Check initialization values in tests

[jhlegarreta]

Description

For any given class, we should test that their ivars are initialized to the values in their corresponding declaration/class constructor. This would allow to detect and track changes/bugs related to a given initialization value.

Steps to Reproduce

Prior to testing the Set/Get methods, check that all member variables have been initialized to the values in their corresponding declaration/class constructor files.

Some macros might be helpful (e.g. checking that a given array contains all zeros, or has a given length; checking that a string contains a zero-length, etc.), but the macro will need to be called manually for each member/value pair.

Expected behavior

All members are initialized to some default value, and the exact value is tested.

Actual behavior

No testing is done for default initialization values.

Reproducibility

100%.

Versions

master.

Environment

Any.

Additional Information

None.

[jhlegarreta]

We probably do not have the bandwidth to address this at this time. Contributions are welcome any time.

[dzenanz]

@krupalbhat You can only tackle a subset of tests. It is unrealistic to do them all in one go.

[krupalbhat]

@dzenanz I am currently facing issues compiling the tests, but I will attempt again today. If I can resolve the compilation, I will take it up and provide confirmation by tomorrow."

[jhlegarreta]

As @dzenanz said, this is a lot of manual work, so maybe we should think about some smart way to do this, through some automation that does nor require going over all files and member variables. TBH, I have not spent much time thinking omabout this direction.