Create state test with commandline flag

test/TestHelper.cpp

@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 #include <libethereum/Client.h>
 #include <liblll/Compiler.h>
 
-//#define FILL_TESTS
-
 using namespace std;
 using namespace dev::eth;
 
@@ -351,7 +349,11 @@ void executeTests(const string& _name, const string& _testPathAppendix, std::fun
 	string testPath = getTestPath();
 	testPath += _testPathAppendix;
 
-#ifdef FILL_TESTS
+	for (int i = 1; i < boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argc; ++i)
+	{
+		string arg = boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argv[i];
+		if (arg == "--createtest")
+		{
 			try
 			{
 				cnote << "Populating tests...";
@@ -372,7 +374,8 @@ void executeTests(const string& _name, const string& _testPathAppendix, std::fun
 			{
 				BOOST_ERROR("Failed test with Exception: " << _e.what());
 			}
-#endif
+		}
+	}
 
 	try
 	{

test/state.cpp

@@ -122,6 +122,40 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(stPreCompiledContracts)
 	dev::test::executeTests("stPreCompiledContracts", "/StateTests", dev::test::doStateTests);
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(stCreateTest)
+{
+	for (int i = 1; i < boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argc; ++i)
+	{
+		string arg = boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argv[i];
+		if (arg == "--createtest")
+		{
+			if (boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argc <= i + 2)
+			{
+				cnote << "usage: ./testeth --createtest <PathToConstructor> <PathToDestiny>\n";
+				return;
+			}
+			try
+			{
+				cnote << "Populating tests...";
+				json_spirit::mValue v;
+				string s = asString(dev::contents(boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argv[i + 1]));
+				BOOST_REQUIRE_MESSAGE(s.length() > 0, "Content of " + (string)boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argv[i + 1] + " is empty.");
+				json_spirit::read_string(s, v);
+				dev::test::doStateTests(v, true);
+				writeFile(boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argv[i + 2], asBytes(json_spirit::write_string(v, true)));
+			}
+			catch (Exception const& _e)
+			{
+				BOOST_ERROR("Failed state test with Exception: " << diagnostic_information(_e));
+			}
+			catch (std::exception const& _e)
+			{
+				BOOST_ERROR("Failed state test with Exception: " << _e.what());
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(userDefinedFileState)
 {
 	dev::test::userDefinedTest("--statetest", dev::test::doStateTests);