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1# Googletest Mocking (gMock) Framework
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3### Overview
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5Google's framework for writing and using C++ mock classes. It can help you
6derive better designs of your system and write better tests.
7
8It is inspired by:
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10* [jMock](http://www.jmock.org/),
11* [EasyMock](http://www.easymock.org/), and
12* [Hamcrest](http://code.google.com/p/hamcrest/),
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14and designed with C++'s specifics in mind.
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16gMock:
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18- provides a declarative syntax for defining mocks,
19- can define partial (hybrid) mocks, which are a cross of real and mock
20 objects,
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
26 expressed,
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.
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31Details and examples can be found here:
32
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)
37
38Please note that code under scripts/generator/ is from the [cppclean
39project](http://code.google.com/p/cppclean/) and under the Apache
40License, which is different from Google Mock's license.
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42Google Mock is a part of
43[Google Test C++ testing framework](http://github.com/google/googletest/) and a
44subject to the same requirements.
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