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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.cite-ref-2[2] Google Test is based on the xUnit architecture, a systematic methodology for assessing software components.cite-ref-quick-intro-3-0[3]

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.

• Projects using Google Test

• Related tools

• See also

• References

• Further reading

• External links

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

• Android Open Source Project operating systemcite-ref-4[4]

• Chromium projects (behind the Chrome browser and ChromeOS)

• LLVM compiler

• Protocol Buffers (Google's data interchange format)

• OpenCV computer vision library

• Robot Operating Systemcite-ref-5[5]

• Gromacs molecular dynamics simulation packagecite-ref-6[6]

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#.cite-ref-7[7] A Visual Studio extension, Google Test Adapter, complements its functionality within the Visual Studio environment.cite-ref-8[8]

• List of unit testing frameworks

• CppUnit

cite-note-11. Google Test v1.14.0 release notes, retrieved 2023-11-29

cite-note-22. ↑ 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

cite-note-quick-intro-33. ↑ A quick introduction to the Google C++ Testing Framework, Arpan Sen, IBM DeveloperWorks, 2010-05-11, retrieved 2016-04-12

cite-note-44. ↑ Android Native tests

cite-note-55. ↑ The ament_cmake Repository

cite-note-66. ↑ Gromacs Testing Framework

cite-note-77. ↑ Google Test UI retrieved 2016-04-12

cite-note-88. ↑ citerefsoltenborn2022Soltenborn, Christian (12 August 2022). "GoogleTestAdapter". GitHub.

• citerefwhittaker2012Whittaker, James (2012). How Google Tests Software. Boston, Massachusetts: Pearson Education. ISBN 978-0-321-80302-3.

• 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