All tagged testscript

Standalone test scripts

Wouldn't it be nice if we could run test scripts directly from the command line? The standalone testscript tool does exactly that. Let’s see how to use it to create simple, self-contained issue repros.

Files in test scripts

The txtar format is an ingenious way to supply arbitrary files and folder structures to test scripts. We’ll also learn about file management, simulating standard input, and breaking up scripts into phases.

Test scripts in Go

Wouldn’t it be great if we could write tests for our Go CLI tools that are simple as shell scripts? The testscript package lets us do exactly that. Let’s take it for a spin.