Thanks Ben & Michael, that works! On Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 5:08:31 PM UTC-8, Michael Blume wrote: > > macroexpand-1 is a good start, I'd also recommend using the (is (thrown? > ...)) special form, so > > (is (thrown? IllegalArgumentException (macroexpend-1 '(my-macro > (ill-formed-arguments ...))))) > > On Thu Jan 22 2015 at 5:05:36 PM Ben Wolfson <wol...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> (try (macroexpand-1 '(my-macro (ill-formed-arguments ...))) >> false ;; shouldn't get here >> (catch Exception _ true)) ;; whole expression should be true >> >> As long as you know that the *right* exception is being thrown. >> >> On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 4:41 PM, Scott Rabin <scott...@gmail.com >> <javascript:>> wrote: >> >>> We have a few macros in my employer's codebase that throw compile-time >>> errors when you've given them invalid configurations, and have generally >>> simply tested the result of these macros and not necessarily the direct >>> expansion of said macros. What we would like to do is *test* that the >>> macro blows up; but unfortunately, since this happens before tests are run, >>> the result is that the compiler just complains at you instead of telling >>> you that a specific test failed. >>> >>> Is there a decent way to test for thrown exceptions from macros other >>> than writing a few cases and saying "well, if the tests didn't even run, >>> it's not right!"? >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Clojure" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to clo...@googlegroups.com >>> <javascript:> >>> Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with >>> your first post. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> clojure+u...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Clojure" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to clojure+u...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Ben Wolfson >> "Human kind has used its intelligence to vary the flavour of drinks, >> which may be sweet, aromatic, fermented or spirit-based. ... Family and >> social life also offer numerous other occasions to consume drinks for >> pleasure." [Larousse, "Drink" entry] >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Clojure" group. >> To post to this group, send email to clo...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:> >> Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with >> your first post. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> clojure+u...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Clojure" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to clojure+u...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >
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