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+# Build and run compiler tests using CMake
+
+<!-- TOC -->
+
+- [Build and run compiler tests using CMake](#build-and-run-compiler-tests-using-cmake)
+    - [General information](#general-information)
+    - [How to add your tests](#how-to-add-your-tests)
+    - [Build and run tests on Unix-like systems](#build-and-run-tests-on-unix-like-systems)
+        - [Prerequisites:](#prerequisites)
+        - [Build and run test with CMake](#build-and-run-test-with-cmake)
+    - [Build and run tests on Windows](#build-and-run-tests-on-windows)
+        - [Prerequisites:](#prerequisites-1)
+        - [Generation of VS project with CMake, build and run on Windows](#generation-of-vs-project-with-cmake-build-and-run-on-windows)
+
+<!-- /TOC -->
+
+## General information 
+
+Added generic way to cover code by tests for many languages (you just need to make a correct header file for generator for your language - example in **netcore** implementation)
+
+At current moment these tests use free Catch library (https://github.com/catchorg/Catch2/tree/Catch1.x) for easy test creation and usage.
+Decision to use it was because of simplicity, easy usage, one header file to use, stable community and growing interest  (https://cpp.libhunt.com/project/googletest-google/vs/catch?rel=cmp-cmp)
+
+Also, maybe, later it will be migrated to Catch2 (https://github.com/philsquared/Catch) - depends on need to support legacy compilers (c++98)
+
+## How to add your tests
+
+- Open **CMakeLists.txt**
+- Set **On** to call of **THRIFT_ADD_COMPILER** for your language
+
+``` cmake 
+THRIFT_ADD_COMPILER(netcore "Enable compiler for .NET Core" ON)
+```
+
+- Create folder with name specified in list of languages in **CMakeLists.txt**
+- Create tests in folder for your language (with extensions like *.c* - cc, cpp, etc)
+  - Don't forget to add include of catch.hpp in your test file
+  ``` C
+  #include "../catch/catch.hpp"
+  ```
+
+- If you need - add files manually to **thrift_compiler_tests_manual_SOURCES** in **CMakeLists.txt** similar to 
+
+``` cmake
+# you can add some files manually there 
+set(thrift_compiler_tests_manual_SOURCES
+    # tests file to avoid main in every test file
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tests_main.cc
+)
+```
+
+- Run **cmake** with arguments for your environment and compiler 
+- Enjoy
+
+## Build and run tests on Unix-like systems
+
+### Prerequisites:
+- Install CMake - <https://cmake.org/download/>
+- Install winflexbison - <https://sourceforge.net/projects/winflexbison/>
+
+### Build and run test with CMake
+
+- Run commands in command line in current directory:
+
+```
+mkdir cmake-vs && cd cmake-vs
+cmake ..
+cmake --build .
+ctest -C Debug -V
+```
+
+## Build and run tests on Windows
+
+### Prerequisites:
+- Install CMake - <https://cmake.org/download/>
+- Install winflexbison - <https://sourceforge.net/projects/winflexbison/>
+- Install VS2017 Community Edition - <https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/whatsnew/> (ensure that you installed workload "Desktop Development with C++" for VS2017)
+
+### Generation of VS project with CMake, build and run on Windows
+- Run commands in command line in current directory (ensure that VS installed):
+
+```
+mkdir cmake-vs
+cd cmake-vs
+cmake ..
+cmake --build .
+ctest -C Debug -V
+```
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