# \#test **URL:** https://discourse.openrobotics.org/tag/test/364.md [Latest](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/tags.md) --- ## [Ros2\_test\_compose: a YAML-to-pytest generator for ROS2 integration testing](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros2-test-compose-a-yaml-to-pytest-generator-for-ros2-integration-testing/57280)
**Author:** [@Willore](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Willore)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros2-test-compose-a-yaml-to-pytest-generator-for-ros2-integration-testing/57280 "2026-08-10T15:46:54Z")
Hi everyone, I’m a PhD student, and after a few years my codebase has grown quite a bit, spread across different git repos, Docker containers, and machines. I knew it would be good to add some tests to avoid regressions… --- ## [ROS 2 Testing: A Practical Survival Guide – ROSCon ES 2025 Workshop](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-2-testing-a-practical-survival-guide-roscon-es-2025-workshop/51288)
**Author:** [@xaruvi](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/xaruvi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 11:24am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-2-testing-a-practical-survival-guide-roscon-es-2025-workshop/51288 "2025-12-05T11:24:53Z")
Hey everyone! At ROSCon Spain 2025 we ran a hands-on workshop about ROS 2 testing as part of our work at Ekumen, covering everything from basic linters and unit tests to integration testing and CI. Several people asked … --- ## [ROS2 Robot Framework Library (CI)](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros2-robot-framework-library-ci/50145)
**Author:** [@bekir\_bostanci](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/bekir_bostanci)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2025, 7:21pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros2-robot-framework-library-ci/50145 "2025-09-19T19:21:41Z")
How do you test your ROS2 packages? Unit tests alone are not enough to cover an entire project, so a layered testing strategy is essential. Tracking the right metrics from these tests is also an important part of the pr… --- ## [🎉 Gazebo Jetty Test and Tutorial Party Instructions](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/gazebo-jetty-test-and-tutorial-party-instructions/49779)
**Author:** [@Katherine\_Scott](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Katherine_Scott)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/gazebo-jetty-test-and-tutorial-party-instructions/49779 "2025-09-04T20:20:05Z")
Hi Gazebo community, As mentioned previously we’ll be conducting a testing and tutorial party for the next Gazebo release, Jetty. If you missed the kickoff meeting for the tutorial party, here’s the video: … --- ## [\[First Release\] rtest - ROS 2 Unit Tests Framework](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/first-release-rtest-ros-2-unit-tests-framework/43831)
**Author:** [@Szymon\_Dzwonczyk](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Szymon_Dzwonczyk)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 10:24am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/first-release-rtest-ros-2-unit-tests-framework/43831 "2025-06-04T10:24:04Z")
Hello everyone, Happy to share that at Spyrosoft we’ve convinced the right people and just released a first version of our ROS 2 Unit Tests Framework (rtest) open-source! rtest enables writing reliable, fully repea… --- ## [Towards a ROSdoc integation testing tutorial](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/towards-a-rosdoc-integation-testing-tutorial/40701)
**Author:** [@abaeyens](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/abaeyens)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/towards-a-rosdoc-integation-testing-tutorial/40701 "2024-12-21T17:03:55Z")
Hi all! As-is, the ROS doc site has tutorials on unit testing but none yet on integration testing, despite the latter being a key part of software development and ROS also having the tools already available. As discusse… --- ## [\`testjob\_coordinator\`: a parallel integration test runner PoC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/testjob-coordinator-a-parallel-integration-test-runner-poc/41230)
**Author:** [@abaeyens](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/abaeyens)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2024, 4:56pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/testjob-coordinator-a-parallel-integration-test-runner-poc/41230 "2024-12-21T16:56:02Z")
Most ROS 2 testing pipelines run all integration tests sequentially, as running in parallel is not that well supported yet. While one can set a number of workers, in practice the usefulness of that is limited as the feas… --- ## [How to run multiple tests in parallel with colcon test?](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/how-to-run-multiple-tests-in-parallel-with-colcon-test/38675)
**Author:** [@LastStarDust](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/LastStarDust)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2024, 1:34am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/how-to-run-multiple-tests-in-parallel-with-colcon-test/38675 "2024-07-29T01:34:36Z")
I am currently engaged in a ROS2 project aimed at optimizing our testing processes by enabling concurrent execution of tests within a single package using colcon test. Initially, I attempted to utilize the --parallel-wo… --- ## [Jazzy Jalisco Testing & Tutorial Kickoff Party / Instructions](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/jazzy-jalisco-testing-tutorial-kickoff-party-instructions/37501)
**Author:** [@Katherine\_Scott](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Katherine_Scott)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 5:06pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/jazzy-jalisco-testing-tutorial-kickoff-party-instructions/37501 "2024-05-16T17:06:00Z")
Hi Everyone, As mentioned previously, we’re conducting a testing and tutorial party for the next ROS release, Jazzy Jalisco. If you happened to miss the kickoff of the Jazzy Jalisco Testing and Tutorial party (video) th… --- ## [Guidelines for Testing ROS-based Robots in the Real-World](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/guidelines-for-testing-ros-based-robots-in-the-real-world/37577)
**Author:** [@rdcal](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/rdcal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/guidelines-for-testing-ros-based-robots-in-the-real-world/37577 "2024-05-06T20:30:39Z")
Interested in testing ROS-based robots in the real-world? We conducted a study to collect exemplars from the ROS community to assist developers and QA teams in ensuring ROS-based robotic systems’ reliability in real-wor… --- ## [We need participants for a Survey on Field-based Testing of ROS applications!](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/we-need-participants-for-a-survey-on-field-based-testing-of-ros-applications/34879)
**Author:** [@rdcal](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/rdcal)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 2:56pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/we-need-participants-for-a-survey-on-field-based-testing-of-ros-applications/34879 "2023-12-15T14:56:40Z")
Have you ever done any kind of test in the field or used field data on ROS applications? How about runtime verification? Do you have an idea of how techniques for testing robots in the field might be improved? We want to… --- ## [Announcing Ciare](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/announcing-ciare/30939)
**Author:** [@alexkaravaev](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/alexkaravaev)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2023, 3:50pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/announcing-ciare/30939 "2023-04-16T15:50:42Z")
I am thrilled to announce early access to Ciare(https://www.ciare.dev) - a powerful set of simulation tools designed to streamline robotics development. Ciare was born out of the realization that the field of robotics i…