tests/cpydiff: Add new CPy diff test for class name mangling.

trwbox · dpgeorge · commit 3deeabe6e87d · 2024-02-21T11:42:35.000+11:00
Adds new tests/documentation for missing name mangling for private class
members.

Signed-off-by: Trent Warlaven &lt;trwbox@gmail.com&gt;
diff --git a/tests/cpydiff/core_class_name_mangling.py b/tests/cpydiff/core_class_name_mangling.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+"""
+categories: Core,Classes
+description: Private Class Members name mangling is not implemented
+cause: The MicroPython compiler does not implement name mangling for private class members.
+workaround: Avoid using or having a collision with global names, by adding a unique prefix to the private class member name manually.
+"""
+
+
+def __print_string(string):
+    print(string)
+
+
+class Foo:
+    def __init__(self, string):
+        self.string = string
+
+    def do_print(self):
+        __print_string(self.string)
+
+
+example_string = "Example String to print."
+
+class_item = Foo(example_string)
+print(class_item.string)
+
+class_item.do_print()
