Google Test
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Developer(s) | |
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Stable release | 1.11.0
/ June 12, 2021 |
Repository | github |
Written in | C++ |
Operating system | Linux, Microsoft Windows, macOS |
Type | Unit testing tool |
License | BSD 3-clauses |
Website | google |
Google Test (also known as gtest) is a unit testing library for the C++ programming language, based on the xUnit architecture.[1] The library is released under the BSD 3-clause license.[2] It can be compiled for a variety of POSIX and Windows platforms, allowing unit-testing of C sources as well as C++ with minimal source modification.[vague]
Projects using Google Test[]
Besides being developed and used at Google, many other projects implement Google Test as well:
- Android Open Source Project operating system[3]
- Chromium projects (behind the Chrome browser and Chrome OS)
- LLVM compiler
- Protocol Buffers (Google's data interchange format)
- OpenCV computer vision library
- Gromacs molecular dynamics simulation package[4]
Related tools[]
Google Test UI is a test runner that runs test binary, allows to track progress via a progress bar, and displays a list of test failures. Google Test UI is written in C#.[5] Additionally, a feature-complete Visual Studio extension exists with Google Test Adapter.[6]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ A quick introduction to the Google C++ Testing Framework, Arpan Sen, IBM DeveloperWorks, 2010-05-11, retrieved 2016-04-12
- ^ Google Test's repository, retrieved 2016-04-12, cites New BSD as license. The license file is at github
.com /google /googletest /blob /master /googletest /LICENSE - ^ Android Native tests
- ^ Gromacs Testing Framework
- ^ Google Test UI retrieved 2016-04-12
- ^ Soltenborn, Christian. "GoogleTestAdapter". GitHub.
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Further reading[]
- Whittaker, James (2012). How Google Tests Software. Boston, Massachusetts: Pearson Education. ISBN 0-321-80302-7.
External links[]
- Google Test
- Google Test Primer documentation
- Gtest C/C++ Conan package
- A quick introduction to the Google C++ Testing Framework, Arpan Sen, IBM DeveloperWorks, 2010-05-11
- The Google Test and Development Environment, Anthony Vallone, 2014-01-21
Categories:
- C++ libraries
- Extreme programming
- Freedesktop.org
- Unit testing frameworks
- Software using the BSD license