Catch2 Reviews

Catch2 Description

Catch2 serves primarily as a unit testing framework tailored for C++, yet it also incorporates fundamental micro-benchmarking capabilities and straightforward BDD macros. Its primary strength lies in its user-friendly and intuitive design. Test identifiers do not require adherence to valid naming conventions, assertions resemble standard C++ boolean expressions, and the use of sections allows for a localized approach to managing setup and teardown code within tests. Currently, you are working on the devel branch where version 3 is under development. This upcoming version introduces several major updates, the most notable being that Catch2 transitions from a single-header library to a conventional library structure featuring multiple headers and a separately compiled implementation. Getting started is quick and straightforward; you only need to download two files, integrate them into your project, and you're ready to go, all without any external dependencies. As long as your environment supports C++14 and includes the C++ standard library, you can write test cases as self-registering functions or methods if that suits your style. This flexibility in coding approaches enhances the framework's usability for various programming preferences.