Add a C++ test outline

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
-
   tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -18,3 +17,31 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: '3.12'
     - run: pip install kaitaistruct
+
+  test-cpp:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    # Need for a recent version of cmake
+    - name: Install kitware cmake archive
+      run: |
+        curl -LO https://apt.kitware.com/kitware-archive.sh
+        sudo bash kitware-archive.sh
+
+    - name: Install compiler and cmake
+      run: |
+        sudo apt update -y
+        sudo apt install -y build-essential cmake
+
+    # The version here should match the one in ci/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+    - name: Install kaitai-struct-compiler
+      run: |
+        curl -LO https://github.com/kaitai-io/kaitai_struct_compiler/releases/download/0.10/kaitai-struct-compiler_0.10_all.deb
+        sudo apt install -y ./kaitai-struct-compiler_0.10_all.deb
+
+    - name: Build C++ test executable
+      run: |
+        cd ci/cpp
+        cmake -S . -B build
+        cmake --build build

ci/cpp/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.26)
+include(FetchContent)
+project(test-cpp CXX)
+
+# Version of the kaitai_struct_cpp_stl_runtime
+# Should match that of the kaitai-struct-compiler
+set(KSCSR_VERSION "0.10")
+
+set(kaitai_struct_cpp_stl_runtime_BUILD_TESTS OFF CACHE INTERNAL
+    "Disable tests in katai_struct_cpp_stl build" FORCE)
+
+FetchContent_Declare(
+  kaitai_struct_cpp_stl_runtime
+  GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/kaitai-io/kaitai_struct_cpp_stl_runtime.git
+  GIT_TAG        ${KSCSR_VERSION}
+  GIT_SHALLOW    ON
+  FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS
+)
+
+FetchContent_MakeAvailable(kaitai_struct_cpp_stl_runtime)
+
+# Check kaitai-struct-compiler version
+execute_process(
+  COMMAND bash -c "kaitai-struct-compiler --version | awk '{ print $2 }'"
+  OUTPUT_VARIABLE KSC_VERSION
+)
+
+if(NOT ${KSC_VERSION} STREQUAL ${KSCSR_VERSION})
+  message(FATAL "kaitai-struct-compiler version ${KSC_VERSION} does not match kaitai_struct_cpp_stl_runtime-struct version ${KSCSR_VERSION}")
+endif()
+
+# Convenient link to the directory containing the ksy files
+set(TEMPLATE_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../src/tablestream/templates)
+
+# Generate the cpp files from the various ksy files
+add_custom_command(OUTPUT dtype.cpp metadata.cpp VERBATIM
+  DEPENDS ${TEMPLATE_DIR}/metadata.ksy
+  COMMAND kaitai-struct-compiler -t cpp_stl --cpp-standard=11
+          ${TEMPLATE_DIR}/metadata.ksy
+)
+
+add_custom_command(OUTPUT lock.cpp VERBATIM
+  DEPENDS ${TEMPLATE_DIR}/lock.ksy
+  COMMAND kaitai-struct-compiler -t cpp_stl --cpp-standard=11
+          ${TEMPLATE_DIR}/lock.ksy
+)
+
+add_custom_command(OUTPUT standard_storage_manager.cpp VERBATIM
+  DEPENDS ${TEMPLATE_DIR}/standard_storage_manager.ksy
+  COMMAND kaitai-struct-compiler -t cpp_stl --cpp-standard=11
+          ${TEMPLATE_DIR}/standard_storage_manager.ksy
+)
+
+add_executable(test-cpp
+  dtype.cpp
+  lock.cpp
+  metadata.cpp
+  standard_storage_manager.cpp
+  test.cpp)
+
+target_include_directories(test-cpp
+  PRIVATE ${kaitai_struct_cpp_stl_runtime_SOURCE_DIR})
+target_link_libraries(test-cpp
+  PRIVATE kaitai_struct_cpp_stl_runtime)
+# Allows compilation to go further, but these should be fixed
+target_compile_options(test-cpp PRIVATE
+    $<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:GNU>:-fpermissive>
+    $<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:Clang>:-fpermissive>
+)

ci/cpp/README.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# C++ test case
+
+Basic test case testing that generated C++ code compiles and links.
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+  $ cmake -S . -B build
+  $ cmake --build build

ci/cpp/test.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#include <kaitai/kaitaistruct.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char * argv[]) {
+  return 0;
+}