gen_template_unit_test_CMakeLists.py

#!/usr/bin/python3

import argparse

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="This creates a CMakeLists.txt file for compiling a generic \
                                              unit test project.")

parser.add_argument("modulename", help="The name of the module that you want to generate a CMakeLists.txt for")

args = parser.parse_args()

modulename = args.modulename

lines = []

lines.append("cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12.0)\n") # Push past the LTS ubuntu version for the benefits of a newer default
lines.append("project( %s_test )\n" % modulename)
lines.append("\n")
lines.append("set(REPO_ROOT \"../../..\")\n")
lines.append("\n")
lines.append("# Where to find other source files\n")
lines.append("add_subdirectory( .. %s )\n" % modulename)
lines.append("\n")
lines.append("# The target\n")
lines.append("add_executable( %s_test %s_test.cpp )\n" % (modulename, modulename))
lines.append("\n")
lines.append("target_include_directories( %s_test PRIVATE   .. )\n" % modulename)
lines.append("\n")
lines.append("target_link_libraries( %s_test %s )\n" % (modulename, modulename))
lines.append("target_link_libraries( %s_test libgtest.so libgtest_main.so libpthread.so )\n" % modulename)

# Create and fill the file.
file = open("CMakeLists.txt", "w")
for line in lines:
    file.write( line )
file.close()