add main function to run tests

Author: Remi-Gau

.gitignore

@@ -12,10 +12,52 @@ check_my_code_report.txt
 
 # exclude content of files for virtual env (mostly for the doc)
 cpp_ptb
+env
 
 # ignore file created by sphynx
 /docs/build
 
+# exclude temp files from tests and coverage
+*test_code_report.txt
+test_report.log
+*coverage*
+
 # exclude node js stuff
 node_modules/*
 package-lock.json
+
+## MATLAB / OCTAVE gitignore template
+
+# From : https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/master/Global/MATLAB.gitignore
+
+# Windows default autosave extension
+*.asv
+
+# OSX / *nix default autosave extension
+*.m~
+
+# Compiled MEX binaries (all platforms)
+*.mex*
+
+# Packaged app and toolbox files
+*.mlappinstall
+*.mltbx
+
+# Generated helpsearch folders
+helpsearch*/
+
+# Simulink code generation folders
+slprj/
+sccprj/
+
+# Matlab code generation folders
+codegen/
+
+# Simulink autosave extension
+*.autosave
+
+# Simulink cache files
+*.slxc
+
+# Octave session info
+octave-workspace

runTests.m

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+function runTests()
+    %
+    % (C) Copyright 2022 CPP_PTB developers
+
+    % Elapsed time is ??? seconds.
+
+    tic;
+
+    thisPath = fileparts(mfilename('fullpath'));
+
+    cd(thisPath);
+
+    fprintf('\nHome is %s\n', getenv('HOME'));
+
+    warning('OFF');
+
+    folderToCover = fullfile(thisPath, 'src');
+    addpath(genpath(folderToCover));
+    testFolder = fullfile(thisPath, 'tests');
+
+    success = moxunit_runtests( ...
+                               testFolder, ...
+                               '-verbose', '-recursive', '-with_coverage', ...
+                               '-cover', folderToCover, ...
+                               '-cover_xml_file', 'coverage.xml', ...
+                               '-cover_html_dir', fullfile(thisPath, 'coverage_html'));
+
+    if success
+        system('echo 0 > test_report.log');
+    else
+        system('echo 1 > test_report.log');
+    end
+
+    toc;
+
+end