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Test Execution Specialist Guide
This guide describes tasks that you can perform to test application code in HCL DevOps Test Embedded for Eclipse IDE. This guide is intended for testers or test execution specialists.
Testing with DevOps Test Embedded for Eclipse IDE
Read these topics to learn how to use the product.
Testing software components
Component testing provides a unique, fully automated, and proven solution for applications written in C/C ++, dramatically increasing test productivity.
Test cases
The main objective of a test case is to define the variable checks that will compare the values obtained during the run with the expected values defined in the test case.
Editing test cases
The test case editor enables you to visually design test cases associated with your source code and to create variable checks.
Synchronizing multiple values
In a variable check, when multiple values have been defined for a variable, you can create a synchronized set of values, with the same number of elements, which can be synchronized.

Test Execution Specialist Guide
This guide describes tasks that you can perform to test application code in HCL DevOps Test Embedded for Eclipse IDE. This guide is intended for testers or test execution specialists.
- Testing with DevOps Test Embedded for Eclipse IDE
  Read these topics to learn how to use the product.
  - Getting started with DevOps Test Embedded for Eclipse IDE
    HCL DevOps Test Embedded for Eclipse IDE (Test Embedded for Eclipse IDE) is designed to integrate into your existing Eclipse-based tool chain. Use this section as a guide to a typical workflow for testing and evaluating your C source code in the Eclipse CDT environment.
  - Importing C projects
    You can either create a new C project with the Eclipse CDT tools or you can import your existing C source files or Eclipse projects into your HCL DevOps Test Embedded (Test Embedded) workspace.
  - Importing DevOps Test Embedded examples
    Test Embedded is provided with several sample projects to help you get started.
  - Analyzing source code
  - Coupling Analysis overview
    Coupling Analysis consists of Control Coupling and Data Coupling.
  - Application Profiling
    Application Profiling is gathering the main features that provide profiling information at the application level: the Worst Stack Size feature and the Worst performance (coming soon) feature.
  - Testing software components
    Component testing provides a unique, fully automated, and proven solution for applications written in C/C ++, dramatically increasing test productivity.
    - Test assets overview
      HCL DevOps Test Embedded (Test Embedded) several types of assets, which each describe different levels of the test environment.
    - Creating test projects
      In HCL DevOps Test Embedded (Test Embedded), projects are similar to C/C++ projects, but contain extra folders and a specific toolchain for component testing and runtime analysis.
    - Test cases
      The main objective of a test case is to define the variable checks that will compare the values obtained during the run with the expected values defined in the test case.
      - Variable initial expressions
        The initial expressions are used to assign an initial value to a variable under test. The initial expression for each variable check is displayed in the test case.
      - Variable expected value expressions
        The expected expressions are used to specify a test criteria by comparison with the value of a variable. The test receives a passed verdict when the actual obtained value matches the expected value expression.
      - Creating a test case from the project explorer
        You can create a test case from the project by simply selecting a source file or a function. Each test case focuses on a particular function.
      - Editing test cases
        The test case editor enables you to visually design test cases associated with your source code and to create variable checks.
        Defining series value sets in initialization values
        When a series is defined as the initial expression, the variable check generates one call to the function under test (or iteration) for each step in the series.
        Specifying multiple value sets in initialization values
        When a multiple initialization value is defined, the test generates one call to the function under test (or iteration) for each element in the set.
        Synchronizing multiple values
        In a variable check, when multiple values have been defined for a variable, you can create a synchronized set of values, with the same number of elements, which can be synchronized.
        Defining ranges in expected values
        When a range expected expression is defined, the test checks that the obtained value is within the bounds of the range.
        Defining a synchronized expected value
        When a multiple initialization value is defined, you can specify a synchronized set of expected values. The test checks that for each initialization value element in the multiple set, the obtained result matches the corresponding element in the synchronized expected value set.
      - Using values from a data pool
        Data pools contain a series of values, or data patterns, that can be used as initialization or expected values for use in a test case or the data dictionary.
      - Data dictionary overview
        The data dictionary contains data sets, which are user-defined sets of values, multiples, ranges, series, or structures that can be applied to initialization and expected values.
      - Adding data sets to the data dictionary
        Data sets are user-defined values that can be used as initial values or expected values in variable checks.
      - Creating data pools
        Data pools are links to a CSV file that is either in the file system or in the workspace.
    - Test harness structure
      Test harnesses contains all the information required to compile and run a test. This includes, test cases, source files under test, stubs, and Target Deployment Port (TDP) configuration settings.
    - Creating test configurations
      Test configurations contain the settings required to apply a target deployment port (TDP) to your compiler, linker, debugger, and target deployment.
    - Test suite
      A test suite contains multiple test harnesses that are run sequentially to provide global results for a project. When you create a test suite, you select the test harnesses that will be used in the test suite run. You can also select test scripts that can be run from a test suite.
    - Running a test
  - Application monitoring
    With HCL DevOps Test Embedded for Eclipse IDE (Test Embedded for Eclipse IDE) you can monitor the global variables of cyclic executive applications and apply user actions.
- DevOps Test Embedded Studio Overview
  HCL DevOps Test Embedded Studio (Test Embedded Studio) is the classic user interface that supports C, C++, Ada test and analysis tools.

Synchronizing multiple values

In a variable check, when multiple values have been defined for a variable, you can create a synchronized set of values, with the same number of elements, which can be synchronized.

Before you begin

Synchronizing values requires that at least two sets of values (series, multiple, datapool) have been defined in the test case. Both value sets must have the same number of elements.

About this task

Without synchronization, each combination of all the values from all sets generates one call to the function under test, or iteration. The number of iterations is displayed in the test case editor. Using multiple sets can rapidly generate a large number of iterations, which can cause tests to run for long periods. For example, for the values in the following table, the test generates 5 x 5 x 2 = 50 iterations.


Variable	Initialization value	Number of elements
`a`	[0.0, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0]	5
`b`	[0.0, 0.1, 5.0, 10.0, 10.1]	5
`c`	[0, 1]	2

When two or more sets are synchronized, elements of each set are run together. In the previous example, if the initialization values for a and b are synchronized, a=0 is called with b=0.0, a=2 is called with 0.1, and so on. The test generates 5 x 2 = 10 iterations.

Synchronizing variables enables you to run two or more sets of values in parallel, such as linked curves or sets of coordinates.

Procedure

To create a synchronized multiple value set.

In the test editor, select a check block to edit the variable checks.
In the Initial Expression column of one variable, click the Menu button and select Multiple.
In the Multiple Initial Expression window, select Synchronized with and select the variable which is initialized with another multiple set.
The number of iterations is evaluated and displayed on the Iterations line of the test editor and the quick edition area switches to multiple edition mode.
In the quick edition area, type a value for each element in the set.
- Press TAB to move to the next element in the set.
- Click the Previous and Next buttons to scroll through the elements of the set.
- Click the ... button to open the advanced editor window. The advanced editor provides an expanded table view of the values.
Press ENTER or click to apply the changes.