diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
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+gtest_dep = dependency('gtest', main: true, disabler: true, required: false)
+gmock_dep = dependency('gmock', disabler: true, required: false)
+if not gtest_dep.found() or not gmock_dep.found()
+    gtest_proj = import('cmake').subproject('googletest', required: false)
+    if gtest_proj.found()
+        gtest_dep = declare_dependency(
+            dependencies: [
+                dependency('threads'),
+                gtest_proj.dependency('gtest'),
+                gtest_proj.dependency('gtest_main'),
+            ]
+        )
+        gmock_dep = gtest_proj.dependency('gmock')
+  else
+        assert(
+            not get_option('tests').enabled(),
+            'Googletest is required if tests are enabled'
+        )
+  endif
+endif
+
+unit_tests = [
+]
+
+if get_option('tests').enabled()
+    # generate the test executable
+    foreach unit_test : unit_tests
+        test(unit_test, executable(
+            unit_test,
+            unit_test + '.cpp',
+            include_directories: incs,
+            dependencies: deps + [
+                gtest_dep,
+                gmock_dep,
+            ])
+        )
+    endforeach
+endif