Python support: some work on coverage testing SimulationData (#2178).

src/plugins/support/PythonSupport/tests/data/coveragetests.out

@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@
        - Test value properly set: yes
  - Test SimulationData.algebraic():
     - Size: 0
+       - Starting point: 0.000000
+       - Test Starting point properly set: yes
+       - Ending point: 50.000000
+       - Test Ending point properly set: yes
+       - Point interval: 0.001000
+       - Test Point interval properly set: yes
 
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    SimulationResults coverage tests

src/plugins/support/PythonSupport/tests/data/coveragetests.py

@@ -19,6 +19,19 @@ def test_data_store_values(values, name, indent=''):
         print('%s       - Test value properly set: %s' % (indent, "yes" if value.value() == test_value else "no"))
 
 
+def test_simulation_data_property(get_method, set_method, description):
+    orig_value = get_method()
+    test_value = 123.456789
+
+    print('       - %s: %f' % (description, orig_value))
+
+    set_method(test_value)
+
+    print('       - Test %s properly set: %s' % (description, "yes" if get_method() == test_value else "no"))
+
+    set_method(orig_value)
+
+
 def test_data_store_variable_index(variable, index, indent):
     print('%s    - value(%d): %f' % (indent, index, variable.value(index)))
 
@@ -100,6 +113,10 @@ def test_data_store_variables(variables, name, indent=''):
     test_data_store_values(data.rates(), 'SimulationData.rates()')
     test_data_store_values(data.algebraic(), 'SimulationData.algebraic()')
 
+    test_simulation_data_property(data.starting_point, data.set_starting_point, 'Starting point')
+    test_simulation_data_property(data.ending_point, data.set_ending_point, 'Ending point')
+    test_simulation_data_property(data.point_interval, data.set_point_interval, 'Point interval')
+
     # Coverage tests for SimulationResults
 
     header('SimulationResults coverage tests', False)