# google/googletest

> GoogleTest is a C++ testing and mocking framework based on the xUnit architecture. It automatically discovers and runs tests, offers a rich set of assertions, and supports parameterized and death tests.

- Magnitude: 1.5 out of 10 — Steady
- Stars: 39,678 total · +2 stars measured 2026-10-29, 00:11–04:23 UTC, ≈ 10 by evening
- Star trust: star growth looks organic
- Category: Developer tools · Language: C++ · License: BSD-3-Clause · Created: 2015-07-28 · Last push: 2026-10-21
- GitHub: https://github.com/google/googletest · Homepage: https://google.github.io/googletest/ · Page: https://gitnova.dev/en/r/google/googletest

## Useful for

- Write unit tests for a C++ library with automatic test discovery
- Create mocks for dependencies using GoogleMock
- Run parameterized tests with different input values

## Why it’s here

- Star-counter measurements on 2026-10-29 (UTC), 00:11–04:23: 39676 → 39678 stars (+2). This is the change over that interval.
- Estimated end-of-day forecast: about +10 stars, using observed gains and the previous day.
- GitHub Trending C++ today: #9, +5 stars.

## Star trust

Star growth looks organic.

Star-trust labels are heuristics based on the repository’s behavior, not a check of every stargazer.

## Numbers

- Forks: 10,925
- Issues and pull requests: 4,696
- Watchers: 1,267
- Average over the last week: 5 per day
- Usual pace: 5 per day
- Stars in the last hour (measured): 1
- Latest release: v1.18.0 (2026-08-10)

## Stars per day, last 30 days (oldest → newest, today is partial)

2026-09-30 … 2026-10-29: 5, 10, 3, 3, 4, 12, 4, 4, 1, 4, 5, 3, 8, 5, 7, 6, 7, 5, 2, 7, 4, 2, 9, 4, 6, 1, 3, 4, 9, 2

## Magnitude by day, last 14 days

10-16 1.4, 10-17 1.5, 10-18 1.4, 10-19 1.0, 10-20 1.5, 10-21 1.0, 10-22 0.9, 10-23 1.6, 10-24 1.0, 10-25 1.3, 10-26 0.7, 10-27 1.1, 10-28 1.3, 10-29 1.5

## Spotted in now

- GitHub Trending C++ today: #9, +5 stars

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