Pytest with Matlab and GNU Octave

test_pytest_matlab.py

# /usr/bin/env python3

from pathlib import Path
import subprocess
import pytest
import shutil
import functools

R = Path(__file__).parent


@functools.cache
def octave() -> str | None:
    return shutil.which("octave")


@functools.cache
def matlab() -> str | None:
    return shutil.which("matlab")


@pytest.mark.skipif(not matlab(), reason="Matlab not available")
def test_matlab_api():

    subprocess.check_call(
        [
            matlab(),
            "-batch",
            f"r=runtests('{R}'), assert(~isempty(r)), assertSuccess(r)",
        ],
        timeout=60,
    )


@pytest.mark.skipif(not octave(), reason="octave not found")
def test_octave_api():

    subprocess.check_call([octave(), "oruntests('{R}')"], timeout=60)

TestExample.m

classdef TestExample < matlab.unittest.TestCase

methods (Test)

function testExample(testCase)
testCase.verifyEqual(1, 1);
end

end

end