How to send custom message in Google C++ Testing Framework?

Question

I use Google C++ Testing Framework for unit testing of my code. I use Eclipse CDT with C++ Unit testing module for output analysis.

Previously I used CppUnit it ha

Answer 1

There is a quite simple and hacky way for doing it (without need of diving into internal classes or creating new custom classes).

Just define a macro:

#define GTEST_COUT std::cerr << "[          ] [ INFO ]"

and use GTEST_COUT (just like cout ) in your tests :

GTEST_COUT << "Hello World" << std::endl;

And you'll see such result:

Credit goes to @Martin Nowak for his finding.