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# Googletest Primer
# GoogleTest Primer
## Introduction: Why googletest?
## Introduction: Why GoogleTest?
*googletest* helps you write better C++ tests.
*GoogleTest* helps you write better C++ tests.
googletest is a testing framework developed by the Testing Technology team with
GoogleTest is a testing framework developed by the Testing Technology team with
Google's specific requirements and constraints in mind. Whether you work on
Linux, Windows, or a Mac, if you write C++ code, googletest can help you. And it
Linux, Windows, or a Mac, if you write C++ code, GoogleTest can help you. And it
supports *any* kind of tests, not just unit tests.
So what makes a good test, and how does googletest fit in? We believe:
So what makes a good test, and how does GoogleTest fit in? We believe:
1. Tests should be *independent* and *repeatable*. It's a pain to debug a test
that succeeds or fails as a result of other tests. googletest isolates the
that succeeds or fails as a result of other tests. GoogleTest isolates the
tests by running each of them on a different object. When a test fails,
googletest allows you to run it in isolation for quick debugging.
GoogleTest allows you to run it in isolation for quick debugging.
2. Tests should be well *organized* and reflect the structure of the tested
code. googletest groups related tests into test suites that can share data
code. GoogleTest groups related tests into test suites that can share data
and subroutines. This common pattern is easy to recognize and makes tests
easy to maintain. Such consistency is especially helpful when people switch
projects and start to work on a new code base.
3. Tests should be *portable* and *reusable*. Google has a lot of code that is
platform-neutral; its tests should also be platform-neutral. googletest
platform-neutral; its tests should also be platform-neutral. GoogleTest
works on different OSes, with different compilers, with or without
exceptions, so googletest tests can work with a variety of configurations.
exceptions, so GoogleTest tests can work with a variety of configurations.
4. When tests fail, they should provide as much *information* about the problem
as possible. googletest doesn't stop at the first test failure. Instead, it
as possible. GoogleTest doesn't stop at the first test failure. Instead, it
only stops the current test and continues with the next. You can also set up
tests that report non-fatal failures after which the current test continues.
Thus, you can detect and fix multiple bugs in a single run-edit-compile
cycle.
5. The testing framework should liberate test writers from housekeeping chores
and let them focus on the test *content*. googletest automatically keeps
and let them focus on the test *content*. GoogleTest automatically keeps
track of all tests defined, and doesn't require the user to enumerate them
in order to run them.
6. Tests should be *fast*. With googletest, you can reuse shared resources
6. Tests should be *fast*. With GoogleTest, you can reuse shared resources
across tests and pay for the set-up/tear-down only once, without making
tests depend on each other.
Since googletest is based on the popular xUnit architecture, you'll feel right
Since GoogleTest is based on the popular xUnit architecture, you'll feel right
at home if you've used JUnit or PyUnit before. If not, it will take you about 10
minutes to learn the basics and get started. So let's go!
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*Note:* There might be some confusion arising from different definitions of the
terms *Test*, *Test Case* and *Test Suite*, so beware of misunderstanding these.
Historically, googletest started to use the term *Test Case* for grouping
Historically, GoogleTest started to use the term *Test Case* for grouping
related tests, whereas current publications, including International Software
Testing Qualifications Board ([ISTQB](http://www.istqb.org/)) materials and
various textbooks on software quality, use the term
*[Test Suite][istqb test suite]* for this.
The related term *Test*, as it is used in googletest, corresponds to the term
The related term *Test*, as it is used in GoogleTest, corresponds to the term
*[Test Case][istqb test case]* of ISTQB and others.
The term *Test* is commonly of broad enough sense, including ISTQB's definition
of *Test Case*, so it's not much of a problem here. But the term *Test Case* as
was used in Google Test is of contradictory sense and thus confusing.
googletest recently started replacing the term *Test Case* with *Test Suite*.
GoogleTest recently started replacing the term *Test Case* with *Test Suite*.
The preferred API is *TestSuite*. The older TestCase API is being slowly
deprecated and refactored away.
So please be aware of the different definitions of the terms:
Meaning | googletest Term | [ISTQB](http://www.istqb.org/) Term
Meaning | GoogleTest Term | [ISTQB](http://www.istqb.org/) Term
:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :---------------------- | :----------------------------------
Exercise a particular program path with specific input values and verify the results | [TEST()](#simple-tests) | [Test Case][istqb test case]
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## Basic Concepts
When using googletest, you start by writing *assertions*, which are statements
When using GoogleTest, you start by writing *assertions*, which are statements
that check whether a condition is true. An assertion's result can be *success*,
*nonfatal failure*, or *fatal failure*. If a fatal failure occurs, it aborts the
current function; otherwise the program continues normally.
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## Assertions
googletest assertions are macros that resemble function calls. You test a class
GoogleTest assertions are macros that resemble function calls. You test a class
or function by making assertions about its behavior. When an assertion fails,
googletest prints the assertion's source file and line number location, along
GoogleTest prints the assertion's source file and line number location, along
with a failure message. You may also supply a custom failure message which will
be appended to googletest's message.
be appended to GoogleTest's message.
The assertions come in pairs that test the same thing but have different effects
on the current function. `ASSERT_*` versions generate fatal failures when they
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1. Use the `TEST()` macro to define and name a test function. These are
ordinary C++ functions that don't return a value.
2. In this function, along with any valid C++ statements you want to include,
use the various googletest assertions to check values.
use the various GoogleTest assertions to check values.
3. The test's result is determined by the assertions; if any assertion in the
test fails (either fatally or non-fatally), or if the test crashes, the
entire test fails. Otherwise, it succeeds.
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}
```
googletest groups the test results by test suites, so logically related tests
GoogleTest groups the test results by test suites, so logically related tests
should be in the same test suite; in other words, the first argument to their
`TEST()` should be the same. In the above example, we have two tests,
`HandlesZeroInput` and `HandlesPositiveInput`, that belong to the same test
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`TEST_F()`, or you'll get the compiler error "`virtual outside class
declaration`".
For each test defined with `TEST_F()`, googletest will create a *fresh* test
For each test defined with `TEST_F()`, GoogleTest will create a *fresh* test
fixture at runtime, immediately initialize it via `SetUp()`, run the test, clean
up by calling `TearDown()`, and then delete the test fixture. Note that
different tests in the same test suite have different test fixture objects, and
googletest always deletes a test fixture before it creates the next one.
googletest does **not** reuse the same test fixture for multiple tests. Any
GoogleTest always deletes a test fixture before it creates the next one.
GoogleTest does **not** reuse the same test fixture for multiple tests. Any
changes one test makes to the fixture do not affect other tests.
As an example, let's write tests for a FIFO queue class named `Queue`, which has
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When these tests run, the following happens:
1. googletest constructs a `QueueTest` object (let's call it `t1`).
1. GoogleTest constructs a `QueueTest` object (let's call it `t1`).
2. `t1.SetUp()` initializes `t1`.
3. The first test (`IsEmptyInitially`) runs on `t1`.
4. `t1.TearDown()` cleans up after the test finishes.
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## Invoking the Tests
`TEST()` and `TEST_F()` implicitly register their tests with googletest. So,
`TEST()` and `TEST_F()` implicitly register their tests with GoogleTest. So,
unlike with many other C++ testing frameworks, you don't have to re-list all
your defined tests in order to run them.
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When invoked, the `RUN_ALL_TESTS()` macro:
* Saves the state of all googletest flags.
* Saves the state of all GoogleTest flags.
* Creates a test fixture object for the first test.
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* Deletes the fixture.
* Restores the state of all googletest flags.
* Restores the state of all GoogleTest flags.
* Repeats the above steps for the next test, until all tests have run.
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> return the value of `RUN_ALL_TESTS()`.
>
> Also, you should call `RUN_ALL_TESTS()` only **once**. Calling it more than
> once conflicts with some advanced googletest features (e.g., thread-safe
> once conflicts with some advanced GoogleTest features (e.g., thread-safe
> [death tests](advanced.md#death-tests)) and thus is not supported.
**Availability**: Linux, Windows, Mac.
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```
The `::testing::InitGoogleTest()` function parses the command line for
googletest flags, and removes all recognized flags. This allows the user to
GoogleTest flags, and removes all recognized flags. This allows the user to
control a test program's behavior via various flags, which we'll cover in the
[AdvancedGuide](advanced.md). You **must** call this function before calling
`RUN_ALL_TESTS()`, or the flags won't be properly initialized.

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