This tutorial will introduce Fortran developers to unit-testing and test-driven development (TDD)  using pFUnit.   As with other unit-testing frameworks, pFUnit, simplifies the process of writing, collecting, and executing tests while providing clear diagnostic messages for failing tests.   pFUnit specifically targets the development of scientific/technical software written in Fortran and includes customized features such as:   assertions for  multi-dimensional arrays, distributed (MPI) and thread-based (OpenMP) parallellism, and flexible parameterized tests.

These sessions will include numerous examples and hands-on exercises that gradually build  in complexity. Attendees are expected to have working knowledge of F90, but familiarity with  object-oriented syntax in F2003 and MPI will be of benefit for the more advanced examples.   By the end of the tutorial the audience should feel comfortable in applying pFUnit within their own development environment.

Syllabus:

• Session I - Basic
  Overview of pFUnit
  Building/installing pFUnit
  Basic syntax
  The pFUnit preprocessor - making it easy
  
  
• Session II - Advanced
  User-defined subclasses
  Parameterized tests
  Overview of TDD
  Test-Driven Development using pFUnit by Example
  
  
• Session III - BYOC  (Bring your own code)
  Supplementary exercises will also be available