Googletest export

Move the Matcher<T> interface to googletest so I can use it to extend death test regex matching in a subsequent change.

PiperOrigin-RevId: 221675910

2 files changed, 3 insertions, 717 deletions

diff --git a/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-matchers.h b/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-matchers.h
index c1b29e6d..c0c3a430 100644
--- a/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-matchers.h
+++ b/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-matchers.h
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 // This file implements some commonly used argument matchers.  More
 // matchers can be defined by the user implementing the
 // MatcherInterface<T> interface if necessary.
+//
+// See googletest/include/gtest/gtest-matchers.h for the definition of class
+// Matcher, class MatcherInterface, and others.
 
 // GOOGLETEST_CM0002 DO NOT DELETE
 
@@ -77,144 +80,6 @@ namespace testing {
 // ownership management as Matcher objects can now be copied like
 // plain values.
 
-// MatchResultListener is an abstract class.  Its << operator can be
-// used by a matcher to explain why a value matches or doesn't match.
-//
-// FIXME: add method
-//   bool InterestedInWhy(bool result) const;
-// to indicate whether the listener is interested in why the match
-// result is 'result'.
-class MatchResultListener {
- public:
-  // Creates a listener object with the given underlying ostream.  The
-  // listener does not own the ostream, and does not dereference it
-  // in the constructor or destructor.
-  explicit MatchResultListener(::std::ostream* os) : stream_(os) {}
-  virtual ~MatchResultListener() = 0;  // Makes this class abstract.
-
-  // Streams x to the underlying ostream; does nothing if the ostream
-  // is NULL.
-  template <typename T>
-  MatchResultListener& operator<<(const T& x) {
-    if (stream_ != nullptr) *stream_ << x;
-    return *this;
-  }
-
-  // Returns the underlying ostream.
-  ::std::ostream* stream() { return stream_; }
-
-  // Returns true iff the listener is interested in an explanation of
-  // the match result.  A matcher's MatchAndExplain() method can use
-  // this information to avoid generating the explanation when no one
-  // intends to hear it.
-  bool IsInterested() const { return stream_ != nullptr; }
-
- private:
-  ::std::ostream* const stream_;
-
-  GTEST_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN_(MatchResultListener);
-};
-
-inline MatchResultListener::~MatchResultListener() {
-}
-
-// An instance of a subclass of this knows how to describe itself as a
-// matcher.
-class MatcherDescriberInterface {
- public:
-  virtual ~MatcherDescriberInterface() {}
-
-  // Describes this matcher to an ostream.  The function should print
-  // a verb phrase that describes the property a value matching this
-  // matcher should have.  The subject of the verb phrase is the value
-  // being matched.  For example, the DescribeTo() method of the Gt(7)
-  // matcher prints "is greater than 7".
-  virtual void DescribeTo(::std::ostream* os) const = 0;
-
-  // Describes the negation of this matcher to an ostream.  For
-  // example, if the description of this matcher is "is greater than
-  // 7", the negated description could be "is not greater than 7".
-  // You are not required to override this when implementing
-  // MatcherInterface, but it is highly advised so that your matcher
-  // can produce good error messages.
-  virtual void DescribeNegationTo(::std::ostream* os) const {
-    *os << "not (";
-    DescribeTo(os);
-    *os << ")";
-  }
-};
-
-// The implementation of a matcher.
-template <typename T>
-class MatcherInterface : public MatcherDescriberInterface {
- public:
-  // Returns true iff the matcher matches x; also explains the match
-  // result to 'listener' if necessary (see the next paragraph), in
-  // the form of a non-restrictive relative clause ("which ...",
-  // "whose ...", etc) that describes x.  For example, the
-  // MatchAndExplain() method of the Pointee(...) matcher should
-  // generate an explanation like "which points to ...".
-  //
-  // Implementations of MatchAndExplain() should add an explanation of
-  // the match result *if and only if* they can provide additional
-  // information that's not already present (or not obvious) in the
-  // print-out of x and the matcher's description.  Whether the match
-  // succeeds is not a factor in deciding whether an explanation is
-  // needed, as sometimes the caller needs to print a failure message
-  // when the match succeeds (e.g. when the matcher is used inside
-  // Not()).
-  //
-  // For example, a "has at least 10 elements" matcher should explain
-  // what the actual element count is, regardless of the match result,
-  // as it is useful information to the reader; on the other hand, an
-  // "is empty" matcher probably only needs to explain what the actual
-  // size is when the match fails, as it's redundant to say that the
-  // size is 0 when the value is already known to be empty.
-  //
-  // You should override this method when defining a new matcher.
-  //
-  // It's the responsibility of the caller (Google Mock) to guarantee
-  // that 'listener' is not NULL.  This helps to simplify a matcher's
-  // implementation when it doesn't care about the performance, as it
-  // can talk to 'listener' without checking its validity first.
-  // However, in order to implement dummy listeners efficiently,
-  // listener->stream() may be NULL.
-  virtual bool MatchAndExplain(T x, MatchResultListener* listener) const = 0;
-
-  // Inherits these methods from MatcherDescriberInterface:
-  //   virtual void DescribeTo(::std::ostream* os) const = 0;
-  //   virtual void DescribeNegationTo(::std::ostream* os) const;
-};
-
-namespace internal {
-
-// Converts a MatcherInterface<T> to a MatcherInterface<const T&>.
-template <typename T>
-class MatcherInterfaceAdapter : public MatcherInterface<const T&> {
- public:
-  explicit MatcherInterfaceAdapter(const MatcherInterface<T>* impl)
-      : impl_(impl) {}
-  virtual ~MatcherInterfaceAdapter() { delete impl_; }
-
-  virtual void DescribeTo(::std::ostream* os) const { impl_->DescribeTo(os); }
-
-  virtual void DescribeNegationTo(::std::ostream* os) const {
-    impl_->DescribeNegationTo(os);
-  }
-
-  virtual bool MatchAndExplain(const T& x,
-                               MatchResultListener* listener) const {
-    return impl_->MatchAndExplain(x, listener);
-  }
-
- private:
-  const MatcherInterface<T>* const impl_;
-
-  GTEST_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN_(MatcherInterfaceAdapter);
-};
-
-}  // namespace internal
-
 // A match result listener that stores the explanation in a string.
 class StringMatchResultListener : public MatchResultListener {
  public:
@@ -232,314 +97,6 @@ class StringMatchResultListener : public MatchResultListener {
   GTEST_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN_(StringMatchResultListener);
 };
 
-namespace internal {
-
-struct AnyEq {
-  template <typename A, typename B>
-  bool operator()(const A& a, const B& b) const { return a == b; }
-};
-struct AnyNe {
-  template <typename A, typename B>
-  bool operator()(const A& a, const B& b) const { return a != b; }
-};
-struct AnyLt {
-  template <typename A, typename B>
-  bool operator()(const A& a, const B& b) const { return a < b; }
-};
-struct AnyGt {
-  template <typename A, typename B>
-  bool operator()(const A& a, const B& b) const { return a > b; }
-};
-struct AnyLe {
-  template <typename A, typename B>
-  bool operator()(const A& a, const B& b) const { return a <= b; }
-};
-struct AnyGe {
-  template <typename A, typename B>
-  bool operator()(const A& a, const B& b) const { return a >= b; }
-};
-
-// A match result listener that ignores the explanation.
-class DummyMatchResultListener : public MatchResultListener {
- public:
-  DummyMatchResultListener() : MatchResultListener(nullptr) {}
-
- private:
-  GTEST_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN_(DummyMatchResultListener);
-};
-
-// A match result listener that forwards the explanation to a given
-// ostream.  The difference between this and MatchResultListener is
-// that the former is concrete.
-class StreamMatchResultListener : public MatchResultListener {
- public:
-  explicit StreamMatchResultListener(::std::ostream* os)
-      : MatchResultListener(os) {}
-
- private:
-  GTEST_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN_(StreamMatchResultListener);
-};
-
-// An internal class for implementing Matcher<T>, which will derive
-// from it.  We put functionalities common to all Matcher<T>
-// specializations here to avoid code duplication.
-template <typename T>
-class MatcherBase {
- public:
-  // Returns true iff the matcher matches x; also explains the match
-  // result to 'listener'.
-  bool MatchAndExplain(GTEST_REFERENCE_TO_CONST_(T) x,
-                       MatchResultListener* listener) const {
-    return impl_->MatchAndExplain(x, listener);
-  }
-
-  // Returns true iff this matcher matches x.
-  bool Matches(GTEST_REFERENCE_TO_CONST_(T) x) const {
-    DummyMatchResultListener dummy;
-    return MatchAndExplain(x, &dummy);
-  }
-
-  // Describes this matcher to an ostream.
-  void DescribeTo(::std::ostream* os) const { impl_->DescribeTo(os); }
-
-  // Describes the negation of this matcher to an ostream.
-  void DescribeNegationTo(::std::ostream* os) const {
-    impl_->DescribeNegationTo(os);
-  }
-
-  // Explains why x matches, or doesn't match, the matcher.
-  void ExplainMatchResultTo(GTEST_REFERENCE_TO_CONST_(T) x,
-                            ::std::ostream* os) const {
-    StreamMatchResultListener listener(os);
-    MatchAndExplain(x, &listener);
-  }
-
-  // Returns the describer for this matcher object; retains ownership
-  // of the describer, which is only guaranteed to be alive when
-  // this matcher object is alive.
-  const MatcherDescriberInterface* GetDescriber() const {
-    return impl_.get();
-  }
-
- protected:
-  MatcherBase() {}
-
-  // Constructs a matcher from its implementation.
-  explicit MatcherBase(
-      const MatcherInterface<GTEST_REFERENCE_TO_CONST_(T)>* impl)
-      : impl_(impl) {}
-
-  template <typename U>
-  explicit MatcherBase(
-      const MatcherInterface<U>* impl,
-      typename internal::EnableIf<
-          !internal::IsSame<U, GTEST_REFERENCE_TO_CONST_(U)>::value>::type* =
-          nullptr)
-      : impl_(new internal::MatcherInterfaceAdapter<U>(impl)) {}
-
-  virtual ~MatcherBase() {}
-
- private:
-  std::shared_ptr<const MatcherInterface<GTEST_REFERENCE_TO_CONST_(T)>> impl_;
-};
-
-}  // namespace internal
-
-// A Matcher<T> is a copyable and IMMUTABLE (except by assignment)
-// object that can check whether a value of type T matches.  The
-// implementation of Matcher<T> is just a std::shared_ptr to const
-// MatcherInterface<T>.  Don't inherit from Matcher!
-template <typename T>
-class Matcher : public internal::MatcherBase<T> {
- public:
-  // Constructs a null matcher.  Needed for storing Matcher objects in STL
-  // containers.  A default-constructed matcher is not yet initialized.  You
-  // cannot use it until a valid value has been assigned to it.
-  explicit Matcher() {}  // NOLINT
-
-  // Constructs a matcher from its implementation.
-  explicit Matcher(const MatcherInterface<GTEST_REFERENCE_TO_CONST_(T)>* impl)
-      : internal::MatcherBase<T>(impl) {}
-
-  template <typename U>
-  explicit Matcher(
-      const MatcherInterface<U>* impl,
-      typename internal::EnableIf<
-          !internal::IsSame<U, GTEST_REFERENCE_TO_CONST_(U)>::value>::type* =
-          nullptr)
-      : internal::MatcherBase<T>(impl) {}
-
-  // Implicit constructor here allows people to write
-  // EXPECT_CALL(foo, Bar(5)) instead of EXPECT_CALL(foo, Bar(Eq(5))) sometimes
-  Matcher(T value);  // NOLINT
-};
-
-// The following two specializations allow the user to write str
-// instead of Eq(str) and "foo" instead of Eq("foo") when a std::string
-// matcher is expected.
-template <>
-class GTEST_API_ Matcher<const std::string&>
-    : public internal::MatcherBase<const std::string&> {
- public:
-  Matcher() {}
-
-  explicit Matcher(const MatcherInterface<const std::string&>* impl)
-      : internal::MatcherBase<const std::string&>(impl) {}
-
-  // Allows the user to write str instead of Eq(str) sometimes, where
-  // str is a std::string object.
-  Matcher(const std::string& s);  // NOLINT
-
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-  // Allows the user to write str instead of Eq(str) sometimes, where
-  // str is a ::string object.
-  Matcher(const ::string& s);  // NOLINT
-#endif                         // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
-  // Allows the user to write "foo" instead of Eq("foo") sometimes.
-  Matcher(const char* s);  // NOLINT
-};
-
-template <>
-class GTEST_API_ Matcher<std::string>
-    : public internal::MatcherBase<std::string> {
- public:
-  Matcher() {}
-
-  explicit Matcher(const MatcherInterface<const std::string&>* impl)
-      : internal::MatcherBase<std::string>(impl) {}
-  explicit Matcher(const MatcherInterface<std::string>* impl)
-      : internal::MatcherBase<std::string>(impl) {}
-
-  // Allows the user to write str instead of Eq(str) sometimes, where
-  // str is a string object.
-  Matcher(const std::string& s);  // NOLINT
-
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-  // Allows the user to write str instead of Eq(str) sometimes, where
-  // str is a ::string object.
-  Matcher(const ::string& s);  // NOLINT
-#endif                         // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
-  // Allows the user to write "foo" instead of Eq("foo") sometimes.
-  Matcher(const char* s);  // NOLINT
-};
-
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-// The following two specializations allow the user to write str
-// instead of Eq(str) and "foo" instead of Eq("foo") when a ::string
-// matcher is expected.
-template <>
-class GTEST_API_ Matcher<const ::string&>
-    : public internal::MatcherBase<const ::string&> {
- public:
-  Matcher() {}
-
-  explicit Matcher(const MatcherInterface<const ::string&>* impl)
-      : internal::MatcherBase<const ::string&>(impl) {}
-
-  // Allows the user to write str instead of Eq(str) sometimes, where
-  // str is a std::string object.
-  Matcher(const std::string& s);  // NOLINT
-
-  // Allows the user to write str instead of Eq(str) sometimes, where
-  // str is a ::string object.
-  Matcher(const ::string& s);  // NOLINT
-
-  // Allows the user to write "foo" instead of Eq("foo") sometimes.
-  Matcher(const char* s);  // NOLINT
-};
-
-template <>
-class GTEST_API_ Matcher< ::string>
-    : public internal::MatcherBase< ::string> {
- public:
-  Matcher() {}
-
-  explicit Matcher(const MatcherInterface<const ::string&>* impl)
-      : internal::MatcherBase< ::string>(impl) {}
-  explicit Matcher(const MatcherInterface< ::string>* impl)
-      : internal::MatcherBase< ::string>(impl) {}
-
-  // Allows the user to write str instead of Eq(str) sometimes, where
-  // str is a std::string object.
-  Matcher(const std::string& s);  // NOLINT
-
-  // Allows the user to write str instead of Eq(str) sometimes, where
-  // str is a ::string object.
-  Matcher(const ::string& s);  // NOLINT
-
-  // Allows the user to write "foo" instead of Eq("foo") sometimes.
-  Matcher(const char* s);  // NOLINT
-};
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
-#if GTEST_HAS_ABSL
-// The following two specializations allow the user to write str
-// instead of Eq(str) and "foo" instead of Eq("foo") when a absl::string_view
-// matcher is expected.
-template <>
-class GTEST_API_ Matcher<const absl::string_view&>
-    : public internal::MatcherBase<const absl::string_view&> {
- public:
-  Matcher() {}
-
-  explicit Matcher(const MatcherInterface<const absl::string_view&>* impl)
-      : internal::MatcherBase<const absl::string_view&>(impl) {}
-
-  // Allows the user to write str instead of Eq(str) sometimes, where
-  // str is a std::string object.
-  Matcher(const std::string& s);  // NOLINT
-
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-  // Allows the user to write str instead of Eq(str) sometimes, where
-  // str is a ::string object.
-  Matcher(const ::string& s);  // NOLINT
-#endif                         // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
-  // Allows the user to write "foo" instead of Eq("foo") sometimes.
-  Matcher(const char* s);  // NOLINT
-
-  // Allows the user to pass absl::string_views directly.
-  Matcher(absl::string_view s);  // NOLINT
-};
-
-template <>
-class GTEST_API_ Matcher<absl::string_view>
-    : public internal::MatcherBase<absl::string_view> {
- public:
-  Matcher() {}
-
-  explicit Matcher(const MatcherInterface<const absl::string_view&>* impl)
-      : internal::MatcherBase<absl::string_view>(impl) {}
-  explicit Matcher(const MatcherInterface<absl::string_view>* impl)
-      : internal::MatcherBase<absl::string_view>(impl) {}
-
-  // Allows the user to write str instead of Eq(str) sometimes, where
-  // str is a std::string object.
-  Matcher(const std::string& s);  // NOLINT
-
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-  // Allows the user to write str instead of Eq(str) sometimes, where
-  // str is a ::string object.
-  Matcher(const ::string& s);  // NOLINT
-#endif                         // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
-  // Allows the user to write "foo" instead of Eq("foo") sometimes.
-  Matcher(const char* s);  // NOLINT
-
-  // Allows the user to pass absl::string_views directly.
-  Matcher(absl::string_view s);  // NOLINT
-};
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_ABSL
-
-// Prints a matcher in a human-readable format.
-template <typename T>
-std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Matcher<T>& matcher) {
-  matcher.DescribeTo(&os);
-  return os;
-}
-
 // The PolymorphicMatcher class template makes it easy to implement a
 // polymorphic matcher (i.e. a matcher that can match values of more
 // than one type, e.g. Eq(n) and NotNull()).
@@ -599,18 +156,6 @@ class PolymorphicMatcher {
   GTEST_DISALLOW_ASSIGN_(PolymorphicMatcher);
 };
 
-// Creates a matcher from its implementation.  This is easier to use
-// than the Matcher<T> constructor as it doesn't require you to
-// explicitly write the template argument, e.g.
-//
-//   MakeMatcher(foo);
-// vs
-//   Matcher<const string&>(foo);
-template <typename T>
-inline Matcher<T> MakeMatcher(const MatcherInterface<T>* impl) {
-  return Matcher<T>(impl);
-}
-
 // Creates a polymorphic matcher from its implementation.  This is
 // easier to use than the PolymorphicMatcher<Impl> constructor as it
 // doesn't require you to explicitly write the template argument, e.g.
@@ -1043,99 +588,6 @@ class AnythingMatcher {
   operator Matcher<T>() const { return A<T>(); }
 };
 
-// Implements a matcher that compares a given value with a
-// pre-supplied value using one of the ==, <=, <, etc, operators.  The
-// two values being compared don't have to have the same type.
-//
-// The matcher defined here is polymorphic (for example, Eq(5) can be
-// used to match an int, a short, a double, etc).  Therefore we use
-// a template type conversion operator in the implementation.
-//
-// The following template definition assumes that the Rhs parameter is
-// a "bare" type (i.e. neither 'const T' nor 'T&').
-template <typename D, typename Rhs, typename Op>
-class ComparisonBase {
- public:
-  explicit ComparisonBase(const Rhs& rhs) : rhs_(rhs) {}
-  template <typename Lhs>
-  operator Matcher<Lhs>() const {
-    return MakeMatcher(new Impl<Lhs>(rhs_));
-  }
-
- private:
-  template <typename Lhs>
-  class Impl : public MatcherInterface<Lhs> {
-   public:
-    explicit Impl(const Rhs& rhs) : rhs_(rhs) {}
-    virtual bool MatchAndExplain(
-        Lhs lhs, MatchResultListener* /* listener */) const {
-      return Op()(lhs, rhs_);
-    }
-    virtual void DescribeTo(::std::ostream* os) const {
-      *os << D::Desc() << " ";
-      UniversalPrint(rhs_, os);
-    }
-    virtual void DescribeNegationTo(::std::ostream* os) const {
-      *os << D::NegatedDesc() <<  " ";
-      UniversalPrint(rhs_, os);
-    }
-   private:
-    Rhs rhs_;
-    GTEST_DISALLOW_ASSIGN_(Impl);
-  };
-  Rhs rhs_;
-  GTEST_DISALLOW_ASSIGN_(ComparisonBase);
-};
-
-template <typename Rhs>
-class EqMatcher : public ComparisonBase<EqMatcher<Rhs>, Rhs, AnyEq> {
- public:
-  explicit EqMatcher(const Rhs& rhs)
-      : ComparisonBase<EqMatcher<Rhs>, Rhs, AnyEq>(rhs) { }
-  static const char* Desc() { return "is equal to"; }
-  static const char* NegatedDesc() { return "isn't equal to"; }
-};
-template <typename Rhs>
-class NeMatcher : public ComparisonBase<NeMatcher<Rhs>, Rhs, AnyNe> {
- public:
-  explicit NeMatcher(const Rhs& rhs)
-      : ComparisonBase<NeMatcher<Rhs>, Rhs, AnyNe>(rhs) { }
-  static const char* Desc() { return "isn't equal to"; }
-  static const char* NegatedDesc() { return "is equal to"; }
-};
-template <typename Rhs>
-class LtMatcher : public ComparisonBase<LtMatcher<Rhs>, Rhs, AnyLt> {
- public:
-  explicit LtMatcher(const Rhs& rhs)
-      : ComparisonBase<LtMatcher<Rhs>, Rhs, AnyLt>(rhs) { }
-  static const char* Desc() { return "is <"; }
-  static const char* NegatedDesc() { return "isn't <"; }
-};
-template <typename Rhs>
-class GtMatcher : public ComparisonBase<GtMatcher<Rhs>, Rhs, AnyGt> {
- public:
-  explicit GtMatcher(const Rhs& rhs)
-      : ComparisonBase<GtMatcher<Rhs>, Rhs, AnyGt>(rhs) { }
-  static const char* Desc() { return "is >"; }
-  static const char* NegatedDesc() { return "isn't >"; }
-};
-template <typename Rhs>
-class LeMatcher : public ComparisonBase<LeMatcher<Rhs>, Rhs, AnyLe> {
- public:
-  explicit LeMatcher(const Rhs& rhs)
-      : ComparisonBase<LeMatcher<Rhs>, Rhs, AnyLe>(rhs) { }
-  static const char* Desc() { return "is <="; }
-  static const char* NegatedDesc() { return "isn't <="; }
-};
-template <typename Rhs>
-class GeMatcher : public ComparisonBase<GeMatcher<Rhs>, Rhs, AnyGe> {
- public:
-  explicit GeMatcher(const Rhs& rhs)
-      : ComparisonBase<GeMatcher<Rhs>, Rhs, AnyGe>(rhs) { }
-  static const char* Desc() { return "is >="; }
-  static const char* NegatedDesc() { return "isn't >="; }
-};
-
 // Implements the polymorphic IsNull() matcher, which matches any raw or smart
 // pointer that is NULL.
 class IsNullMatcher {
@@ -4219,17 +3671,6 @@ inline Matcher<T> A() {
 template <typename T>
 inline Matcher<T> An() { return A<T>(); }
 
-// Creates a polymorphic matcher that matches anything equal to x.
-// Note: if the parameter of Eq() were declared as const T&, Eq("foo")
-// wouldn't compile.
-template <typename T>
-inline internal::EqMatcher<T> Eq(T x) { return internal::EqMatcher<T>(x); }
-
-// Constructs a Matcher<T> from a 'value' of type T.  The constructed
-// matcher matches any value that's equal to 'value'.
-template <typename T>
-Matcher<T>::Matcher(T value) { *this = Eq(value); }
-
 template <typename T, typename M>
 Matcher<T> internal::MatcherCastImpl<T, M>::CastImpl(
     const M& value,
@@ -4238,51 +3679,6 @@ Matcher<T> internal::MatcherCastImpl<T, M>::CastImpl(
   return Eq(value);
 }
 
-// Creates a monomorphic matcher that matches anything with type Lhs
-// and equal to rhs.  A user may need to use this instead of Eq(...)
-// in order to resolve an overloading ambiguity.
-//
-// TypedEq<T>(x) is just a convenient short-hand for Matcher<T>(Eq(x))
-// or Matcher<T>(x), but more readable than the latter.
-//
-// We could define similar monomorphic matchers for other comparison
-// operations (e.g. TypedLt, TypedGe, and etc), but decided not to do
-// it yet as those are used much less than Eq() in practice.  A user
-// can always write Matcher<T>(Lt(5)) to be explicit about the type,
-// for example.
-template <typename Lhs, typename Rhs>
-inline Matcher<Lhs> TypedEq(const Rhs& rhs) { return Eq(rhs); }
-
-// Creates a polymorphic matcher that matches anything >= x.
-template <typename Rhs>
-inline internal::GeMatcher<Rhs> Ge(Rhs x) {
-  return internal::GeMatcher<Rhs>(x);
-}
-
-// Creates a polymorphic matcher that matches anything > x.
-template <typename Rhs>
-inline internal::GtMatcher<Rhs> Gt(Rhs x) {
-  return internal::GtMatcher<Rhs>(x);
-}
-
-// Creates a polymorphic matcher that matches anything <= x.
-template <typename Rhs>
-inline internal::LeMatcher<Rhs> Le(Rhs x) {
-  return internal::LeMatcher<Rhs>(x);
-}
-
-// Creates a polymorphic matcher that matches anything < x.
-template <typename Rhs>
-inline internal::LtMatcher<Rhs> Lt(Rhs x) {
-  return internal::LtMatcher<Rhs>(x);
-}
-
-// Creates a polymorphic matcher that matches anything != x.
-template <typename Rhs>
-inline internal::NeMatcher<Rhs> Ne(Rhs x) {
-  return internal::NeMatcher<Rhs>(x);
-}
-
 // Creates a polymorphic matcher that matches any NULL pointer.
 inline PolymorphicMatcher<internal::IsNullMatcher > IsNull() {
   return MakePolymorphicMatcher(internal::IsNullMatcher());
diff --git a/googlemock/src/gmock-matchers.cc b/googlemock/src/gmock-matchers.cc
index f8ddff15..4a3f7af2 100644
--- a/googlemock/src/gmock-matchers.cc
+++ b/googlemock/src/gmock-matchers.cc
@@ -42,116 +42,6 @@
 #include <string>
 
 namespace testing {
-
-// Constructs a matcher that matches a const std::string& whose value is
-// equal to s.
-Matcher<const std::string&>::Matcher(const std::string& s) { *this = Eq(s); }
-
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-// Constructs a matcher that matches a const std::string& whose value is
-// equal to s.
-Matcher<const std::string&>::Matcher(const ::string& s) {
-  *this = Eq(static_cast<std::string>(s));
-}
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
-// Constructs a matcher that matches a const std::string& whose value is
-// equal to s.
-Matcher<const std::string&>::Matcher(const char* s) {
-  *this = Eq(std::string(s));
-}
-
-// Constructs a matcher that matches a std::string whose value is equal to
-// s.
-Matcher<std::string>::Matcher(const std::string& s) { *this = Eq(s); }
-
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-// Constructs a matcher that matches a std::string whose value is equal to
-// s.
-Matcher<std::string>::Matcher(const ::string& s) {
-  *this = Eq(static_cast<std::string>(s));
-}
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
-// Constructs a matcher that matches a std::string whose value is equal to
-// s.
-Matcher<std::string>::Matcher(const char* s) { *this = Eq(std::string(s)); }
-
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-// Constructs a matcher that matches a const ::string& whose value is
-// equal to s.
-Matcher<const ::string&>::Matcher(const std::string& s) {
-  *this = Eq(static_cast<::string>(s));
-}
-
-// Constructs a matcher that matches a const ::string& whose value is
-// equal to s.
-Matcher<const ::string&>::Matcher(const ::string& s) { *this = Eq(s); }
-
-// Constructs a matcher that matches a const ::string& whose value is
-// equal to s.
-Matcher<const ::string&>::Matcher(const char* s) { *this = Eq(::string(s)); }
-
-// Constructs a matcher that matches a ::string whose value is equal to s.
-Matcher<::string>::Matcher(const std::string& s) {
-  *this = Eq(static_cast<::string>(s));
-}
-
-// Constructs a matcher that matches a ::string whose value is equal to s.
-Matcher<::string>::Matcher(const ::string& s) { *this = Eq(s); }
-
-// Constructs a matcher that matches a string whose value is equal to s.
-Matcher<::string>::Matcher(const char* s) { *this = Eq(::string(s)); }
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
-#if GTEST_HAS_ABSL
-// Constructs a matcher that matches a const absl::string_view& whose value is
-// equal to s.
-Matcher<const absl::string_view&>::Matcher(const std::string& s) {
-  *this = Eq(s);
-}
-
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-// Constructs a matcher that matches a const absl::string_view& whose value is
-// equal to s.
-Matcher<const absl::string_view&>::Matcher(const ::string& s) { *this = Eq(s); }
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
-// Constructs a matcher that matches a const absl::string_view& whose value is
-// equal to s.
-Matcher<const absl::string_view&>::Matcher(const char* s) {
-  *this = Eq(std::string(s));
-}
-
-// Constructs a matcher that matches a const absl::string_view& whose value is
-// equal to s.
-Matcher<const absl::string_view&>::Matcher(absl::string_view s) {
-  *this = Eq(std::string(s));
-}
-
-// Constructs a matcher that matches a absl::string_view whose value is equal to
-// s.
-Matcher<absl::string_view>::Matcher(const std::string& s) { *this = Eq(s); }
-
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-// Constructs a matcher that matches a absl::string_view whose value is equal to
-// s.
-Matcher<absl::string_view>::Matcher(const ::string& s) { *this = Eq(s); }
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
-// Constructs a matcher that matches a absl::string_view whose value is equal to
-// s.
-Matcher<absl::string_view>::Matcher(const char* s) {
-  *this = Eq(std::string(s));
-}
-
-// Constructs a matcher that matches a absl::string_view whose value is equal to
-// s.
-Matcher<absl::string_view>::Matcher(absl::string_view s) {
-  *this = Eq(std::string(s));
-}
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_ABSL
-
 namespace internal {
 
 // Returns the description for a matcher defined using the MATCHER*()