Controlling outputs with Boost.Test
The framework provides us with the ability to customize what is shown in the test log and test report and then format the results. Currently, there are two that are supported: a human-readable format and XML (also with a JUNIT format for the test log). However, it is possible to create and add your own format.
The configuration of what is shown in the output can be done both at runtime, through command-line switches, and at compile time, through various APIs. During the execution of the tests, the framework collects all the events in a log. At the end, it produces a report that represents a summary of the execution with different levels of details. In the case of a failure, the report contains detailed information about the location and the cause, including actual and expected values. This helps developers quickly identify the error. In this recipe, we will see how to control what is written in the log and the report and in which format; we...
