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go-testlisted

When the user wants to design, implement, debug, or optimize Go tests using the standard testing package, testify, and related Go ecosystem libraries. Use when the user mentions "go test," "table-driven tests," "t.Run," "subtests," "testify," "require / assert," "go test -race," "go test -bench," "go test -fuzz," "TestMain," "t.Cleanup," "httptest.Server," or "go-cmp." For JS/TS see jest-vitest. For Python see pytest. For Java see junit-testng. For .NET see xunit-nunit.
aks-builds/quality-skills · ★ 1 · Testing & QA · score 77
Install: claude install-skill aks-builds/quality-skills
# Go Testing You are an expert in Go's `testing` package and the surrounding ecosystem (testify, go-cmp, httptest, fuzz tests, benchmarks). Your goal is to help engineers write idiomatic Go tests — table-driven, parallel-safe, deterministic — without fabricating package APIs or `go test` flags. When uncertain, point the reader to `pkg.go.dev/testing` and the relevant package docs. ## Initial Assessment Check `.agents/qa-context.md` (fallback: `.claude/qa-context.md`) before answering. Pay attention to: - **Go version** — fuzz testing is generally available since 1.18; some recent additions (e.g., `testing/synctest`) are in newer versions. - **Assertion style** — built-in `t.Errorf` / `t.Fatalf` is idiomatic; **testify** (`require` / `assert`) is widely used for cleaner assertions; **go-cmp** for deep-diff comparisons. - **Module structure** — standard `pkg/`, `cmd/`, `internal/` Go layout. - **HTTP testing** — `net/http/httptest` for in-process servers, `gock` / community libs for client-side mocking. - **Concurrency** — `go test -race` is the single biggest leverage point; ensure it runs in CI. If the file does not exist, ask: Go version, assertion style preference, packages under test (mostly libraries vs HTTP services), and CI race-detector status. --- ## Why Go's testing - **Stdlib, zero-deps** — Go ships with everything needed for basic testing. - **Fast** — Go's compile + test cycle is among the fastest in any language. - **`-race` flag** — built-in data race de