add factory method to create and start a dummy active object and manage the dummy with unique_ptr.

Author: mattheweshleman

cpputest-for-qpc-lib/include/cmsDummyActiveObject.hpp

@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@
 #include <array>
 #include <functional>
 #include <cstdlib>
+#include <memory>
 #include "cmsVectorBackedQEQueue.hpp"
 #include "qevtUniquePtr.hpp"
+#include "cms_cpputest_qf_ctrl.hpp"
 
 namespace cms {
 namespace test {
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ class DummyActiveObject  {
         }
     }
 
-    void dummyStart(uint_fast8_t priority = 1)
+    void dummyStart(uint_fast8_t priority = qf_ctrl::DUMMY_AO_A_PRIORITY)
     {
         QACTIVE_START(&m_super, priority,
                       m_incomingEvents.data(), m_incomingEvents.size(),
@@ -180,6 +182,24 @@ class DummyActiveObject  {
 };
 
 using DefaultDummyActiveObject = DummyActiveObject<50>;
+using DefaultDummyActiveObjectUniquePtr =
+  std::unique_ptr<DefaultDummyActiveObject>;
+
+/**
+ * Helper method to create (allocate) and start a dummy active
+ * object
+ * @param behavior
+ * @param priority
+ * @return ptr as unique_ptr.
+ */
+inline DefaultDummyActiveObjectUniquePtr CreateAndStartDummyActiveObject(
+  DefaultDummyActiveObject::EventBehavior behavior = DefaultDummyActiveObject::EventBehavior::CALLBACK,
+  uint_fast8_t priority = qf_ctrl::DUMMY_AO_A_PRIORITY)
+{
+    auto dummy = std::make_unique<DefaultDummyActiveObject>(behavior);
+    dummy->dummyStart(priority);
+    return dummy;
+}
 
 }  // namespace test
 }  // namespace cms

cpputest-for-qpc-lib/tests/cms_dummy_active_object_tests.cpp

@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ TEST_GROUP(dummy_ao_tests)
 
 TEST(dummy_ao_tests, dummy_ao_provides_callback_by_default)
 {
-    auto dummy = std::make_unique<DefaultDummyActiveObject>();
-    dummy->dummyStart();
+    auto dummy = CreateAndStartDummyActiveObject();
     CHECK_TRUE(dummy->isRecorderEmpty());
     CHECK_FALSE(dummy->isAnyEventRecorded());
 
@@ -42,8 +41,8 @@ TEST(dummy_ao_tests, dummy_ao_provides_callback_by_default)
 
 TEST(dummy_ao_tests, dummy_ao_provides_recorder_option)
 {
-    auto dummy = std::make_unique<DefaultDummyActiveObject>(DefaultDummyActiveObject::EventBehavior::RECORDER);
-    dummy->dummyStart();
+    auto dummy = CreateAndStartDummyActiveObject(
+      DefaultDummyActiveObject::EventBehavior::RECORDER);
 
     static constexpr enum_t TEST1_SIG = Q_USER_SIG + 1;
     static constexpr enum_t TEST2_SIG = TEST1_SIG + 1;