diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9324daef20..9533514ebc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,12 +20,18 @@ set(DEPS_TMP_FILE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/deps_tmp_CMakeLists.txt.in")
 configure_file("${CMAKE_SUPPORT_DIR}/deps_CMakeLists.txt.in" ${DEPS_TMP_FILE})
 
 ## googletest
-option(BUILD_TEST "If build unit tests using googletest" OFF)
+option(BUILD_TEST "If build unit tests using googletest" ON)
 
 if(${BUILD_TEST})
     cat("${CMAKE_SUPPORT_DIR}/gtest_CMakeLists.txt.in" ${DEPS_TMP_FILE})
 endif(${BUILD_TEST})
 
+## lz4
+cat("${CMAKE_SUPPORT_DIR}/lz4_CMakeLists.txt.in" ${DEPS_TMP_FILE})
+
+## cJson
+cat("${CMAKE_SUPPORT_DIR}/cjson_CMakeLists.txt.in" ${DEPS_TMP_FILE})
+
 ## download dependencies
 configure_file(${DEPS_TMP_FILE} "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/deps-download/CMakeLists.txt")
 execute_process(COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -G "${CMAKE_GENERATOR}" .
@@ -36,6 +42,10 @@ execute_process(COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" --build .
 # deps
 add_subdirectory(deps)
 
+# api
+aux_source_directory(include/client API_SRC)
+add_library(api INTERFACE ${API_SRC})
+
 # src
 add_subdirectory(source)
 
diff --git a/cmake/cjson_CMakeLists.txt.in b/cmake/cjson_CMakeLists.txt.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..83f34ae794
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/cjson_CMakeLists.txt.in
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+# cjson
+ExternalProject_Add(cjson
+        GIT_REPOSITORY git@github.com:taosdata-contrib/cJSON.git
+        GIT_TAG v1.7.15
+        SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/cJson"
+        BINARY_DIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/cJson-build"
+        CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
+        BUILD_COMMAND ""
+        INSTALL_COMMAND ""
+        TEST_COMMAND ""
+        )
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diff --git a/cmake/gtest_CMakeLists.txt.in b/cmake/gtest_CMakeLists.txt.in
index ba4eaef8fb..6de66e23de 100644
--- a/cmake/gtest_CMakeLists.txt.in
+++ b/cmake/gtest_CMakeLists.txt.in
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 
 # googletest
 ExternalProject_Add(googletest
-        GIT_REPOSITORY git@github.com:google/googletest.git
-        GIT_TAG master
+        GIT_REPOSITORY git@github.com:taosdata-contrib/googletest.git
+        GIT_TAG release-1.11.0
         SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/googletest"
         BINARY_DIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/googletest-build"
         CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
diff --git a/cmake/lz4_CMakeLists.txt.in b/cmake/lz4_CMakeLists.txt.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..56e5fbd258
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/lz4_CMakeLists.txt.in
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+# lz4
+ExternalProject_Add(lz4
+        GIT_REPOSITORY git@github.com:taosdata-contrib/lz4.git
+        GIT_TAG v1.9.3
+        SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/lz4"
+        BINARY_DIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lz4-build"
+        CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
+        BUILD_COMMAND ""
+        INSTALL_COMMAND ""
+        TEST_COMMAND ""
+        )
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diff --git a/deps/CMakeLists.txt b/deps/CMakeLists.txt
index 2bb75b07c9..1d8eac00aa 100644
--- a/deps/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/deps/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 if(${BUILD_TEST})
     add_subdirectory(googletest)
 endif(${BUILD_TEST})
+
+add_subdirectory(cJson)
+add_subdirectory(lz4/build/cmake)
diff --git a/source/client/CMakeLists.txt b/source/client/CMakeLists.txt
index 26623d3cdc..2313c1633c 100644
--- a/source/client/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/client/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ aux_source_directory(src CLIENT_SRC)
 add_library(taos ${CLIENT_SRC})
 target_include_directories(
     taos
-    PUBLIC "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/client"
     PRIVATE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/inc"
+)
+target_link_libraries(
+    taos
+    INTERFACE api
 )
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