Merge pull request #1479 from petrhosek/json

Support JSON output format in addition to XML

6 files changed, 1403 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/googletest/CMakeLists.txt b/googletest/CMakeLists.txt
index 5c392e2c..b09c46ed 100644
--- a/googletest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/googletest/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -304,7 +304,9 @@ if (gtest_build_tests)
   cxx_executable(gtest_xml_outfile1_test_ test gtest_main)
   cxx_executable(gtest_xml_outfile2_test_ test gtest_main)
   py_test(gtest_xml_outfiles_test)
+  py_test(gtest_json_outfiles_test)
 
   cxx_executable(gtest_xml_output_unittest_ test gtest)
   py_test(gtest_xml_output_unittest)
+  py_test(gtest_json_output_unittest)
 endif()
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 ###
diff --git a/googletest/src/gtest.cc b/googletest/src/gtest.cc
index 7afa5a95..15cc9073 100644
--- a/googletest/src/gtest.cc
+++ b/googletest/src/gtest.cc
@@ -160,8 +160,10 @@ static const char kDeathTestCaseFilter[] = "*DeathTest:*DeathTest/*";
 // A test filter that matches everything.
 static const char kUniversalFilter[] = "*";
 
-// The default output file for XML output.
-static const char kDefaultOutputFile[] = "test_detail.xml";
+// The default output format.
+static const char kDefaultOutputFormat[] = "xml";
+// The default output file.
+static const char kDefaultOutputFile[] = "test_detail";
 
 // The environment variable name for the test shard index.
 static const char kTestShardIndex[] = "GTEST_SHARD_INDEX";
@@ -231,9 +233,9 @@ GTEST_DEFINE_bool_(list_tests, false,
 GTEST_DEFINE_string_(
     output,
     internal::StringFromGTestEnv("output", ""),
-    "A format (currently must be \"xml\"), optionally followed "
-    "by a colon and an output file name or directory. A directory "
-    "is indicated by a trailing pathname separator. "
+    "A format (defaults to \"xml\" but can be specified to be \"json\"), "
+    "optionally followed by a colon and an output file name or directory. "
+    "A directory is indicated by a trailing pathname separator. "
     "Examples: \"xml:filename.xml\", \"xml::directoryname/\". "
     "If a directory is specified, output files will be created "
     "within that directory, with file-names based on the test "
@@ -428,12 +430,17 @@ std::string UnitTestOptions::GetAbsolutePathToOutputFile() {
   if (gtest_output_flag == NULL)
     return "";
 
+  std::string format = GetOutputFormat();
+  if (format.empty())
+    format = std::string(kDefaultOutputFormat);
+
   const char* const colon = strchr(gtest_output_flag, ':');
   if (colon == NULL)
-    return internal::FilePath::ConcatPaths(
+    return internal::FilePath::MakeFileName(
         internal::FilePath(
             UnitTest::GetInstance()->original_working_dir()),
-        internal::FilePath(kDefaultOutputFile)).string();
+        internal::FilePath(kDefaultOutputFile), 0,
+        format.c_str()).string();
 
   internal::FilePath output_name(colon + 1);
   if (!output_name.IsAbsolutePath())
@@ -3771,6 +3778,351 @@ std::string XmlUnitTestResultPrinter::TestPropertiesAsXmlAttributes(
 // End XmlUnitTestResultPrinter
 
 
+// This class generates an JSON output file.
+class JsonUnitTestResultPrinter : public EmptyTestEventListener {
+ public:
+  explicit JsonUnitTestResultPrinter(const char* output_file);
+
+  virtual void OnTestIterationEnd(const UnitTest& unit_test, int iteration);
+
+ private:
+  // Returns an JSON-escaped copy of the input string str.
+  static std::string EscapeJson(const std::string& str);
+
+  //// Verifies that the given attribute belongs to the given element and
+  //// streams the attribute as JSON.
+  static void OutputJsonKey(std::ostream* stream,
+                            const std::string& element_name,
+                            const std::string& name,
+                            const std::string& value,
+                            const std::string& indent,
+                            bool comma = true);
+  static void OutputJsonKey(std::ostream* stream,
+                            const std::string& element_name,
+                            const std::string& name,
+                            int value,
+                            const std::string& indent,
+                            bool comma = true);
+
+  // Streams a JSON representation of a TestInfo object.
+  static void OutputJsonTestInfo(::std::ostream* stream,
+                                 const char* test_case_name,
+                                 const TestInfo& test_info);
+
+  // Prints a JSON representation of a TestCase object
+  static void PrintJsonTestCase(::std::ostream* stream,
+                                const TestCase& test_case);
+
+  // Prints a JSON summary of unit_test to output stream out.
+  static void PrintJsonUnitTest(::std::ostream* stream,
+                                const UnitTest& unit_test);
+
+  // Produces a string representing the test properties in a result as
+  // a JSON dictionary.
+  static std::string TestPropertiesAsJson(const TestResult& result,
+                                          const std::string& indent);
+
+  // The output file.
+  const std::string output_file_;
+
+  GTEST_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN_(JsonUnitTestResultPrinter);
+};
+
+// Creates a new JsonUnitTestResultPrinter.
+JsonUnitTestResultPrinter::JsonUnitTestResultPrinter(const char* output_file)
+    : output_file_(output_file) {
+  if (output_file_.empty()) {
+    GTEST_LOG_(FATAL) << "JSON output file may not be null";
+  }
+}
+
+void JsonUnitTestResultPrinter::OnTestIterationEnd(const UnitTest& unit_test,
+                                                  int /*iteration*/) {
+  FILE* jsonout = NULL;
+  FilePath output_file(output_file_);
+  FilePath output_dir(output_file.RemoveFileName());
+
+  if (output_dir.CreateDirectoriesRecursively()) {
+    jsonout = posix::FOpen(output_file_.c_str(), "w");
+  }
+  if (jsonout == NULL) {
+    // TODO(phosek): report the reason of the failure.
+    //
+    // We don't do it for now as:
+    //
+    //   1. There is no urgent need for it.
+    //   2. It's a bit involved to make the errno variable thread-safe on
+    //      all three operating systems (Linux, Windows, and Mac OS).
+    //   3. To interpret the meaning of errno in a thread-safe way,
+    //      we need the strerror_r() function, which is not available on
+    //      Windows.
+    GTEST_LOG_(FATAL) << "Unable to open file \""
+                      << output_file_ << "\"";
+  }
+  std::stringstream stream;
+  PrintJsonUnitTest(&stream, unit_test);
+  fprintf(jsonout, "%s", StringStreamToString(&stream).c_str());
+  fclose(jsonout);
+}
+
+// Returns an JSON-escaped copy of the input string str.
+std::string JsonUnitTestResultPrinter::EscapeJson(const std::string& str) {
+  Message m;
+
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < str.size(); ++i) {
+    const char ch = str[i];
+    switch (ch) {
+      case '\\':
+      case '"':
+      case '/':
+        m << '\\' << ch;
+        break;
+      case '\b':
+        m << "\\b";
+        break;
+      case '\t':
+        m << "\\t";
+        break;
+      case '\n':
+        m << "\\n";
+        break;
+      case '\f':
+        m << "\\f";
+        break;
+      case '\r':
+        m << "\\r";
+        break;
+      default:
+        if (ch < ' ') {
+          m << "\\u00" << String::FormatByte(static_cast<unsigned char>(ch));
+        } else {
+          m << ch;
+        }
+        break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return m.GetString();
+}
+
+// The following routines generate an JSON representation of a UnitTest
+// object.
+
+// Formats the given time in milliseconds as seconds.
+static std::string FormatTimeInMillisAsDuration(TimeInMillis ms) {
+  ::std::stringstream ss;
+  ss << (static_cast<double>(ms) * 1e-3) << "s";
+  return ss.str();
+}
+
+// Converts the given epoch time in milliseconds to a date string in the
+// RFC3339 format, without the timezone information.
+static std::string FormatEpochTimeInMillisAsRFC3339(TimeInMillis ms) {
+  struct tm time_struct;
+  if (!PortableLocaltime(static_cast<time_t>(ms / 1000), &time_struct))
+    return "";
+  // YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss
+  return StreamableToString(time_struct.tm_year + 1900) + "-" +
+      String::FormatIntWidth2(time_struct.tm_mon + 1) + "-" +
+      String::FormatIntWidth2(time_struct.tm_mday) + "T" +
+      String::FormatIntWidth2(time_struct.tm_hour) + ":" +
+      String::FormatIntWidth2(time_struct.tm_min) + ":" +
+      String::FormatIntWidth2(time_struct.tm_sec) + "Z";
+}
+
+static inline std::string Indent(int width) {
+  return std::string(width, ' ');
+}
+
+void JsonUnitTestResultPrinter::OutputJsonKey(
+    std::ostream* stream,
+    const std::string& element_name,
+    const std::string& name,
+    const std::string& value,
+    const std::string& indent,
+    bool comma) {
+  const std::vector<std::string>& allowed_names =
+      GetReservedAttributesForElement(element_name);
+
+  GTEST_CHECK_(std::find(allowed_names.begin(), allowed_names.end(), name) !=
+                   allowed_names.end())
+      << "Key \"" << name << "\" is not allowed for value \"" << element_name
+      << "\".";
+
+  *stream << indent << "\"" << name << "\": \"" << EscapeJson(value) << "\"";
+  if (comma)
+    *stream << ",\n";
+}
+
+void JsonUnitTestResultPrinter::OutputJsonKey(
+    std::ostream* stream,
+    const std::string& element_name,
+    const std::string& name,
+    int value,
+    const std::string& indent,
+    bool comma) {
+  const std::vector<std::string>& allowed_names =
+      GetReservedAttributesForElement(element_name);
+
+  GTEST_CHECK_(std::find(allowed_names.begin(), allowed_names.end(), name) !=
+                   allowed_names.end())
+      << "Key \"" << name << "\" is not allowed for value \"" << element_name
+      << "\".";
+
+  *stream << indent << "\"" << name << "\": " << StreamableToString(value);
+  if (comma)
+    *stream << ",\n";
+}
+
+// Prints a JSON representation of a TestInfo object.
+void JsonUnitTestResultPrinter::OutputJsonTestInfo(::std::ostream* stream,
+                                                   const char* test_case_name,
+                                                   const TestInfo& test_info) {
+  const TestResult& result = *test_info.result();
+  const std::string kTestcase = "testcase";
+  const std::string kIndent = Indent(10);
+
+  *stream << Indent(8) << "{\n";
+  OutputJsonKey(stream, kTestcase, "name", test_info.name(), kIndent);
+
+  if (test_info.value_param() != NULL) {
+    OutputJsonKey(stream, kTestcase, "value_param",
+                  test_info.value_param(), kIndent);
+  }
+  if (test_info.type_param() != NULL) {
+    OutputJsonKey(stream, kTestcase, "type_param", test_info.type_param(),
+                  kIndent);
+  }
+
+  OutputJsonKey(stream, kTestcase, "status",
+                test_info.should_run() ? "RUN" : "NOTRUN", kIndent);
+  OutputJsonKey(stream, kTestcase, "time",
+                FormatTimeInMillisAsDuration(result.elapsed_time()), kIndent);
+  OutputJsonKey(stream, kTestcase, "classname", test_case_name, kIndent, false);
+  *stream << TestPropertiesAsJson(result, kIndent);
+
+  int failures = 0;
+  for (int i = 0; i < result.total_part_count(); ++i) {
+    const TestPartResult& part = result.GetTestPartResult(i);
+    if (part.failed()) {
+      *stream << ",\n";
+      if (++failures == 1) {
+        *stream << kIndent << "\"" << "failures" << "\": [\n";
+      }
+      const std::string location =
+          internal::FormatCompilerIndependentFileLocation(part.file_name(),
+                                                          part.line_number());
+      const std::string summary = EscapeJson(location + "\n" + part.summary());
+      *stream << kIndent << "  {\n"
+              << kIndent << "    \"failure\": \"" << summary << "\",\n"
+              << kIndent << "    \"type\": \"\"\n"
+              << kIndent << "  }";
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (failures > 0)
+    *stream << "\n" << kIndent << "]";
+  *stream << "\n" << Indent(8) << "}";
+}
+
+// Prints an JSON representation of a TestCase object
+void JsonUnitTestResultPrinter::PrintJsonTestCase(std::ostream* stream,
+                                                  const TestCase& test_case) {
+  const std::string kTestsuite = "testsuite";
+  const std::string kIndent = Indent(6);
+
+  *stream << Indent(4) << "{\n";
+  OutputJsonKey(stream, kTestsuite, "name", test_case.name(), kIndent);
+  OutputJsonKey(stream, kTestsuite, "tests", test_case.reportable_test_count(),
+                kIndent);
+  OutputJsonKey(stream, kTestsuite, "failures", test_case.failed_test_count(),
+                kIndent);
+  OutputJsonKey(stream, kTestsuite, "disabled",
+                test_case.reportable_disabled_test_count(), kIndent);
+  OutputJsonKey(stream, kTestsuite, "errors", 0, kIndent);
+  OutputJsonKey(stream, kTestsuite, "time",
+                FormatTimeInMillisAsDuration(test_case.elapsed_time()), kIndent,
+                false);
+  *stream << TestPropertiesAsJson(test_case.ad_hoc_test_result(), kIndent)
+          << ",\n";
+
+  *stream << kIndent << "\"" << kTestsuite << "\": [\n";
+
+  bool comma = false;
+  for (int i = 0; i < test_case.total_test_count(); ++i) {
+    if (test_case.GetTestInfo(i)->is_reportable()) {
+      if (comma) {
+        *stream << ",\n";
+      } else {
+        comma = true;
+      }
+      OutputJsonTestInfo(stream, test_case.name(), *test_case.GetTestInfo(i));
+    }
+  }
+  *stream << "\n" << kIndent << "]\n" << Indent(4) << "}";
+}
+
+// Prints a JSON summary of unit_test to output stream out.
+void JsonUnitTestResultPrinter::PrintJsonUnitTest(std::ostream* stream,
+                                                  const UnitTest& unit_test) {
+  const std::string kTestsuites = "testsuites";
+  const std::string kIndent = Indent(2);
+  *stream << "{\n";
+
+  OutputJsonKey(stream, kTestsuites, "tests", unit_test.reportable_test_count(),
+                kIndent);
+  OutputJsonKey(stream, kTestsuites, "failures", unit_test.failed_test_count(),
+                kIndent);
+  OutputJsonKey(stream, kTestsuites, "disabled",
+                unit_test.reportable_disabled_test_count(), kIndent);
+  OutputJsonKey(stream, kTestsuites, "errors", 0, kIndent);
+  if (GTEST_FLAG(shuffle)) {
+    OutputJsonKey(stream, kTestsuites, "random_seed", unit_test.random_seed(),
+                  kIndent);
+  }
+  OutputJsonKey(stream, kTestsuites, "timestamp",
+                FormatEpochTimeInMillisAsRFC3339(unit_test.start_timestamp()),
+                kIndent);
+  OutputJsonKey(stream, kTestsuites, "time",
+                FormatTimeInMillisAsDuration(unit_test.elapsed_time()), kIndent,
+                false);
+
+  *stream << TestPropertiesAsJson(unit_test.ad_hoc_test_result(), kIndent)
+          << ",\n";
+
+  OutputJsonKey(stream, kTestsuites, "name", "AllTests", kIndent);
+  *stream << kIndent << "\"" << kTestsuites << "\": [\n";
+
+  bool comma = false;
+  for (int i = 0; i < unit_test.total_test_case_count(); ++i) {
+    if (unit_test.GetTestCase(i)->reportable_test_count() > 0) {
+      if (comma) {
+        *stream << ",\n";
+      } else {
+        comma = true;
+      }
+      PrintJsonTestCase(stream, *unit_test.GetTestCase(i));
+    }
+  }
+
+  *stream << "\n" << kIndent << "]\n" << "}\n";
+}
+
+// Produces a string representing the test properties in a result as
+// a JSON dictionary.
+std::string JsonUnitTestResultPrinter::TestPropertiesAsJson(
+    const TestResult& result, const std::string& indent) {
+  Message attributes;
+  for (int i = 0; i < result.test_property_count(); ++i) {
+    const TestProperty& property = result.GetTestProperty(i);
+    attributes << ",\n" << indent << "\"" << property.key() << "\": "
+               << "\"" << EscapeJson(property.value()) << "\"";
+  }
+  return attributes.GetString();
+}
+
+// End JsonUnitTestResultPrinter
+
 #if GTEST_CAN_STREAM_RESULTS_
 
 // Checks if str contains '=', '&', '%' or '\n' characters. If yes,
@@ -4397,6 +4749,9 @@ void UnitTestImpl::ConfigureXmlOutput() {
   if (output_format == "xml") {
     listeners()->SetDefaultXmlGenerator(new XmlUnitTestResultPrinter(
         UnitTestOptions::GetAbsolutePathToOutputFile().c_str()));
+  } else if (output_format == "json") {
+    listeners()->SetDefaultXmlGenerator(new JsonUnitTestResultPrinter(
+        UnitTestOptions::GetAbsolutePathToOutputFile().c_str()));
   } else if (output_format != "") {
     GTEST_LOG_(WARNING) << "WARNING: unrecognized output format \""
                         << output_format << "\" ignored.";
@@ -5182,10 +5537,10 @@ static const char kColorEncodedHelpMessage[] =
 "      Enable/disable colored output. The default is @Gauto@D.\n"
 "  @G--" GTEST_FLAG_PREFIX_ "print_time=0@D\n"
 "      Don't print the elapsed time of each test.\n"
-"  @G--" GTEST_FLAG_PREFIX_ "output=xml@Y[@G:@YDIRECTORY_PATH@G"
+"  @G--" GTEST_FLAG_PREFIX_ "output=@Y(@Gjson@Y|@Gxml@Y)[@G:@YDIRECTORY_PATH@G"
     GTEST_PATH_SEP_ "@Y|@G:@YFILE_PATH]@D\n"
-"      Generate an XML report in the given directory or with the given file\n"
-"      name. @YFILE_PATH@D defaults to @Gtest_detail.xml@D.\n"
+"      Generate a JSON or XML report in the given directory or with the given\n"
+"      file name. @YFILE_PATH@D defaults to @Gtest_details.xml@D.\n"
 #if GTEST_CAN_STREAM_RESULTS_
 "  @G--" GTEST_FLAG_PREFIX_ "stream_result_to=@YHOST@G:@YPORT@D\n"
 "      Stream test results to the given server.\n"
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