Google Test

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Google Test
Developer(s) Google
Stable release
1.14.0 [1] / August 2, 2023;23 months ago (2023-08-02)
Repository github.com/google/googletest/
Written in C++
Operating system Linux, Microsoft Windows, macOS
Type Unit testing tool
License BSD 3-clauses
Website google.github.io/googletest/   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Google Test, often referred to as gtest, is a specialized library utilized to conduct unit testing in the C++ programming language. This library operates under the terms of the BSD 3-clause license. [2] Google Test is based on the xUnit architecture, a systematic methodology for assessing software components. [3]

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Google Test can be compiled for a diverse range of computer systems, encompassing those employing POSIX, a set of standard operating system interfaces, as well as the Microsoft Windows platform. This adaptability facilitates the execution of unit tests on both C and C++ codebases, with minimal alterations required in the source code [ citation needed ].

Projects using Google Test

Besides being developed and used at Google, many other projects implement Google Test as well:

Google Test UI is a software tool for testing computer programs, and serves as a test runner. It employs a 'test binary', a compiled program responsible for executing tests and analyzing their results, to evaluate software functionality. It visually presents the testing progress through a progress bar and displays a list of identified issues or 'test failures'. The tool is primarily written in C#. [7] A Visual Studio extension, Google Test Adapter, complements its functionality within the Visual Studio environment. [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Google Test v1.14.0 release notes, retrieved 2023-11-29
  2. ↑ 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
  3. ↑ A quick introduction to the Google C++ Testing Framework, Arpan Sen, IBM DeveloperWorks, 2010-05-11, retrieved 2016-04-12
  4. ↑ Android Native tests
  5. ↑ The ament_cmake Repository
  6. ↑ Gromacs Testing Framework
  7. ↑ Google Test UI retrieved 2016-04-12
  8. ↑ Soltenborn, Christian (12 August 2022). "GoogleTestAdapter". GitHub.

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