Remove GTest dependency, add code coverage, and refactor unit tests and CI pipelines by Copilot · Pull Request #744 · microsoft/mscclpp

Copilot · 2026-02-11T00:12:10Z

Removes the GTest dependency, replacing it with a minimal custom framework (test/framework.*) that covers only what the tests actually use — a unified TEST() macro with SFINAE-based fixture auto-detection, EXPECT_*/ASSERT_* assertions, environments, and setup/teardown.
--exclude-perf-tests flag and substring-based negative filtering
MSCCLPP_ENABLE_COVERAGE CMake option with gcov/lcov; CI uploads to Codecov
Merges standalone test/perf/ into main test targets
Refactors Azure pipelines to reduce redundancies & make more readable

Co-authored-by: chhwang <8018170+chhwang@users.noreply.github.com>

- Modified test/mp_unit/mp_unit_tests.hpp to use ../framework.hpp instead of gtest/gtest.h - Enhanced test/framework.hpp with GTest-compatible APIs: - Added Environment base class for global test setup/teardown - Added TestInfo and UnitTest classes for test metadata access - Added GTEST_SKIP macro support via SkipHelper class - Added namespace alias 'testing' for compatibility - Added InitGoogleTest and AddGlobalTestEnvironment helper functions - Updated test/framework.cc with implementations for new classes - All mp_unit test files now use framework.hpp through mp_unit_tests.hpp - Formatting applied via lint.sh Co-authored-by: chhwang <8018170+chhwang@users.noreply.github.com>

- Remove duplicate static getMPIRank() and getMPISize() functions - Add full namespace qualification to GTEST_SKIP macro Co-authored-by: chhwang <8018170+chhwang@users.noreply.github.com>

- Move test framework from test/perf/ to test/ for shared use - Add GTest-compatible macros (TEST, TEST_F, EXPECT_*, ASSERT_*, etc.) - Remove GTest dependency from CMakeLists.txt - Add test_framework library for unit and mp_unit tests - Add code coverage support with lcov (MSCCLPP_ENABLE_COVERAGE option) - Update perf tests to use shared framework Co-authored-by: chhwang <8018170+chhwang@users.noreply.github.com>

Support --gtest_filter command line argument for test filtering, compatible with Azure pipeline configurations. Co-authored-by: chhwang <8018170+chhwang@users.noreply.github.com>

- Move PerfTestResult struct definition outside vector declaration - Move getCurrentTimestamp to anonymous namespace - Add documentation for GTEST_SKIP macro explaining RAII pattern Co-authored-by: chhwang <8018170+chhwang@users.noreply.github.com>

The recent removal of GTest and introduction of custom test framework requires MPI dependency which is not needed for CodeQL analysis. Disable test building in CodeQL workflows to fix the build failures. CodeQL only needs to analyze the core library code, not the tests. Co-authored-by: chhwang <8018170+chhwang@users.noreply.github.com>

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- Make MPI REQUIRED for test builds (clearer error messages) - Add project include directories to test_framework library - Fix core_tests.cc to use custom framework correctly - Fix mp_unit_tests.hpp to use mscclpp::test namespace - Add FAIL() macro with streaming support for test messages - Building tests now works in Docker environment with GPU bypass Tests can now be built using: docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/workspace -w /workspace \ ghcr.io/microsoft/mscclpp/mscclpp:base-dev-cuda12.4 bash -c \ "mkdir build && cd build && cmake -DMSCCLPP_BYPASS_GPU_CHECK=ON \ -DMSCCLPP_USE_CUDA=ON .. && make -j" Co-authored-by: chhwang <8018170+chhwang@users.noreply.github.com>

- Move helper classes inside namespace for proper access - Remove duplicate class definitions outside namespace - Tests can now build in Docker with CUDA toolkit installed - Remaining issues: ErrorCode and TransportFlags need operator<< for EXPECT_EQ Successfully building with Docker: docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/workspace -w /workspace \ ghcr.io/microsoft/mscclpp/mscclpp:base-dev-cuda12.4 bash -c \ "mkdir build && cd build && cmake -DMSCCLPP_BYPASS_GPU_CHECK=ON \ -DMSCCLPP_USE_CUDA=ON .. && make -j4" Note: Some unit tests (errors_tests.cc, core_tests.cc) need operator<< defined for ErrorCode and TransportFlags to compile with custom framework. Co-authored-by: chhwang <8018170+chhwang@users.noreply.github.com>

- Remove build_test/ directory containing CMake cache and build files - Update .gitignore to exclude build_*/ pattern to prevent future accidents These CMake artifacts (CMakeCache.txt, CMakeFiles/, generated headers) were accidentally committed and should never be in version control. Co-authored-by: chhwang <8018170+chhwang@users.noreply.github.com>

- Add nlohmann::ordered_json metrics field to TestResult struct - Add nlohmann/json.hpp include to test/framework.hpp - Link test_framework with nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json - Replace PerfTestResult with TestResult in test/perf/framework.cc - Move perf utility functions to utils namespace for consistency - Remove duplicate PerfTestResult struct definition This consolidates the two similar structs into one, reducing code duplication while maintaining all necessary fields for both unit tests (passed/failure_message) and performance tests (metrics). Verified build succeeds with Docker: docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/workspace -w /workspace \ ghcr.io/microsoft/mscclpp/mscclpp:base-dev-cuda12.4 bash -c \ "cd /workspace/build && make -j4 fifo_test" Co-authored-by: chhwang <8018170+chhwang@users.noreply.github.com>

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chhwang · 2026-03-17T01:42:06Z

/azp run mscclpp-codecov

azure-pipelines · 2026-03-17T01:42:19Z

Azure Pipelines successfully started running 1 pipeline(s).

chhwang · 2026-03-17T20:01:04Z

/azp run mscclpp-codecov

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Azure Pipelines successfully started running 1 pipeline(s).

chhwang · 2026-03-18T00:58:44Z

/azp run mscclpp-codecov

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Azure Pipelines successfully started running 1 pipeline(s).

chhwang · 2026-03-18T02:32:46Z

/azp run

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Azure Pipelines successfully started running 5 pipeline(s).

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test/framework.cc

test/unit/fifo_perf_tests.cu

Address review comments: 1. Ensure TearDown() is always called if SetUp() succeeds, even when TestBody() throws. This prevents resource leaks and maintains MPI synchronization between tests. 2. Replace assert() in fifo_perf_tests.cu with proper return false on validation failure, ensuring consistent test failure reporting. Fixes: - test/framework.cc: Track SetUp success and call TearDown in finally-style - test/unit/fifo_perf_tests.cu: Replace assert with explicit check Co-authored-by: chhwang <8018170+chhwang@users.noreply.github.com>

chhwang · 2026-03-18T20:07:06Z

/azp run

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Replace gtest/gtest.h with framework.hpp in all unit tests

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- Remove duplicate static getMPIRank() and getMPISize() functions - Add full namespace qualification to GTEST_SKIP macro Co-authored-by: chhwang <8018170+chhwang@users.noreply.github.com>

Add --gtest_filter support to framework

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Support --gtest_filter command line argument for test filtering, compatible with Azure pipeline configurations. Co-authored-by: chhwang <8018170+chhwang@users.noreply.github.com>

Address code review feedback

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- Move PerfTestResult struct definition outside vector declaration - Move getCurrentTimestamp to anonymous namespace - Add documentation for GTEST_SKIP macro explaining RAII pattern Co-authored-by: chhwang <8018170+chhwang@users.noreply.github.com>

Copilot AI changed the title ~~[WIP] Remove GTest and implement custom testing framework~~ Replace GTest with custom framework and add code coverage Feb 11, 2026

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Initial plan for fixing test build with GPU bypass

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