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diff --git a/boost/test/results_reporter.hpp b/boost/test/results_reporter.hpp
index 862c622a68..4c8627e458 100644
--- a/boost/test/results_reporter.hpp
+++ b/boost/test/results_reporter.hpp
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
-// (C) Copyright Gennadiy Rozental 2001-2008.
+// (C) Copyright Gennadiy Rozental 2001-2014.
// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
-// (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+// (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
// See http://www.boost.org/libs/test for the library home page.
//
-// File : $RCSfile$
-//
-// Version : $Revision$
-//
-// Description : defines class unit_test_result that is responsible for
-// gathering test results and presenting this information to end-user
+/// @file
+/// @brief defines testing result reporter interfaces
+///
+/// This file defines interfaces that are responsible for results reporting. Interface is presented in a form of
+/// free standing function implemented in namespace result_reporter
// ***************************************************************************
#ifndef BOOST_TEST_RESULTS_REPORTER_HPP_021205GER
@@ -28,13 +27,17 @@
//____________________________________________________________________________//
namespace boost {
-
namespace unit_test {
+/// Namespace for results reporter interfaces
namespace results_reporter {
// ************************************************************************** //
-// ************** formatter interface ************** //
+/// @brief Results report formatter interface
+///
+/// This is abstract interface for the report formatter used by results reporter routines.
+/// You can define a custom formatter by implementing this interface and setting the formatter using set_format function.
+/// This is usually done during test module initialization
// ************************************************************************** //
class BOOST_TEST_DECL format {
@@ -52,22 +55,57 @@ public:
};
// ************************************************************************** //
-// ************** report configuration ************** //
+/// @name report configuration
// ************************************************************************** //
-BOOST_TEST_DECL void set_level( report_level );
+/// Sets reporting level
+
+/// There are only four possible levels for results report:
+/// - confirmation report (boost::unit_test::CONFIRMATION_REPORT). This report level only produces short confirmation
+/// message about test module pass/fail status
+/// - short report (boost::unit_test::SHORT_REPORT). This report level produces short summary report for failed/passed
+/// assertions and test units.
+/// - detailed report (boost::unit_test::DETAILED_REPORT). This report level produces detailed report per test unit for
+/// passed/failed assertions and uncaught exceptions
+/// - no report (boost::unit_test::NO_REPORT). This report level produces no results report. This is used for test modules
+/// running as part of some kind of continues integration framework
+/// @param[in] l report level
+BOOST_TEST_DECL void set_level( report_level l );
+
+/// Sets output stream for results reporting
+
+/// By default std::cerr is used. Use this function to set a different stream. The framework
+/// refers to the stream by reference, so you need to make sure the stream object lifetime exceeds the testing main scope.
BOOST_TEST_DECL void set_stream( std::ostream& );
-BOOST_TEST_DECL void set_format( output_format );
-BOOST_TEST_DECL void set_format( results_reporter::format* );
+/// Sets one of the predefined formats
+
+/// The framework implements two results report formats:
+/// - plain human readable format (boost::unit_test::OF_CLF)
+/// - XML format (boost::unit_test::OF_XML)
+/// @param[in] of one of the presefined enumeration values for output formats
+BOOST_TEST_DECL void set_format( output_format of );
+
+/// Sets custom report formatter
+
+/// The framework takes ownership of the pointer passed as an argument. So this should be a pointer to
+/// a heap allocated object
+/// @param[in] f pointer to heap allocated instance of custom report formatter class
+BOOST_TEST_DECL void set_format( results_reporter::format* f );
+
+/// @brief Access to configured results reporter stream
+///
+/// Use this stream to report additional information abut test module execution
BOOST_TEST_DECL std::ostream& get_stream();
+/// @}
+
// ************************************************************************** //
// ************** report initiation ************** //
// ************************************************************************** //
BOOST_TEST_DECL void make_report( report_level l = INV_REPORT_LEVEL, test_unit_id = INV_TEST_UNIT_ID );
-inline void confirmation_report( test_unit_id id = INV_TEST_UNIT_ID )
+inline void confirmation_report( test_unit_id id = INV_TEST_UNIT_ID )
{ make_report( CONFIRMATION_REPORT, id ); }
inline void short_report( test_unit_id id = INV_TEST_UNIT_ID )
{ make_report( SHORT_REPORT, id ); }
@@ -75,13 +113,9 @@ inline void detailed_report( test_unit_id id = INV_TEST_UNIT_ID )
{ make_report( DETAILED_REPORT, id ); }
} // namespace results_reporter
-
} // namespace unit_test
-
} // namespace boost
-//____________________________________________________________________________//
-
#include <boost/test/detail/enable_warnings.hpp>
#endif // BOOST_TEST_RESULTS_REPORTER_HPP_021205GER