VST-Plugin Unit Test

VST-Plugin Unit Test was developed to be an ‘Extreme Programming’ unit test for generic VST-Plugins. It is based on DUnit and allows automated tests for a whole collection of plugins.

It has been written to ensure the quality for my open source project, but might be useful for other plugin developers as well. A detailed manual explains all tests. Since this application is based on the DUnit framework, the user interface is essentially identical (except a splash screen shown while the plugins are scanned).

Within the 'Test Hierachy' window different tests can be selected. By right clicking the window it is possible to select/deselect all. Also it is possible to select/deselect only the current or select the failed only. The selection will be stored across the sessions. After a selection has been made, the tests can be started via the tool bar, the main menu or using [F9].

Each test is performed one by one. If one test fails the other tests will still be performed. Keep in mind that in case of an error it might happen that subsequent tests might fail due to corrupted memory.   All for any test the result is reported by a small coloured square beside the name. Green means the test passed without any remarks. In case of a pink square an internal check failed. If the test crashed it will be shown as a red square. Skipped tests have a grey square.

Below the 'Test Hierachy' two bars can be found. One identifies the progress while the other gives a score for the selected tests. A score of 100% equals all tests passed. Further below a log window can be found. It contains all problems found (checks and errors). Details of each problem are presented in the window on the bottom. Study the details carefully to spot whether the problem is reasonable. Also the time elapsed can be seen either for the whole set of tests or for each test individually.