Tests Documentation

We provide tests for all implemented functions.
Compile and launch all tests using make launch-tests.

Tests for the naive implementation

Naive universe structure

test-naive-universe.c

• naive_universe_get_cell: the test creates a universe from a string constant and checks that the function applied to three different cells returns the correct character.
• naive_universe_print: the test prints a universe to the console, the user has to verify that the printing is correct.
• naive_update_cell: the test updates a cell of a universe and verifies the new string.

Naive loader

test-naive-loader.c

• naive_conway_load: the test will attempt to load the universe from data/glider.txt and will check that the parameters of the returned structure are correct.

Naive universe simulator

test-naive-conway.c

• naive_count_neighbor: the test will load the universe from data/glider.txt and checks several neighbor counts with and without considering the universe as a torus.
• naive_step: the test will use the data/archive-test directory that contains 512 source textfiles and their next step solution.
  It will load each universe from its corresponding file, use the naive_step function and compare the return's cell table with the given exact solution.

Naive PBM image generator

test-naive-generate-image.c

• naive_pgm_generate: the test will load data/glider.txt universe and generate the associated image.

Tests for the linked list implementation

Linked list implementation and list universe structure

test-list-universe.c

• linked_list_insert: the test will create a list using the function and check each cell's elements against a hardcoded list.
• linked_universe_get_cell: the test will use the previously generated list to test a series of cells using the function.
• print_list_cell: the test prints a universe to the console, the user has to verify that the printing is correct.

List loader structure

test-list-loader.c

• list_conway_load: the test will attempt to load the universe from data/glider.txt and will check that the parameters of the returned structure are correct.

List universe simulator

test-list-conway.c

• list_count_neighbor: the test will load the universe from data/glider.txt and checks several neighbor counts with and without considering the universe as a torus.
• list_step: the test will use the data/archive-test directory that contains 512 source textfiles and their next step solution.
  It will load each universe from its corresponding file, use the list_step function and compare the return's cell table with the given exact solution.

List universe PBM image generator

test-list-generate-image.c

• list_pgm_generate: the test will load data/glider.txt universe and generate the associated image.