Use when about to claim work is complete, fixed, or passing, before committing or creating PRs - requires running verification commands and confirming output before making any success claims; evidence before assertions always
Expert guidance for systematic backtesting of trading strategies. Use when developing, testing, stress-testing, or validating quantitative trading strategies. Covers "beating ideas to death" methodology, parameter robustness testing, slippage modeling, bias prevention, and interpreting backtest results. Applicable when user asks about backtesting, strategy validation, robustness testing, avoiding overfitting, or systematic trading development.
Cloud laboratory platform for automated protein testing and validation. Use when designing proteins and needing experimental validation including binding assays, expression testing, thermostability measurements, enzyme activity assays, or protein sequence optimization. Also use for submitting experiments via API, tracking experiment status, downloading results, optimizing protein sequences for better expression using computational tools (NetSolP, SoluProt, SolubleMPNN, ESM), or managing protein design workflows with wet-lab validation.
This skill should be used for time series machine learning tasks including classification, regression, clustering, forecasting, anomaly detection, segmentation, and similarity search. Use when working with temporal data, sequential patterns, or time-indexed observations requiring specialized algorithms beyond standard ML approaches. Particularly suited for univariate and multivariate time series analysis with scikit-learn compatible APIs.
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