Writing Go Tests
CommunityMaster Go testing with modern best practices.
Authorsammcj
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?
This Skill helps developers overcome challenges with writing inefficient, flaky, or poorly structured Go tests. It ensures that tests are robust, maintainable, and effectively catch bugs, leading to more reliable and high-quality Go applications.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Table-Driven Testing: Guides the creation of flexible and descriptive test cases using map-based tables for Go 1.24+.
- Deterministic Concurrent Testing: Leverages
testing/synctestto eliminate flaky time-based tests and ensure reliable concurrent code validation. - Integration over Mocking: Promotes integration testing with real dependencies (e.g., Testcontainers) over complex mocking frameworks for more realistic scenarios.
- Use Case: When developing new Go features, refactoring existing code, or reviewing pull requests, use this Skill to ensure tests adhere to the latest Go 1.24+ standards for organization, concurrency, and performance.
Quick Start
To get advice on Go testing, ask: "I'm writing a new Go service. What are the best practices for structuring my unit and integration tests, especially for concurrent code?"
Dependency Matrix
Required Modules
google/go-cmpTestify
Components
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💻 Claude Code Installation
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Please help me install this Skill: Name: Writing Go Tests Download link: https://github.com/sammcj/agentic-coding/archive/main.zip#writing-go-tests Please download this .zip file, extract it, and install it in the .claude/skills/ directory.