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Welcome to **Google Test**, Google's C++ test framework!
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This repository is a merger of the formerly separate GoogleTest and
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GoogleMock projects. These were so closely related that it makes sense to
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maintain and release them together.
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## Google Test ##
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Google Test conforms to the [XUnit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XUnit)
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test framework pattern. It features:
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  * test discovery
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  * a rich set of assertions
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  * user-defined assertions
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  * death tests
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  * fatal and non-fatal failures
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  * value-parameterized tests
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  * type-parameterized tests
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  * various options for running the tests
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  * XML test report generation
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## Platforms ##
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Google test has been used on a variety of platforms:
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  * Linux
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  * Mac OS X
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  * Windows
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  * Cygwin
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  * MinGW
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  * Windows Mobile
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  * Symbian
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## Who Is Using Google Test? ##
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In addition to many internal projects at Google, Google Test is also used by
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the following notable projects:
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  * The [Chromium projects](http://www.chromium.org/) (behind the Chrome
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    browser and Chrome OS).
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  * The [LLVM](http://llvm.org/) compiler.
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  * [Protocol Buffers](http://code.google.com/p/protobuf/), Google's data
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    interchange format.
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  * The [OpenCV](http://opencv.org/) computer vision library.
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## Related Open Source Projects ##
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[Google Test UI](http://code.google.com/p/gtest-gbar/) is test runner that runs
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your test binary, allows you to track its progress via a progress bar, and
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displays a list of test failures. Clicking on one shows failure text. Google
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Test UI is written in C#.
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[GTest TAP Listener](https://github.com/kinow/gtest-tap-listener) is an event
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listener for Google Test that implements the
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[TAP protocol](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_Anything_Protocol) for test
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result output. If your test runner understands TAP, you may find it useful.
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## About Google Mock ##
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**Google Mock** is an extension to Google Test for writing and using C++ mock classes.
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It is inspired by [jMock](http://www.jmock.org/), [EasyMock](http://www.easymock.org/),
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and [Hamcrest](http://code.google.com/p/hamcrest/), and designed with C++'s specifics in mind.
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Google mock:
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  * lets you create mock classes trivially using simple macros.
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  * supports a rich set of matchers and actions.
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  * handles unordered, partially ordered, or completely ordered expectations.
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  * is extensible by users.
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We hope you find it useful!
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## Using Google Mock Without Google Test ## 
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Google Mock is not a testing framework itself.  Instead, it needs a
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testing framework for writing tests.  Google Mock works seamlessly
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with [Google Test](http://code.google.com/p/googletest/), butj
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you can also use it with [any C++ testing framework](googlemock/ForDummies.md#Using_Google_Mock_with_Any_Testing_Framework).
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## Getting Started ##
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If you are new to the project, we suggest that you read the user
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documentation in the following order:
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  * Learn the [basics](http://code.google.com/p/googletest/wiki/Primer) of
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    Google Test, if you choose to use Google Mock with it (recommended).
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  * Read [Google Mock for Dummies](ForDummies.md).
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  * Read the instructions on how to [build Google Mock](googlemock/README.md).
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You can also watch Zhanyong's [talk](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYpCyLI47rM) on Google Mock's usage and implementation.
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Once you understand the basics, check out the rest of the docs:
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  * [CheatSheet](googlemock/docs/CheatSheet.md) - all the commonly used stuff at a glance.
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  * [CookBook](googlemock/docs/CookBook.md) - recipes for getting things done, including advanced techniques.
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If you need help, please check the [KnownIssues](googlemock/docs/KnownIssues.md) and
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[FrequentlyAskedQuestions](googlemock/docs/frequentlyaskedquestions.md) before
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posting a question on the [googlemock discussion group](http://groups.google.com/group/googlemock).
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### Regenerating Source Files ###
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Some of Google Test's source files are generated from templates (not
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in the C++ sense) using a script.  A template file is named FOO.pump,
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where FOO is the name of the file it will generate.  For example, the
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file include/gtest/internal/gtest-type-util.h.pump is used to generate
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gtest-type-util.h in the same directory.
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You don't need to worry about regenerating the source files
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unless you need to modify them.  You would then modify the
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corresponding `.pump` files and run the '[pump.py](googletest/scripts/pump.py)'
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generator script regenerate them.  See the
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[Pump Manual](googletest/docs/PumpManual.md).
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### Contributing Code ###
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We welcome patches.  Please read the [Developer's Guide](docs/DevGuide.md)
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for how you can contribute. In particular, make sure you have signed
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the Contributor License Agreement, or we won't be able to accept the
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patch.
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Happy testing!
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