1 files changed, 50 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tests/test_domain_cpp.py b/tests/test_domain_cpp.py
index df1e1bae1..7626ff99d 100644
--- a/tests/test_domain_cpp.py
+++ b/tests/test_domain_cpp.py
@@ -786,11 +786,59 @@ def test_xref_parsing():
 #     raise DefinitionError("")
 
 
+def filter_warnings(warning, file):
+    lines = warning.getvalue().split("\n");
+    res = [l for l in lines if "/domain-cpp/{}.rst".format(file) in l and
+           "WARNING: document isn't included in any toctree" not in l]
+    print("Filtered warnings for file '{}':".format(file))
+    for w in res:
+        print(w)
+    return res
+
+
 @pytest.mark.sphinx(testroot='domain-cpp')
 def test_build_domain_cpp_misuse_of_roles(app, status, warning):
     app.builder.build_all()
-
-    # TODO: properly check for the warnings we expect
+    ws = filter_warnings(warning, "roles-targets-ok")
+    assert len(ws) == 0
+
+    ws = filter_warnings(warning, "roles-targets-warn")
+    # the roles that should be able to generate warnings:
+    allRoles = ['class', 'struct', 'union', 'func', 'member', 'var', 'type', 'concept', 'enum', 'enumerator']
+    ok = [  # targetType, okRoles
+        ('class', ['class', 'struct', 'type']),
+        ('union', ['union', 'type']),
+        ('func', ['func', 'type']),
+        ('member', ['member', 'var']),
+        ('type', ['type']),
+        ('concept', ['concept']),
+        ('enum', ['type', 'enum']),
+        ('enumerator', ['enumerator']),
+        ('tParam', ['class', 'struct', 'union', 'func', 'member', 'var', 'type', 'concept', 'enum', 'enumerator', 'functionParam']),
+        ('functionParam', ['member', 'var']),
+    ]
+    warn = []
+    for targetType, roles in ok:
+        txtTargetType = "function" if targetType == "func" else targetType
+        for r in allRoles:
+            if r not in roles:
+                warn.append("WARNING: cpp:{} targets a {} (".format(r, txtTargetType))
+    warn = list(sorted(warn))
+    for w in ws:
+        assert "targets a" in w
+    ws = [w[w.index("WARNING:"):] for w in ws]
+    ws = list(sorted(ws))
+    print("Expected warnings:")
+    for w in warn:
+        print(w)
+    print("Actual warnings:")
+    for w in ws:
+        print(w)
+
+    for i in range(min(len(warn), len(ws))):
+        assert ws[i].startswith(warn[i])
+
+    assert len(ws) == len(warn)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(docutils.__version_info__ < (0, 13),