run_with_print 0.0.1

Helper for getting the `print` output in tests.

run_with_print

A helper for getting the print output in tests.

Introduction

Sometimes, you want to check the print output when you test the app or test Command Line Interface.

This package returns the print output to help you to check it in the test code.

Installing

You can install this package by executing the following command.

dart pub add --dev run_with_print

Or, open the pubspec.yaml file and add the run_with_print package to dev_dependencies as follows.

...
dev_dependencies:
  run_with_print: [version]
...

Example

You can use the runWithPrint function to get the print output. A full test example could look like the following.

import 'package:run_with_print/run_with_print.dart';
import 'package:test/test.dart';

void main() {
  test('Check print contents', () {
    runWithPrint((logs) {
      print('test log');
      expect(logs[0], 'test log');

      print('test message');
      expect(logs[1], 'test message');
    });
  });
}

You can just wrap the test code with runWithPrint(() {}); to get the print output.

Contributing

If you want to contribute to this package, please see CONTRIBUTING.