1 files changed, 45 insertions, 24 deletions
diff --git a/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-matchers.h b/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-matchers.h
index 9522c85..044a323 100644
--- a/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-matchers.h
+++ b/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-matchers.h
@@ -323,7 +323,13 @@ class Matcher : public internal::MatcherBase<T> {
   explicit Matcher() {}  // NOLINT
 
   // Constructs a matcher from its implementation.
-  explicit Matcher(const MatcherInterface<T>* impl)
+  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* = NULL)
       : internal::MatcherBase<T>(impl) {}
 
   // Implicit constructor here allows people to write
@@ -332,64 +338,79 @@ class Matcher : public internal::MatcherBase<T> {
 };
 
 // The following two specializations allow the user to write str
-// instead of Eq(str) and "foo" instead of Eq("foo") when a string
+// instead of Eq(str) and "foo" instead of Eq("foo") when a std::string
 // matcher is expected.
 template <>
-class GTEST_API_ Matcher<const internal::string&>
-    : public internal::MatcherBase<const internal::string&> {
+class GTEST_API_ Matcher<const std::string&>
+    : public internal::MatcherBase<const std::string&> {
  public:
   Matcher() {}
 
-  explicit Matcher(const MatcherInterface<const internal::string&>* impl)
-      : internal::MatcherBase<const internal::string&>(impl) {}
+  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 string object.
-  Matcher(const internal::string& s);  // NOLINT
+  // 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<internal::string>
-    : public internal::MatcherBase<internal::string> {
+class GTEST_API_ Matcher<std::string>
+    : public internal::MatcherBase<std::string> {
  public:
   Matcher() {}
 
-  explicit Matcher(const MatcherInterface<internal::string>* impl)
-      : internal::MatcherBase<internal::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 internal::string& s);  // NOLINT
+  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_STRING_PIECE_
+#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 StringPiece
+// instead of Eq(str) and "foo" instead of Eq("foo") when a ::string
 // matcher is expected.
 template <>
-class GTEST_API_ Matcher<const StringPiece&>
-    : public internal::MatcherBase<const StringPiece&> {
+class GTEST_API_ Matcher<const ::string&>
+    : public internal::MatcherBase<const ::string&> {
  public:
   Matcher() {}
 
-  explicit Matcher(const MatcherInterface<const StringPiece&>* impl)
-      : internal::MatcherBase<const StringPiece&>(impl) {}
+  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 string object.
-  Matcher(const internal::string& s);  // NOLINT
+  // 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
+};
 
-  // Allows the user to pass StringPieces directly.
-  Matcher(StringPiece s);  // NOLINT
 };
 
 template <>
@@ -1340,7 +1361,7 @@ class MatchesRegexMatcher {
   // Matches anything that can convert to std::string.
   //
   // This is a template, not just a plain function with const std::string&,
-  // because StringPiece has some interfering non-explicit constructors.
+  // because absl::string_view has some interfering non-explicit constructors.
   template <class MatcheeStringType>
   bool MatchAndExplain(const MatcheeStringType& s,
                        MatchResultListener* /* listener */) const {