Build a test suite made of unit tests

Set up a test suite with reference results to:

• check that the library is well supported (i.e. compiles and simulates) by Dymola and OpenModelica.
• perform some regression tests between two ThermoSysPro versions (could be useful when developing a new version)

Provide scripts to automate test running and deploy CI in Git.

changed milestone to %ThermoSysPro v4.1

added CI/Dymola CI/OpenModelica CI/regression labels

changed title from Build a test suite to check ThermoSysPro compliance with Dymola and OpenModelica and perform some regression test between two ThermoSysPro versions to Build a test suite with reference results

changed the description

changed title from Build a test suite with reference results to Build a test suite made of unit tests

added Modeli label

removed Modeli label

Some existing projects that could be used:

• Lapapasta/ThermoSysPro_testsuite (github.com) → preliminary stand-alone code developed by an intern)
• Philipp Emanuel Stelzig / MoPyRegtest · GitLab → Modelica regression tests in pyhon (focusing on OpenModelica)
• RWTH-EBC/MoCITempGen: Modelica CI Template generation tool (github.com) → Modelica CI Template generation tool (focusing on Dymola)

@giorgio.simonini : Could be interested to update the issue with the work done with Phimeca.

assigned to @giorgio.simonini

assigned to @sarah.hocine-rastic and unassigned @giorgio.simonini

assigned to @giorgio.simonini and unassigned @sarah.hocine-rastic

changed milestone to %ThermoSysPro v4.x

added DevComAdvice label

changed milestone to %ThermoSysPro v4.2

Work to build a test suite from scratch has started in Q4/2024. The code is hosted here) (private repository). The first steps consisted in:

• Create a Modelica library with typical "errors".
• Create a parallel launcher for both OpenModelica and Dymola.

The next steps will focus on running generating a common output of informations and then on processing result files to track changes.