test()

The test() method is only used for test_package/conanfile.py. It will execute immediately after build() has been called, and its goal is to run some executable or tests on binaries to prove the package is correctly created. Note that it is intended to be used as a test of the package: the headers are found, the libraries are found, it is possible to link, etc. But it is not intended to run unit, integration or functional tests.

It usually takes the form of:

def test(self):
    if can_run(self):
        cmd = os.path.join(self.cpp.build.bindir, "example")
        self.run(cmd, env="conanrun")

See also

• See the “testing packages” tutorial for more information.

• The test_package_folder attribute allows defining a different default location of the test-package instead of the default test_package folder.