Configure extension using CMakePresets/'testPresets'

[pJunger]

CMake added support for test presets in their CMakePresets.json file.
With CLion & VS Code starting to support this format now it seems like a good way to configure all build & test configurations in one place.
It would be great if this extension would be able to read those configurations as well.

[fredericbonnet]

Thanks for the suggestion! Do you have usage examples? The doc page is not very explicit.

[pJunger]

Sorry, I don't have any real usage examples that I can share.

I've cobbled something together that might help though:

{
  "version": 4,
  "cmakeMinimumRequired": {
    "major": 3,
    "minor": 23,
    "patch": 0
  },
  "include": [
    "CMake/compilers.json"
  ],
  "configurePresets": [
    {
      "name": "dev_test",
      "cacheVariables": {
        "BUILD_TESTS": "ON",
        "BUILD_EXAMPLES": "ON",
        "BUILD_DOCS": "ON"
      },
      "hidden": true
    },
    {
      "name": "dev_clang11_linux_x86_64",
      "inherits": ["clang11_linux_x86_64", "dev_test"],
      "binaryDir": "build/dev_clang11_linux_x86_64",
      "installDir": "${sourceDir}/build/install/dev_clang11_linux_x86_64",
	  "generator": "Ninja Multi-Config"
    },
  ],
  "buildPresets": [
    {
      "name": "dev_clang11_linux_x86_64",
      "configurePreset": "dev_clang11_linux_x86_64",
      "configuration": "Debug",
      "jobs": 12
    }
  ],
  "testPresets": [
    {
      "name": "test_mod_1",
      "configurePreset": "dev_clang11_linux_x86_64",
      "configuration": "Debug",
	  "output": {
        "outputOnFailure": true
      },
      "execution": {
        "noTestsAction": "error",
        "stopOnFailure": true
      },
      "filter": {
        "include": {
          "name": "some_regex"
        },
        "exclude": {
          "name": "some_other_regex"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Also an issue about integrating this extension with the cmake-tools extension exists here: microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools#1682