7 GoogleTest now follows the
8 [Abseil Live at Head philosophy](https://abseil.io/about/philosophy#upgrade-support).
10 [updating to the latest commit in the `main` branch as often as possible](https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp/blob/master/FAQ.md#what-is-live-at-head-and-how-do-i-do-it).
12 #### Documentation Updates
14 Our documentation is now live on GitHub Pages at
15 https://google.github.io/googletest/. We recommend browsing the documentation on
16 GitHub Pages rather than directly in the repository.
20 [Release 1.11.0](https://github.com/google/googletest/releases/tag/release-1.11.0)
25 * We are planning to take a dependency on
26 [Abseil](https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp).
27 * More documentation improvements are planned.
29 ## Welcome to **GoogleTest**, Google's C++ test framework!
31 This repository is a merger of the formerly separate GoogleTest and GoogleMock
32 projects. These were so closely related that it makes sense to maintain and
33 release them together.
37 See the [GoogleTest User's Guide](https://google.github.io/googletest/) for
38 documentation. We recommend starting with the
39 [GoogleTest Primer](https://google.github.io/googletest/primer.html).
41 More information about building GoogleTest can be found at
42 [googletest/README.md](googletest/README.md).
46 * An [xUnit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XUnit) test framework.
48 * A rich set of assertions.
49 * User-defined assertions.
51 * Fatal and non-fatal failures.
52 * Value-parameterized tests.
53 * Type-parameterized tests.
54 * Various options for running the tests.
55 * XML test report generation.
57 ## Supported Platforms
59 GoogleTest requires a codebase and compiler compliant with the C++11 standard or
62 The GoogleTest code is officially supported on the following platforms.
63 Operating systems or tools not listed below are community-supported. For
64 community-supported platforms, patches that do not complicate the code may be
67 If you notice any problems on your platform, please file an issue on the
68 [GoogleTest GitHub Issue Tracker](https://github.com/google/googletest/issues).
69 Pull requests containing fixes are welcome!
83 **macOS users:** Xcode 9.3+ provides clang 5.0+.
87 * [Bazel](https://bazel.build/)
88 * [CMake](https://cmake.org/)
90 **Note:** Bazel is the build system used by the team internally and in tests.
91 CMake is supported on a best-effort basis and by the community.
93 ## Who Is Using GoogleTest?
95 In addition to many internal projects at Google, GoogleTest is also used by the
96 following notable projects:
98 * The [Chromium projects](http://www.chromium.org/) (behind the Chrome browser
100 * The [LLVM](http://llvm.org/) compiler.
101 * [Protocol Buffers](https://github.com/google/protobuf), Google's data
103 * The [OpenCV](http://opencv.org/) computer vision library.
105 ## Related Open Source Projects
107 [GTest Runner](https://github.com/nholthaus/gtest-runner) is a Qt5 based
108 automated test-runner and Graphical User Interface with powerful features for
109 Windows and Linux platforms.
111 [GoogleTest UI](https://github.com/ospector/gtest-gbar) is a test runner that
112 runs your test binary, allows you to track its progress via a progress bar, and
113 displays a list of test failures. Clicking on one shows failure text. GoogleTest
116 [GTest TAP Listener](https://github.com/kinow/gtest-tap-listener) is an event
117 listener for GoogleTest that implements the
118 [TAP protocol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_Anything_Protocol) for test
119 result output. If your test runner understands TAP, you may find it useful.
121 [gtest-parallel](https://github.com/google/gtest-parallel) is a test runner that
122 runs tests from your binary in parallel to provide significant speed-up.
124 [GoogleTest Adapter](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=DavidSchuldenfrei.gtest-adapter)
125 is a VS Code extension allowing to view GoogleTest in a tree view and run/debug
128 [C++ TestMate](https://github.com/matepek/vscode-catch2-test-adapter) is a VS
129 Code extension allowing to view GoogleTest in a tree view and run/debug your
132 [Cornichon](https://pypi.org/project/cornichon/) is a small Gherkin DSL parser
133 that generates stub code for GoogleTest.
135 ## Contributing Changes
138 [`CONTRIBUTING.md`](https://github.com/google/googletest/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
139 for details on how to contribute to this project.