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golang-testing

Provides patterns for idiomatic Go testing, including TDD workflows and performance benchmarking.

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Go测试模式包括表格驱动测试、子测试、基准测试、模糊测试和测试覆盖率。遵循TDD方法论,采用地道的Go实践。
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Intermediate

Key capabilities

  • Implement table-driven tests for complete coverage
  • Execute subtests and parallel tests for organized test suites
  • Create performance benchmarks with memory allocation tracking
  • Perform fuzz testing for input validation
  • Generate test coverage reports and profiles
  • Utilize golden files for comparing complex output

How it works

The skill employs the Go testing package to execute test functions, benchmarks, and fuzzing routines. It follows a TDD workflow using the red-green-refactor cycle to validate code behavior against expected outcomes.

Inputs & outputs

You give it
Go source code and test files
You get back
Test execution results, performance metrics, or coverage profiles

When to use golang-testing

  • Writing table-driven tests
  • Creating performance benchmarks
  • Improving test coverage
  • Implementing fuzz testing for validation

About this skill

Go 测试模式

遵循 TDD 方法论,用于编写可靠、可维护测试的全面 Go 测试模式。

何时激活

  • 编写新的 Go 函数或方法时
  • 为现有代码添加测试覆盖率时
  • 为性能关键代码创建基准测试时
  • 为输入验证实现模糊测试时
  • 在 Go 项目中遵循 TDD 工作流时

Go 的 TDD 工作流

红-绿-重构循环

RED     → 首先编写一个失败的测试
GREEN   → 编写最少的代码来通过测试
REFACTOR → 改进代码,同时保持测试通过
REPEAT  → 继续处理下一个需求

Go 中的分步 TDD

// Step 1: Define the interface/signature
// calculator.go
package calculator

func Add(a, b int) int {
    panic("not implemented") // Placeholder
}

// Step 2: Write failing test (RED)
// calculator_test.go
package calculator

import "testing"

func TestAdd(t *testing.T) {
    got := Add(2, 3)
    want := 5
    if got != want {
        t.Errorf("Add(2, 3) = %d; want %d", got, want)
    }
}

// Step 3: Run test - verify FAIL
// $ go test
// --- FAIL: TestAdd (0.00s)
// panic: not implemented

// Step 4: Implement minimal code (GREEN)
func Add(a, b int) int {
    return a + b
}

// Step 5: Run test - verify PASS
// $ go test
// PASS

// Step 6: Refactor if needed, verify tests still pass

表驱动测试

Go 测试的标准模式。以最少的代码实现全面的覆盖。

func TestAdd(t *testing.T) {
    tests := []struct {
        name     string
        a, b     int
        expected int
    }{
        {"positive numbers", 2, 3, 5},
        {"negative numbers", -1, -2, -3},
        {"zero values", 0, 0, 0},
        {"mixed signs", -1, 1, 0},
        {"large numbers", 1000000, 2000000, 3000000},
    }

    for _, tt := range tests {
        t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
            got := Add(tt.a, tt.b)
            if got != tt.expected {
                t.Errorf("Add(%d, %d) = %d; want %d",
                    tt.a, tt.b, got, tt.expected)
            }
        })
    }
}

包含错误情况的表驱动测试

func TestParseConfig(t *testing.T) {
    tests := []struct {
        name    string
        input   string
        want    *Config
        wantErr bool
    }{
        {
            name:  "valid config",
            input: `{"host": "localhost", "port": 8080}`,
            want:  &Config{Host: "localhost", Port: 8080},
        },
        {
            name:    "invalid JSON",
            input:   `{invalid}`,
            wantErr: true,
        },
        {
            name:    "empty input",
            input:   "",
            wantErr: true,
        },
        {
            name:  "minimal config",
            input: `{}`,
            want:  &Config{}, // Zero value config
        },
    }

    for _, tt := range tests {
        t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
            got, err := ParseConfig(tt.input)

            if tt.wantErr {
                if err == nil {
                    t.Error("expected error, got nil")
                }
                return
            }

            if err != nil {
                t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
            }

            if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, tt.want) {
                t.Errorf("got %+v; want %+v", got, tt.want)
            }
        })
    }
}

子测试和子基准测试

组织相关测试

func TestUser(t *testing.T) {
    // Setup shared by all subtests
    db := setupTestDB(t)

    t.Run("Create", func(t *testing.T) {
        user := &User{Name: "Alice"}
        err := db.CreateUser(user)
        if err != nil {
            t.Fatalf("CreateUser failed: %v", err)
        }
        if user.ID == "" {
            t.Error("expected user ID to be set")
        }
    })

    t.Run("Get", func(t *testing.T) {
        user, err := db.GetUser("alice-id")
        if err != nil {
            t.Fatalf("GetUser failed: %v", err)
        }
        if user.Name != "Alice" {
            t.Errorf("got name %q; want %q", user.Name, "Alice")
        }
    })

    t.Run("Update", func(t *testing.T) {
        // ...
    })

    t.Run("Delete", func(t *testing.T) {
        // ...
    })
}

并行子测试

func TestParallel(t *testing.T) {
    tests := []struct {
        name  string
        input string
    }{
        {"case1", "input1"},
        {"case2", "input2"},
        {"case3", "input3"},
    }

    for _, tt := range tests {
        tt := tt // Capture range variable
        t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
            t.Parallel() // Run subtests in parallel
            result := Process(tt.input)
            // assertions...
            _ = result
        })
    }
}

测试辅助函数

辅助函数

func setupTestDB(t *testing.T) *sql.DB {
    t.Helper() // Marks this as a helper function

    db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", ":memory:")
    if err != nil {
        t.Fatalf("failed to open database: %v", err)
    }

    // Cleanup when test finishes
    t.Cleanup(func() {
        db.Close()
    })

    // Run migrations
    if _, err := db.Exec(schema); err != nil {
        t.Fatalf("failed to create schema: %v", err)
    }

    return db
}

func assertNoError(t *testing.T, err error) {
    t.Helper()
    if err != nil {
        t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
    }
}

func assertEqual[T comparable](t *testing.T, got, want T) {
    t.Helper()
    if got != want {
        t.Errorf("got %v; want %v", got, want)
    }
}

临时文件和目录

func TestFileProcessing(t *testing.T) {
    // Create temp directory - automatically cleaned up
    tmpDir := t.TempDir()

    // Create test file
    testFile := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "test.txt")
    err := os.WriteFile(testFile, []byte("test content"), 0644)
    if err != nil {
        t.Fatalf("failed to create test file: %v", err)
    }

    // Run test
    result, err := ProcessFile(testFile)
    if err != nil {
        t.Fatalf("ProcessFile failed: %v", err)
    }

    // Assert...
    _ = result
}

黄金文件

针对存储在 testdata/ 中的预期输出文件进行测试。

var update = flag.Bool("update", false, "update golden files")

func TestRender(t *testing.T) {
    tests := []struct {
        name  string
        input Template
    }{
        {"simple", Template{Name: "test"}},
        {"complex", Template{Name: "test", Items: []string{"a", "b"}}},
    }

    for _, tt := range tests {
        t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
            got := Render(tt.input)

            golden := filepath.Join("testdata", tt.name+".golden")

            if *update {
                // Update golden file: go test -update
                err := os.WriteFile(golden, got, 0644)
                if err != nil {
                    t.Fatalf("failed to update golden file: %v", err)
                }
            }

            want, err := os.ReadFile(golden)
            if err != nil {
                t.Fatalf("failed to read golden file: %v", err)
            }

            if !bytes.Equal(got, want) {
                t.Errorf("output mismatch:\ngot:\n%s\nwant:\n%s", got, want)
            }
        })
    }
}

使用接口进行模拟

基于接口的模拟

// Define interface for dependencies
type UserRepository interface {
    GetUser(id string) (*User, error)
    SaveUser(user *User) error
}

// Production implementation
type PostgresUserRepository struct {
    db *sql.DB
}

func (r *PostgresUserRepository) GetUser(id string) (*User, error) {
    // Real database query
}

// Mock implementation for tests
type MockUserRepository struct {
    GetUserFunc  func(id string) (*User, error)
    SaveUserFunc func(user *User) error
}

func (m *MockUserRepository) GetUser(id string) (*User, error) {
    return m.GetUserFunc(id)
}

func (m *MockUserRepository) SaveUser(user *User) error {
    return m.SaveUserFunc(user)
}

// Test using mock
func TestUserService(t *testing.T) {
    mock := &MockUserRepository{
        GetUserFunc: func(id string) (*User, error) {
            if id == "123" {
                return &User{ID: "123", Name: "Alice"}, nil
            }
            return nil, ErrNotFound
        },
    }

    service := NewUserService(mock)

    user, err := service.GetUserProfile("123")
    if err != nil {
        t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
    }
    if user.Name != "Alice" {
        t.Errorf("got name %q; want %q", user.Name, "Alice")
    }
}

基准测试

基本基准测试

func BenchmarkProcess(b *testing.B) {
    data := generateTestData(1000)
    b.ResetTimer() // Don't count setup time

    for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
        Process(data)
    }
}

// Run: go test -bench=BenchmarkProcess -benchmem
// Output: BenchmarkProcess-8   10000   105234 ns/op   4096 B/op   10 allocs/op

不同大小的基准测试

func BenchmarkSort(b *testing.B) {
    sizes := []int{100, 1000, 10000, 100000}

    for _, size := range sizes {
        b.Run(fmt.Sprintf("size=%d", size), func(b *testing.B) {
            data := generateRandomSlice(size)
            b.ResetTimer()

            for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
                // Make a copy to avoid sorting already sorted data
                tmp := make([]int, len(data))
                copy(tmp, data)
                sort.Ints(tmp)
            }
        })
    }
}

内存分配基准测试

func BenchmarkStringConcat(b *testing.B) {
    parts := []string{"hello", "world", "foo", "bar", "baz"}

    b.Run("plus", func(b *testing.B) {
        for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
            var s string
            for _, p := range parts {
                s += p
            }
            _ = s
        }
    })

    b.Run("builder", func(b *testing.B) {
        for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
            var sb strings.Builder
            for _, p := range parts {
                sb.WriteString(p)
            }
            _ = sb.String()
        }
    })

    b.Run("join", func(b *testing.B) {
        for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
            _ = strings.Join(parts, "")
        }
    })
}

模糊测试 (Go 1.18+)

基本模糊测试

func FuzzParseJSON(f *testing.F) {
    // Add seed corpus
    f.Add(`{"name": "test"}`)
    f.Add(`{"count": 123}`)
    f.Add(`[]`)
    f.Add(`""`)

    f.Fuzz(func(t *testing.T, input string) {
        var result map[string]interface{}
        err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(input), &result)

        if err != nil {
            // Invalid JSON is expected for random input
            return
        }

        // If parsing succeeded, re-en

---

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When not to use it

  • Testing private functions directly
  • Using time.Sleep for synchronization
  • Ignoring flaky tests instead of fixing or removing them

Limitations

  • Requires adherence to public API testing rather than private function access
  • Depends on Go's built-in testing toolchain for execution

How it compares

Unlike manual ad-hoc testing, this approach uses standardized patterns like table-driven tests and helper functions to ensure consistent, maintainable, and readable test suites.

Compared to similar skills

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