1 # Googletest Mocking (gMock) Framework
5 Google's framework for writing and using C++ mock classes. It can help you
6 derive better designs of your system and write better tests.
10 * [jMock](http://www.jmock.org/),
11 * [EasyMock](http://www.easymock.org/), and
12 * [Hamcrest](http://code.google.com/p/hamcrest/),
14 and designed with C++'s specifics in mind.
18 - provides a declarative syntax for defining mocks,
19 - can define partial (hybrid) mocks, which are a cross of real and mock
21 - handles functions of arbitrary types and overloaded functions,
22 - comes with a rich set of matchers for validating function arguments,
23 - uses an intuitive syntax for controlling the behavior of a mock,
24 - does automatic verification of expectations (no record-and-replay needed),
25 - allows arbitrary (partial) ordering constraints on function calls to be
27 - lets a user extend it by defining new matchers and actions.
28 - does not use exceptions, and
29 - is easy to learn and use.
31 Details and examples can be found here:
33 * [gMock for Dummies](docs/for_dummies.md)
34 * [Legacy gMock FAQ](docs/gmock_faq.md)
35 * [gMock Cookbook](docs/cook_book.md)
36 * [gMock Cheat Sheet](docs/cheat_sheet.md)
38 Please note that code under scripts/generator/ is from the [cppclean
39 project](http://code.google.com/p/cppclean/) and under the Apache
40 License, which is different from Google Mock's license.
42 Google Mock is a part of
43 [Google Test C++ testing framework](http://github.com/google/googletest/) and a
44 subject to the same requirements.