[RFC] KUnitTest library

[Jeroen Wijnhout]

Hi all,

The last couple of days I've been working on a GUI for the KUnitTest framework 
in kdenonbeta/kunittest. In doing so I modified the original framework in 
such a way that it is even easier to use than it was (imho). All of the 
unittesting facilities are put in a shared library you can link to, so that 
adding new tests is really easy.

Features:
* Easy to add new tests, just make a new class that inherits KUnitTest::Tester 
and use the KUNITTEST_REGISTER_TESTER macro. The test will then be picked up 
by the library automatically.
* The GUI allows you to browse and review the test results quickly.
* Any debug output is added to the test results, this makes it easier to debug 
failed tests.
* Double clicking on a line in the test report will open the file at the 
corresponding line in KDevelop. 
* You don't have to run all tests, it is just as easy to run only one test.
* The source code provides an example which you can copy/paste.

I was hoping that this library could eventually make it into kdesdk, as it can 
be quite useful to developers. Before that it probably needs a bit more 
testing by other developers.

There is a litte webpage about KUnitTest where you can download the tarball, 
view screenshots and browse the documentation:
http://kile.sourceforge.net/kunittest/

best,
Jeroen Wijnhout

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