run-my-unittests

#!/bin/bash
set -o errexit
set -o nounset

readonly prog="$1"
tests_file_tilda_dir="~/.devel" # the location of test-file, in nice tilda notation (~/...) - the directory part
tests_file_tilda="$tests_file_tilda_dir/galaxy42.tests" # as above, the full filename
tests_file=${tests_file_tilda/#\~/$HOME} # convert tilda to normal name as needed by some bash commands
# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5748216/tilde-expansion-not-working-in-bash

tests=""
[[ -z ${GALAXY42_UNITTESTS+x} ]] || tests="$GALAXY42_UNITTESTS" # read from env variable (maybe it's set by user)

if [[ -z "$tests" ]] ; then
	echo "Not in env, reading file"
	if [[ -r "$tests_file" ]] ; then
		tests=$(cat "$tests_file")
		echo "Read tests filter from file ($tests_file)"
	fi
fi

if [[ -z "$tests" ]] ; then
	echo
	echo "Error: unittests filter is not set (neither in env nor in file)"
	echo "Create file $tests_file and there write 1 line with string with tests to run, e.g.:"
	echo "  mkdir -p $tests_file_base && echo '*int*.*' > $tests_file"
	echo "-or-"
	echo "instead add to your ~/.bashrc following env variable (and reload with cmd like source ~/.bashrc)"
	echo "  export GALAXY42_UNITTESTS='*int*'"
	echo
	exit 1
fi

set -x
"$prog" --gtest_filter="$tests"