started adding cppunit tests

test/CMakeLists.txt

-add_executable(mytest test.cpp)
-target_include_directories(mytest PUBLIC $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include>)
-target_include_directories(mytest BEFORE PUBLIC
-    $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../include>)
-target_link_libraries(mytest sonata-admin sonata-server sonata-client)
+include_directories(../include)
+
+add_library(sonata-test Main.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(sonata-test ${CPPUNIT_LIBRARIES} sonata-server sonata-admin sonata-client)
+

test/Main.cpp

+#include <fstream>
+#include <cppunit/CompilerOutputter.h>
+#include <cppunit/XmlOutputter.h>
+#include <cppunit/extensions/TestFactoryRegistry.h>
+#include <cppunit/ui/text/TestRunner.h>
+
+#include <sonata/Client.hpp>
+#include <sonata/Admin.hpp>
+#include <sonata/Provider.hpp>
+
+namespace tl = thallium;
+
+tl::engine* engine = nullptr;
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+    // Get the top level suite from the registry    
+    CppUnit::Test *suite = CppUnit::TestFactoryRegistry::getRegistry().makeTest();
+
+    // Adds the test to the list of test to run
+    CppUnit::TextUi::TestRunner runner;
+    runner.addTest( suite );
+
+    std::ofstream xmlOutFile;
+    if(argc >= 2) {
+        const char* xmlOutFileName = argv[1];
+        xmlOutFile.open(xmlOutFileName);
+        // Change the default outputter to output XML results into a file
+        runner.setOutputter(new CppUnit::XmlOutputter(&runner.result(), xmlOutFile));
+    } else {
+        // Change the default outputter to output XML results into stderr
+        runner.setOutputter(new CppUnit::XmlOutputter(&runner.result(), std::cerr));
+    }
+
+    // Initialize the thallium server
+    tl::engine theEngine("na+sm", THALLIUM_SERVER_MODE);
+    engine = &theEngine;
+
+    // Initialize the Sonata provider
+    sonata::Provider provider(theEngine);
+
+    // Run the tests.
+    bool wasSucessful = runner.run();
+
+    // Finalize the engine
+    theEngine.finalize();
+
+    if(argc >= 2)
+       xmlOutFile.close();
+
+    // Return error code 1 if the one of test failed.
+    return wasSucessful ? 0 : 1;
+}