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.

3 files changed, 835 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/googletest/test/gtest_json_outfiles_test.py b/googletest/test/gtest_json_outfiles_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62ad18e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/googletest/test/gtest_json_outfiles_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# Copyright 2018, Google Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+"""Unit test for the gtest_json_output module."""
+
+import json
+import os
+import gtest_test_utils
+import gtest_json_test_utils
+
+
+GTEST_OUTPUT_SUBDIR = 'json_outfiles'
+GTEST_OUTPUT_1_TEST = 'gtest_xml_outfile1_test_'
+GTEST_OUTPUT_2_TEST = 'gtest_xml_outfile2_test_'
+
+EXPECTED_1 = {
+    u'tests': 1,
+    u'failures': 0,
+    u'disabled': 0,
+    u'errors': 0,
+    u'time': u'*',
+    u'timestamp': u'*',
+    u'name': u'AllTests',
+    u'testsuites': [{
+        u'name': u'PropertyOne',
+        u'tests': 1,
+        u'failures': 0,
+        u'disabled': 0,
+        u'errors': 0,
+        u'time': u'*',
+        u'testsuite': [{
+            u'name': u'TestSomeProperties',
+            u'status': u'RUN',
+            u'time': u'*',
+            u'classname': u'PropertyOne',
+            u'SetUpProp': u'1',
+            u'TestSomeProperty': u'1',
+            u'TearDownProp': u'1',
+        }],
+    }],
+}
+
+EXPECTED_2 = {
+    u'tests': 1,
+    u'failures': 0,
+    u'disabled': 0,
+    u'errors': 0,
+    u'time': u'*',
+    u'timestamp': u'*',
+    u'name': u'AllTests',
+    u'testsuites': [{
+        u'name': u'PropertyTwo',
+        u'tests': 1,
+        u'failures': 0,
+        u'disabled': 0,
+        u'errors': 0,
+        u'time': u'*',
+        u'testsuite': [{
+            u'name': u'TestSomeProperties',
+            u'status': u'RUN',
+            u'time': u'*',
+            u'classname': u'PropertyTwo',
+            u'SetUpProp': u'2',
+            u'TestSomeProperty': u'2',
+            u'TearDownProp': u'2',
+        }],
+    }],
+}
+
+
+class GTestJsonOutFilesTest(gtest_test_utils.TestCase):
+  """Unit test for Google Test's JSON output functionality."""
+
+  def setUp(self):
+    # We want the trailing '/' that the last "" provides in os.path.join, for
+    # telling Google Test to create an output directory instead of a single file
+    # for xml output.
+    self.output_dir_ = os.path.join(gtest_test_utils.GetTempDir(),
+                                    GTEST_OUTPUT_SUBDIR, '')
+    self.DeleteFilesAndDir()
+
+  def tearDown(self):
+    self.DeleteFilesAndDir()
+
+  def DeleteFilesAndDir(self):
+    try:
+      os.remove(os.path.join(self.output_dir_, GTEST_OUTPUT_1_TEST + '.json'))
+    except os.error:
+      pass
+    try:
+      os.remove(os.path.join(self.output_dir_, GTEST_OUTPUT_2_TEST + '.json'))
+    except os.error:
+      pass
+    try:
+      os.rmdir(self.output_dir_)
+    except os.error:
+      pass
+
+  def testOutfile1(self):
+    self._TestOutFile(GTEST_OUTPUT_1_TEST, EXPECTED_1)
+
+  def testOutfile2(self):
+    self._TestOutFile(GTEST_OUTPUT_2_TEST, EXPECTED_2)
+
+  def _TestOutFile(self, test_name, expected):
+    gtest_prog_path = gtest_test_utils.GetTestExecutablePath(test_name)
+    command = [gtest_prog_path, '--gtest_output=json:%s' % self.output_dir_]
+    p = gtest_test_utils.Subprocess(command,
+                                    working_dir=gtest_test_utils.GetTempDir())
+    self.assert_(p.exited)
+    self.assertEquals(0, p.exit_code)
+
+    # TODO(wan@google.com): libtool causes the built test binary to be
+    #   named lt-gtest_xml_outfiles_test_ instead of
+    #   gtest_xml_outfiles_test_.  To account for this possibility, we
+    #   allow both names in the following code.  We should remove this
+    #   hack when Chandler Carruth's libtool replacement tool is ready.
+    output_file_name1 = test_name + '.json'
+    output_file1 = os.path.join(self.output_dir_, output_file_name1)
+    output_file_name2 = 'lt-' + output_file_name1
+    output_file2 = os.path.join(self.output_dir_, output_file_name2)
+    self.assert_(os.path.isfile(output_file1) or os.path.isfile(output_file2),
+                 output_file1)
+
+    if os.path.isfile(output_file1):
+      with open(output_file1) as f:
+        actual = json.load(f)
+    else:
+      with open(output_file2) as f:
+        actual = json.load(f)
+    self.assertEqual(expected, gtest_json_test_utils.normalize(actual))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  os.environ['GTEST_STACK_TRACE_DEPTH'] = '0'
+  gtest_test_utils.Main()
diff --git a/googletest/test/gtest_json_output_unittest.py b/googletest/test/gtest_json_output_unittest.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d23c3ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/googletest/test/gtest_json_output_unittest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,612 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# Copyright 2018, Google Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+"""Unit test for the gtest_json_output module."""
+
+import datetime
+import errno
+import json
+import os
+import re
+import sys
+
+import gtest_test_utils
+import gtest_json_test_utils
+
+
+GTEST_FILTER_FLAG = '--gtest_filter'
+GTEST_LIST_TESTS_FLAG = '--gtest_list_tests'
+GTEST_OUTPUT_FLAG = '--gtest_output'
+GTEST_DEFAULT_OUTPUT_FILE = 'test_detail.json'
+GTEST_PROGRAM_NAME = 'gtest_xml_output_unittest_'
+
+SUPPORTS_STACK_TRACES = False
+
+if SUPPORTS_STACK_TRACES:
+  STACK_TRACE_TEMPLATE = '\nStack trace:\n*'
+else:
+  STACK_TRACE_TEMPLATE = ''
+
+EXPECTED_NON_EMPTY = {
+    u'tests': 23,
+    u'failures': 4,
+    u'disabled': 2,
+    u'errors': 0,
+    u'timestamp': u'*',
+    u'time': u'*',
+    u'ad_hoc_property': u'42',
+    u'name': u'AllTests',
+    u'testsuites': [
+        {
+            u'name': u'SuccessfulTest',
+            u'tests': 1,
+            u'failures': 0,
+            u'disabled': 0,
+            u'errors': 0,
+            u'time': u'*',
+            u'testsuite': [
+                {
+                    u'name': u'Succeeds',
+                    u'status': u'RUN',
+                    u'time': u'*',
+                    u'classname': u'SuccessfulTest'
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            u'name': u'FailedTest',
+            u'tests': 1,
+            u'failures': 1,
+            u'disabled': 0,
+            u'errors': 0,
+            u'time': u'*',
+            u'testsuite': [
+                {
+                    u'name': u'Fails',
+                    u'status': u'RUN',
+                    u'time': u'*',
+                    u'classname': u'FailedTest',
+                    u'failures': [
+                        {
+                            u'failure':
+                                u'gtest_xml_output_unittest_.cc:*\n'
+                                u'Expected equality of these values:\n'
+                                u'  1\n  2' + STACK_TRACE_TEMPLATE,
+                            u'type': u''
+                        }
+                    ]
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            u'name': u'DisabledTest',
+            u'tests': 1,
+            u'failures': 0,
+            u'disabled': 1,
+            u'errors': 0,
+            u'time': u'*',
+            u'testsuite': [
+                {
+                    u'name': u'DISABLED_test_not_run',
+                    u'status': u'NOTRUN',
+                    u'time': u'*',
+                    u'classname': u'DisabledTest'
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            u'name': u'MixedResultTest',
+            u'tests': 3,
+            u'failures': 1,
+            u'disabled': 1,
+            u'errors': 0,
+            u'time': u'*',
+            u'testsuite': [
+                {
+                    u'name': u'Succeeds',
+                    u'status': u'RUN',
+                    u'time': u'*',
+                    u'classname': u'MixedResultTest'
+                },
+                {
+                    u'name': u'Fails',
+                    u'status': u'RUN',
+                    u'time': u'*',
+                    u'classname': u'MixedResultTest',
+                    u'failures': [
+                        {
+                            u'failure':
+                                u'gtest_xml_output_unittest_.cc:*\n'
+                                u'Expected equality of these values:\n'
+                                u'  1\n  2' + STACK_TRACE_TEMPLATE,
+                            u'type': u''
+                        },
+                        {
+                            u'failure':
+                                u'gtest_xml_output_unittest_.cc:*\n'
+                                u'Expected equality of these values:\n'
+                                u'  2\n  3' + STACK_TRACE_TEMPLATE,
+                            u'type': u''
+                        }
+                    ]
+                },
+                {
+                    u'name': u'DISABLED_test',
+                    u'status': u'NOTRUN',
+                    u'time': u'*',
+                    u'classname': u'MixedResultTest'
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            u'name': u'XmlQuotingTest',
+            u'tests': 1,
+            u'failures': 1,
+            u'disabled': 0,
+            u'errors': 0,
+            u'time': u'*',
+            u'testsuite': [
+                {
+                    u'name': u'OutputsCData',
+                    u'status': u'RUN',
+                    u'time': u'*',
+                    u'classname': u'XmlQuotingTest',
+                    u'failures': [
+                        {
+                            u'failure':
+                                u'gtest_xml_output_unittest_.cc:*\n'
+                                u'Failed\nXML output: <?xml encoding="utf-8">'
+                                u'<top><![CDATA[cdata text]]></top>' +
+                                STACK_TRACE_TEMPLATE,
+                            u'type': u''
+                        }
+                    ]
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            u'name': u'InvalidCharactersTest',
+            u'tests': 1,
+            u'failures': 1,
+            u'disabled': 0,
+            u'errors': 0,
+            u'time': u'*',
+            u'testsuite': [
+                {
+                    u'name': u'InvalidCharactersInMessage',
+                    u'status': u'RUN',
+                    u'time': u'*',
+                    u'classname': u'InvalidCharactersTest',
+                    u'failures': [
+                        {
+                            u'failure':
+                                u'gtest_xml_output_unittest_.cc:*\n'
+                                u'Failed\nInvalid characters in brackets'
+                                u' [\x01\x02]' + STACK_TRACE_TEMPLATE,
+                            u'type': u''
+                        }
+                    ]
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            u'name': u'PropertyRecordingTest',
+            u'tests': 4,
+            u'failures': 0,
+            u'disabled': 0,
+            u'errors': 0,
+            u'time': u'*',
+            u'SetUpTestCase': u'yes',
+            u'TearDownTestCase': u'aye',
+            u'testsuite': [
+                {
+                    u'name': u'OneProperty',
+                    u'status': u'RUN',
+                    u'time': u'*',
+                    u'classname': u'PropertyRecordingTest',
+                    u'key_1': u'1'
+                },
+                {
+                    u'name': u'IntValuedProperty',
+                    u'status': u'RUN',
+                    u'time': u'*',
+                    u'classname': u'PropertyRecordingTest',
+                    u'key_int': u'1'
+                },
+                {
+                    u'name': u'ThreeProperties',
+                    u'status': u'RUN',
+                    u'time': u'*',
+                    u'classname': u'PropertyRecordingTest',
+                    u'key_1': u'1',
+                    u'key_2': u'2',
+                    u'key_3': u'3'
+                },
+                {
+                    u'name': u'TwoValuesForOneKeyUsesLastValue',
+                    u'status': u'RUN',
+                    u'time': u'*',
+                    u'classname': u'PropertyRecordingTest',
+                    u'key_1': u'2'
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            u'name': u'NoFixtureTest',
+            u'tests': 3,
+            u'failures': 0,
+            u'disabled': 0,
+            u'errors': 0,
+            u'time': u'*',
+            u'testsuite': [
+                {
+                    u'name': u'RecordProperty',
+                    u'status': u'RUN',
+                    u'time': u'*',
+                    u'classname': u'NoFixtureTest',
+                    u'key': u'1'
+                },
+                {
+                    u'name': u'ExternalUtilityThatCallsRecordIntValuedProperty',
+                    u'status': u'RUN',
+                    u'time': u'*',
+                    u'classname': u'NoFixtureTest',
+                    u'key_for_utility_int': u'1'
+                },
+                {
+                    u'name':
+                        u'ExternalUtilityThatCallsRecordStringValuedProperty',
+                    u'status': u'RUN',
+                    u'time': u'*',
+                    u'classname': u'NoFixtureTest',
+                    u'key_for_utility_string': u'1'
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            u'name': u'TypedTest/0',
+            u'tests': 1,
+            u'failures': 0,
+            u'disabled': 0,
+            u'errors': 0,
+            u'time': u'*',
+            u'testsuite': [
+                {
+                    u'name': u'HasTypeParamAttribute',
+                    u'type_param': u'int',
+                    u'status': u'RUN',
+                    u'time': u'*',
+                    u'classname': u'TypedTest/0'
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            u'name': u'TypedTest/1',
+            u'tests': 1,
+            u'failures': 0,
+            u'disabled': 0,
+            u'errors': 0,
+            u'time': u'*',
+            u'testsuite': [
+                {
+                    u'name': u'HasTypeParamAttribute',
+                    u'type_param': u'long',
+                    u'status': u'RUN',
+                    u'time': u'*',
+                    u'classname': u'TypedTest/1'
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            u'name': u'Single/TypeParameterizedTestCase/0',
+            u'tests': 1,
+            u'failures': 0,
+            u'disabled': 0,
+            u'errors': 0,
+            u'time': u'*',
+            u'testsuite': [
+                {
+                    u'name': u'HasTypeParamAttribute',
+                    u'type_param': u'int',
+                    u'status': u'RUN',
+                    u'time': u'*',
+                    u'classname': u'Single/TypeParameterizedTestCase/0'
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            u'name': u'Single/TypeParameterizedTestCase/1',
+            u'tests': 1,
+            u'failures': 0,
+            u'disabled': 0,
+            u'errors': 0,
+            u'time': u'*',
+            u'testsuite': [
+                {
+                    u'name': u'HasTypeParamAttribute',
+                    u'type_param': u'long',
+                    u'status': u'RUN',
+                    u'time': u'*',
+                    u'classname': u'Single/TypeParameterizedTestCase/1'
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            u'name': u'Single/ValueParamTest',
+            u'tests': 4,
+            u'failures': 0,
+            u'disabled': 0,
+            u'errors': 0,
+            u'time': u'*',
+            u'testsuite': [
+                {
+                    u'name': u'HasValueParamAttribute/0',
+                    u'value_param': u'33',
+                    u'status': u'RUN',
+                    u'time': u'*',
+                    u'classname': u'Single/ValueParamTest'
+                },
+                {
+                    u'name': u'HasValueParamAttribute/1',
+                    u'value_param': u'42',
+                    u'status': u'RUN',
+                    u'time': u'*',
+                    u'classname': u'Single/ValueParamTest'
+                },
+                {
+                    u'name': u'AnotherTestThatHasValueParamAttribute/0',
+                    u'value_param': u'33',
+                    u'status': u'RUN',
+                    u'time': u'*',
+                    u'classname': u'Single/ValueParamTest'
+                },
+                {
+                    u'name': u'AnotherTestThatHasValueParamAttribute/1',
+                    u'value_param': u'42',
+                    u'status': u'RUN',
+                    u'time': u'*',
+                    u'classname': u'Single/ValueParamTest'
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+    ]
+}
+
+EXPECTED_FILTERED = {
+    u'tests': 1,
+    u'failures': 0,
+    u'disabled': 0,
+    u'errors': 0,
+    u'time': u'*',
+    u'timestamp': u'*',
+    u'name': u'AllTests',
+    u'ad_hoc_property': u'42',
+    u'testsuites': [{
+        u'name': u'SuccessfulTest',
+        u'tests': 1,
+        u'failures': 0,
+        u'disabled': 0,
+        u'errors': 0,
+        u'time': u'*',
+        u'testsuite': [{
+            u'name': u'Succeeds',
+            u'status': u'RUN',
+            u'time': u'*',
+            u'classname': u'SuccessfulTest',
+        }]
+    }],
+}
+
+EXPECTED_EMPTY = {
+    u'tests': 0,
+    u'failures': 0,
+    u'disabled': 0,
+    u'errors': 0,
+    u'time': u'*',
+    u'timestamp': u'*',
+    u'name': u'AllTests',
+    u'testsuites': [],
+}
+
+GTEST_PROGRAM_PATH = gtest_test_utils.GetTestExecutablePath(GTEST_PROGRAM_NAME)
+
+SUPPORTS_TYPED_TESTS = 'TypedTest' in gtest_test_utils.Subprocess(
+    [GTEST_PROGRAM_PATH, GTEST_LIST_TESTS_FLAG], capture_stderr=False).output
+
+
+class GTestJsonOutputUnitTest(gtest_test_utils.TestCase):
+  """Unit test for Google Test's JSON output functionality.
+  """
+
+  # This test currently breaks on platforms that do not support typed and
+  # type-parameterized tests, so we don't run it under them.
+  if SUPPORTS_TYPED_TESTS:
+
+    def testNonEmptyJsonOutput(self):
+      """Verifies JSON output for a Google Test binary with non-empty output.
+
+      Runs a test program that generates a non-empty JSON output, and
+      tests that the JSON output is expected.
+      """
+      self._TestJsonOutput(GTEST_PROGRAM_NAME, EXPECTED_NON_EMPTY, 1)
+
+  def testEmptyJsonOutput(self):
+    """Verifies JSON output for a Google Test binary without actual tests.
+
+    Runs a test program that generates an empty JSON output, and
+    tests that the JSON output is expected.
+    """
+
+    self._TestJsonOutput('gtest_no_test_unittest', EXPECTED_EMPTY, 0)
+
+  def testTimestampValue(self):
+    """Checks whether the timestamp attribute in the JSON output is valid.
+
+    Runs a test program that generates an empty JSON output, and checks if
+    the timestamp attribute in the testsuites tag is valid.
+    """
+    actual = self._GetJsonOutput('gtest_no_test_unittest', [], 0)
+    date_time_str = actual['timestamp']
+    # datetime.strptime() is only available in Python 2.5+ so we have to
+    # parse the expected datetime manually.
+    match = re.match(r'(\d+)-(\d\d)-(\d\d)T(\d\d):(\d\d):(\d\d)', date_time_str)
+    self.assertTrue(
+        re.match,
+        'JSON datettime string %s has incorrect format' % date_time_str)
+    date_time_from_json = datetime.datetime(
+        year=int(match.group(1)), month=int(match.group(2)),
+        day=int(match.group(3)), hour=int(match.group(4)),
+        minute=int(match.group(5)), second=int(match.group(6)))
+
+    time_delta = abs(datetime.datetime.now() - date_time_from_json)
+    # timestamp value should be near the current local time
+    self.assertTrue(time_delta < datetime.timedelta(seconds=600),
+                    'time_delta is %s' % time_delta)
+
+  def testDefaultOutputFile(self):
+    """Verifies the default output file name.
+
+    Confirms that Google Test produces an JSON output file with the expected
+    default name if no name is explicitly specified.
+    """
+    output_file = os.path.join(gtest_test_utils.GetTempDir(),
+                               GTEST_DEFAULT_OUTPUT_FILE)
+    gtest_prog_path = gtest_test_utils.GetTestExecutablePath(
+        'gtest_no_test_unittest')
+    try:
+      os.remove(output_file)
+    except OSError:
+      e = sys.exc_info()[1]
+      if e.errno != errno.ENOENT:
+        raise
+
+    p = gtest_test_utils.Subprocess(
+        [gtest_prog_path, '%s=json' % GTEST_OUTPUT_FLAG],
+        working_dir=gtest_test_utils.GetTempDir())
+    self.assert_(p.exited)
+    self.assertEquals(0, p.exit_code)
+    self.assert_(os.path.isfile(output_file))
+
+  def testSuppressedJsonOutput(self):
+    """Verifies that no JSON output is generated.
+
+    Tests that no JSON file is generated if the default JSON listener is
+    shut down before RUN_ALL_TESTS is invoked.
+    """
+
+    json_path = os.path.join(gtest_test_utils.GetTempDir(),
+                             GTEST_PROGRAM_NAME + 'out.json')
+    if os.path.isfile(json_path):
+      os.remove(json_path)
+
+    command = [GTEST_PROGRAM_PATH,
+               '%s=json:%s' % (GTEST_OUTPUT_FLAG, json_path),
+               '--shut_down_xml']
+    p = gtest_test_utils.Subprocess(command)
+    if p.terminated_by_signal:
+      # p.signal is available only if p.terminated_by_signal is True.
+      self.assertFalse(
+          p.terminated_by_signal,
+          '%s was killed by signal %d' % (GTEST_PROGRAM_NAME, p.signal))
+    else:
+      self.assert_(p.exited)
+      self.assertEquals(1, p.exit_code,
+                        "'%s' exited with code %s, which doesn't match "
+                        'the expected exit code %s.'
+                        % (command, p.exit_code, 1))
+
+    self.assert_(not os.path.isfile(json_path))
+
+  def testFilteredTestJsonOutput(self):
+    """Verifies JSON output when a filter is applied.
+
+    Runs a test program that executes only some tests and verifies that
+    non-selected tests do not show up in the JSON output.
+    """
+
+    self._TestJsonOutput(GTEST_PROGRAM_NAME, EXPECTED_FILTERED, 0,
+                         extra_args=['%s=SuccessfulTest.*' % GTEST_FILTER_FLAG])
+
+  def _GetJsonOutput(self, gtest_prog_name, extra_args, expected_exit_code):
+    """Returns the JSON output generated by running the program gtest_prog_name.
+
+    Furthermore, the program's exit code must be expected_exit_code.
+
+    Args:
+      gtest_prog_name: Google Test binary name.
+      extra_args: extra arguments to binary invocation.
+      expected_exit_code: program's exit code.
+    """
+    json_path = os.path.join(gtest_test_utils.GetTempDir(),
+                             gtest_prog_name + 'out.json')
+    gtest_prog_path = gtest_test_utils.GetTestExecutablePath(gtest_prog_name)
+
+    command = (
+        [gtest_prog_path, '%s=json:%s' % (GTEST_OUTPUT_FLAG, json_path)] +
+        extra_args
+    )
+    p = gtest_test_utils.Subprocess(command)
+    if p.terminated_by_signal:
+      self.assert_(False,
+                   '%s was killed by signal %d' % (gtest_prog_name, p.signal))
+    else:
+      self.assert_(p.exited)
+      self.assertEquals(expected_exit_code, p.exit_code,
+                        "'%s' exited with code %s, which doesn't match "
+                        'the expected exit code %s.'
+                        % (command, p.exit_code, expected_exit_code))
+    with open(json_path) as f:
+      actual = json.load(f)
+    return actual
+
+  def _TestJsonOutput(self, gtest_prog_name, expected,
+                      expected_exit_code, extra_args=None):
+    """Checks the JSON output generated by the Google Test binary.
+
+    Asserts that the JSON document generated by running the program
+    gtest_prog_name matches expected_json, a string containing another
+    JSON document.  Furthermore, the program's exit code must be
+    expected_exit_code.
+
+    Args:
+      gtest_prog_name: Google Test binary name.
+      expected: expected output.
+      expected_exit_code: program's exit code.
+      extra_args: extra arguments to binary invocation.
+    """
+
+    actual = self._GetJsonOutput(gtest_prog_name, extra_args or [],
+                                 expected_exit_code)
+    self.assertEqual(expected, gtest_json_test_utils.normalize(actual))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  os.environ['GTEST_STACK_TRACE_DEPTH'] = '1'
+  gtest_test_utils.Main()
diff --git a/googletest/test/gtest_json_test_utils.py b/googletest/test/gtest_json_test_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4ef5f6fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/googletest/test/gtest_json_test_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# Copyright 2018, Google Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+"""Unit test utilities for gtest_json_output."""
+
+import re
+
+
+def normalize(obj):
+  """Normalize output object.
+
+  Args:
+     obj: Google Test's JSON output object to normalize.
+
+  Returns:
+     Normalized output without any references to transient information that may
+     change from run to run.
+  """
+  def _normalize(key, value):
+    if key == 'time':
+      return re.sub(r'^\d+(\.\d+)?s$', u'*', value)
+    elif key == 'timestamp':
+      return re.sub(r'^\d{4}-\d\d-\d\dT\d\d:\d\d:\d\dZ$', '*', value)
+    elif key == 'failure':
+      value = re.sub(r'^.*[/\\](.*:)\d+\n', '\\1*\n', value)
+      return re.sub(r'Stack trace:\n(.|\n)*', 'Stack trace:\n*', value)
+    else:
+      return normalize(value)
+  if isinstance(obj, dict):
+    return {k: _normalize(k, v) for k, v in obj.items()}
+  if isinstance(obj, list):
+    return [normalize(x) for x in obj]
+  else:
+    return obj