'exiting on FATAL asserts in google test framework

Is there any option or method to exit from google test framework completely without executing any further tests when we have identified a FATAL assert which renders any further testing useless ?

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Solution 1:[1]

There is no specific mechanism provided by the library to abort execution, but nothing prevents you from using a standard assertion to abort program execution.

#include <cassert>

TEST(TestSuite, TestCase)
{
    assert(<fatal condition>);
    // ...
}

If the fatal condition is the result of some test setup that you can control, you might be interested in learning about Google Test's support for Death Tests.

Solution 2:[2]

One way to handle this is to use the GTEST_FATAL_FAILURE_ macro. You can use it like this

#include <gtest/gtest.h>

TEST(TestSuite, TestCase)
{
    // ...
    
    if (somethingHappens) {
      GTEST_FATAL_FAILURE_("Text to display when the failure happens");
    }    
}

When triggered you will see this in the CLI

/home/yourname/yourpath/yourfile.cpp:13: Failure
Text to display when the failure happens

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Solution Source
Solution 1 Antonio Pérez
Solution 2 Mark Daams

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