Write some unit tests for one of the generators

[aalex]

As developers, we need unit, so that we know our code works.

Criteria

• Write a unit test that instanciates a generator, runs it and check that it output makes sense.
• Let's test the Wolfram cellular automata generator type.

Details

• The unit tests are ran on Github each time we do a commit: https://github.com/Xmodal/autonomX/runs/2363718243
• There is no test for the generators, for now.
• You need to write a class in Qt. It should instanciate one generator and make it run for 1-2-3 iterations.
• Inspiration: https://github.com/mapmapteam/mapmap/blob/develop/tests/TestMaths.cpp

[aalex]

It would definitely add value to the project if we would implement some tests, instead. I wouldn't remove those test boilerplate without checking with the Product Owner. My recommendation is indeed to use these stub to implement some, instead of removing the folder.

Each time we create a PR, Github would run our unit test suite to make sure that our generators - or whatever code we write test for - do work.

In lean software dev, we want a quick feedback loop. Write code -> write tests -> do the tests run ok? -> if not, fix it -> then ask for a code review. ->get some change requests -> do the requested changes -> once approved, merge it -> then some QA engineer tests it -> then demo it in a sprint review.

[aalex]

Maybe we should list what could benefit from unit tests:

• I would start with a simple deterministic test for the Wolfram cellular automata with some given seeds.

[aalex]

Example:

• seed : 123
• expected_1st_iteration = [0, 1, 0 , 1, 1, 0 , 0]
• expected_2nd_iteration = [0, 1, 1 , 1, 1, 1 , 0]