| # Googletest Mocking (gMock) Framework | |
| ### Overview | |
| Google's framework for writing and using C++ mock classes. It can help you | |
| derive better designs of your system and write better tests. | |
| It is inspired by: | |
| * [jMock](http://www.jmock.org/) | |
| * [EasyMock](http://www.easymock.org/) | |
| * [Hamcrest](http://code.google.com/p/hamcrest/) | |
| It is designed with C++'s specifics in mind. | |
| gMock: | |
| - Provides a declarative syntax for defining mocks. | |
| - Can define partial (hybrid) mocks, which are a cross of real and mock | |
| objects. | |
| - Handles functions of arbitrary types and overloaded functions. | |
| - Comes with a rich set of matchers for validating function arguments. | |
| - Uses an intuitive syntax for controlling the behavior of a mock. | |
| - Does automatic verification of expectations (no record-and-replay needed). | |
| - Allows arbitrary (partial) ordering constraints on function calls to be | |
| expressed. | |
| - Lets a user extend it by defining new matchers and actions. | |
| - Does not use exceptions. | |
| - Is easy to learn and use. | |
| Details and examples can be found here: | |
| * [gMock for Dummies](https://google.github.io/googletest/gmock_for_dummies.html) | |
| * [Legacy gMock FAQ](https://google.github.io/googletest/gmock_faq.html) | |
| * [gMock Cookbook](https://google.github.io/googletest/gmock_cook_book.html) | |
| * [gMock Cheat Sheet](https://google.github.io/googletest/gmock_cheat_sheet.html) | |
| Please note that code under scripts/generator/ is from the | |
| [cppclean project](http://code.google.com/p/cppclean/) and under the Apache | |
| License, which is different from GoogleMock's license. | |
| GoogleMock is a part of | |
| [GoogleTest C++ testing framework](http://github.com/google/googletest/) and a | |
| subject to the same requirements. |