Installation and setup are not clear about vscode-catch2-test-adapter HOT 3 CLOSED

Hi,
I'm not sure, I understand your problem.
What would you like to do?
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Hi!
Yeah, I was trying to switch from clion to vs code, but never managed to get my catch test suites to be visible in the explorer. I did not find readme very helpful. A short walkthrough on how to setup a c++ project in vs code with catch would simplify things a ton!

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I assume you've installed my extension.

1. Open Settings (-> Workspace settings)
2. Search for catch2 executables
3. Click Edit in settings.json

Now hopefully you will see the default setting, something like this:

// The location of your test executables (relative to the workspace folder or absolute path) and with a lot of other setting. (https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/codebasics#_advanced-search-options)
  "catch2TestExplorer.executables": [
    {
      "name": "${filename} (${relDirpath}/)",
      "pattern": "{build,Build,BUILD,out,Out,OUT}/**/*{test,Test,TEST}*",
      "cwd": "${absDirpath}",
      "env": {
        "C2TESTEXECUTABLEPATH": "${absPath}"
      }
    }
  ]

You have to copy and personalise catch2TestExplorer.executables variable. (Place your settings to the right hand side editor to override.)
Check README for personalisation details.

For deeper understanding of vscode settings click here: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/settings

Long story short:
Create a .vscode/settings.json file with customized content like this:

{
  "catch2TestExplorer.executables": [
    {
      "name": "${filename} (${relDirpath}/)",
      "pattern": "{build,Build,BUILD,out,Out,OUT}/**/*{test,Test,TEST}*",
      "cwd": "${absDirpath}",
      "env": {
        "C2TESTEXECUTABLEPATH": "${absPath}"
      }
    }
  ]
}

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