The code for this recipe is available at https://github.com/dev-cafe/cmake-cookbook/tree/v1.0/chapter-04/recipe-10. The recipe is valid with CMake version 3.5 (and higher), and has been tested on GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows.
This recipe was inspired by the work of Craig Scott, and we recommend the reader to also consult the corresponding blog post for more background, at https://crascit.com/2016/10/18/test-fixtures-with-cmake-ctest/. The motivation for this recipe was to demonstrate how to employ test fixtures. These are useful for more sophisticated tests that require setup actions before the test is run, and cleanup actions after it has completed (such as creating an example database, setting up a connection, disconnecting, ...
