Support JSON output format in addition to XML

This change allows emitting output in JSON format in addition to the
already supported XML format. The implementation as well as the file
structure is intentionally modelled after the XML one.

1 files changed, 201 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/googletest/docs/AdvancedGuide.md b/googletest/docs/AdvancedGuide.md
index 6605f448..c1a1a4ab 100644
--- a/googletest/docs/AdvancedGuide.md
+++ b/googletest/docs/AdvancedGuide.md
@@ -2060,6 +2060,207 @@ Things to note:
 
 _Availability:_ Linux, Windows, Mac.
 
+#### Generating an JSON Report {#JsonReport}
+
+gUnit can also emit a JSON report as an alternative format to XML. To generate
+the JSON report, set the `GUNIT_OUTPUT` environment variable or the
+`--gunit_output` flag to the string `"json:path_to_output_file"`, which will
+create the file at the given location. You can also just use the string
+`"json"`, in which case the output can be found in the `test_detail.json` file
+in the current directory.
+
+The report format conforms to the following JSON Schema:
+
+```json
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/schema#",
+  "type": "object",
+  "definitions": {
+    "TestCase": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "name": { "type": "string" },
+        "tests": { "type": "integer" },
+        "failures": { "type": "integer" },
+        "disabled": { "type": "integer" },
+        "time": { "type": "string" },
+        "testsuite": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "$ref": "#/definitions/TestInfo"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "TestInfo": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "name": { "type": "string" },
+        "status": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "enum": ["RUN", "NOTRUN"]
+        },
+        "time": { "type": "string" },
+        "classname": { "type": "string" },
+        "failures": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "$ref": "#/definitions/Failure"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "Failure": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "failures": { "type": "string" },
+        "type": { "type": "string" }
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "properties": {
+    "tests": { "type": "integer" },
+    "failures": { "type": "integer" },
+    "disabled": { "type": "integer" },
+    "errors": { "type": "integer" },
+    "timestamp": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "format": "date-time"
+    },
+    "time": { "type": "string" },
+    "name": { "type": "string" },
+    "testsuites": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": {
+        "$ref": "#/definitions/TestCase"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+The report uses the format that conforms to the following Proto3 using the
+[JSON encoding](https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/docs/proto3#json):
+
+```proto
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+package googletest;
+
+import "google/protobuf/timestamp.proto";
+import "google/protobuf/duration.proto";
+
+message UnitTest {
+  int32 tests = 1;
+  int32 failures = 2;
+  int32 disabled = 3;
+  int32 errors = 4;
+  google.protobuf.Timestamp timestamp = 5;
+  google.protobuf.Duration time = 6;
+  string name = 7;
+  repeated TestCase testsuites = 8;
+}
+
+message TestCase {
+  string name = 1;
+  int32 tests = 2;
+  int32 failures = 3;
+  int32 disabled = 4;
+  int32 errors = 5;
+  google.protobuf.Duration time = 6;
+  repeated TestInfo testsuite = 7;
+}
+
+message TestInfo {
+  string name = 1;
+  enum Status {
+    RUN = 0;
+    NOTRUN = 1;
+  }
+  Status status = 2;
+  google.protobuf.Duration time = 3;
+  string classname = 4;
+  message Failure {
+    string failures = 1;
+    string type = 2;
+  }
+  repeated Failure failures = 5;
+}
+```
+
+For instance, the following program
+
+```c++
+TEST(MathTest, Addition) { ... }
+TEST(MathTest, Subtraction) { ... }
+TEST(LogicTest, NonContradiction) { ... }
+```
+
+could generate this report:
+
+```json
+{
+  "tests": 3,
+  "failures": 1,
+  "errors": 0,
+  "time": "0.035s",
+  "timestamp": "2011-10-31T18:52:42Z"
+  "name": "AllTests",
+  "testsuites": [
+    {
+      "name": "MathTest",
+      "tests": 2,
+      "failures": 1,
+      "errors": 0,
+      "time": "0.015s",
+      "testsuite": [
+        {
+          "name": "Addition",
+          "status": "RUN",
+          "time": "0.007s",
+          "classname": "",
+          "failures": [
+            {
+              "message": "Value of: add(1, 1)\x0A  Actual: 3\x0AExpected: 2",
+              "type": ""
+            },
+            {
+              "message": "Value of: add(1, -1)\x0A  Actual: 1\x0AExpected: 0",
+              "type": ""
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "Subtraction",
+          "status": "RUN",
+          "time": "0.005s",
+          "classname": ""
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+    {
+      "name": "LogicTest",
+      "tests": 1,
+      "failures": 0,
+      "errors": 0,
+      "time": "0.005s",
+      "testsuite": [
+        {
+          "name": "NonContradiction",
+          "status": "RUN",
+          "time": "0.005s",
+          "classname": ""
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+IMPORTANT: The exact format of the JSON document is subject to change.
+
+**Availability**: Linux, Windows, Mac.
+
 ## Controlling How Failures Are Reported ##
 
 ### Turning Assertion Failures into Break-Points ###