In this section:
Overview
Test configurations define how DTP Engines test and analyze code, including which static analysis rules are enabled, which tests to run, and other analysis parameters.
C/C++test DTP Engine ships with built-in test configurations, but users can create and store their own test configurations in the DTP server. You can access the DTP server via the DTP plug-in. If you have administrator-level access in DTP Report Center, you can also create test configurations directly in DTP (administration> Engines> Test Configurations).
User-defined test configurations that are stored in DTP can be downloaded from the DTP server and stored in the [INSTALL_DIR]/configs/user directory as *.properties files.
Running a Test Configuration
You can specify which configuration will be run in one of the following ways:
Run
cpptestcliwith the-configswitch and specify a built-in, user-defined or DTP-hosted test configuration:-config "builtin://Recommended Rules" -config "user://Foo Configuration" -config "dtp://Foo Team Configuration" -config "dtp://FooTeamConfig.properties"
You can also provide a path or URL to the test configuration .properties file:
-config "C:\Devel\Configs\FooConfig.properties" -config "http://foo.bar.com/configs/FoodConfig.properties"
For example, your command line may resemble the following:
cpptestcli -config "builtin://Recommended Rules" -compiler gcc_3_4 -input cpptest.bdf
In the .properties file, specify the default configuration that will be run when the
-configoption is not used:cpptest.configuration=user://Configuration Name
Viewing Available Test Configurations
Use the -listconfigs switch to print the available test configurations.
Built-in Test Configurations
The following table includes the test configurations shipped in the [INSTALL]/configs/builtin directory.
| Built-in Test Configuration | Description |
|---|---|
| Recommended Rules | The default configuration of recommended rules. Covers most Severity 1 and Severity 2 rules. Includes rules in the Flow Analysis Fast configuration. |
| Find Duplicated Code | Applies static code analysis rules that report duplicate code. Duplicate code may indicate poor application design and lead to maintainability issues. |
| Metrics | Computes values for several code metrics. |
| Flow Analysis | Detects complex runtime errors without requiring test cases or application execution. Defects detected include using uninitialized or invalid memory, null pointer dereferencing, array and buffer overflows, division by zero, memory and resource leaks, and dead code. This requires a special Flow Analysis license option. |
| Flow Analysis Aggressive | Includes rules for deep flow analysis of code. A significant amount of time may be required to run this configuration. |
| Flow Analysis Fast | Includes rules for shallow depth of flow analysis, which limits the number of potentially acceptable defects from being reported. |
| CERT C Coding Standard | Checks rules for the CERT C Secure Coding Standard. This standard provides guidelines for secure coding. The goal is to facilitate the development of safe, reliable, and secure systems by, for example, eliminating undefined behaviors that can lead to undefined program behaviors and exploitable vulnerabilities. |
| CRules | Checks rules that enforce C best practices. |
| Effective C++ | Checks rules from Scott Meyers’ "Effective C++" book. These rules check the efficiency of C++ programs. |
| Effective STL | Checks rules from Scott Meyers’ "Effective STL" book. |
| GoogleTest | Analyzes Google Test unit test results. |
| HIS Source Code Metrics | Checks metrics required by the Herstellerinitiative Software (HIS) group. |
| ISO 26262 Recommended Rules | Checks rules recommended by the ISO 26262 standard. |
| Joint Strike Fighter | Checks rules that enforce the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program coding standards. |
| MISRA C | Checks rules that enforce the MISRA C coding standards. |
| MISRA C [2004, 2012] | Checks rules that enforce the MISRA C 2004 or 2012 coding standards. |
| MISRA C++ 2008 | Checks rules that enforce the MISRA C++ 2008 coding standards. |
| Parasoft's Recommended FDA C++ Phase 1 | Checks the core set of rules recommended for complying with the FDA General Principles for Software Validation. |
| Parasoft's Recommended FDA C++ Phase 2 | Checks a broader set of rules recommended for complying with the FDA General Principles for Software Validation; recommended for organizations who have already implemented the phase 1 rule set. |
| Parasoft's Recommended FDA C++ Phase 3 | Checks a broader set of rules recommended for complying with the |
| Sutter-Alexandrescu | Checks rules based on the book "C++ Coding Standards," by Herb Sutter and Andrei Alexandrescu. |
| The Power of Ten | Checks rules based on Gerard J. Holzmann’s article "The Power of Ten - Rules for Developing Safety Critical Code." |
| Parasoft’s Recommended Rules (Deprecated) | The default configuration of recommended rules. Covers most Severity 1 and Severity 2 rules. Includes rules in the Flow Analysis Fast configuration. |
| DISA-STIG Coding Standard | Includes rules that find issues identified in the DISA-STIG standard |
CWE-SANS Top 25 Most Dangerous Programming | Includes rules that find issues classified as Top 25 Most Dangerous Programming Errors of the CWE-SANS standard. |
| SAMATE Annex A Source Code Weaknesses | Includes rules that find issues identified in the |
| OWASP Top 10 Security Vulnerabilities | Includes rules that find issues identified in OWASP’s Top 10 standard |
| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard | Includes rules that find issues identified in PCI Data Security Standard |
| SecurityRules | General test configuration that finds security issues |
| Coverage | Generates the code coverage report. |
Creating Custom Rules
Use RuleWizard to create custom rules. To use the rule in the DTP Engine, it needs to be enabled in a test configuration and the custom rule file must be located in one of the following directories:
- [INSTALL_DIR]\rules\user\
- [DOCUMENTS DIR]\Parasoft\[engine]\rules where [DOCUMENTS DIR] refers to the "My Documents" directory in Windows.
