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Unified conventions for writing Go unit/integration tests (TR-F022). Use when adding tests for any Go code change.

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Skill: Write Go Unit / Integration Tests

Feature ID: TR-F022

When to use

Any Go code change must ship with tests. This skill unifies the test conventions.

Pre-research

file_search "internal/**/*_test.go"            # find the closest template
view internal/adminapi/nodes_test.go           # API test template
view internal/radiusd/*_test.go                # protocol test template
view internal/app/*_test.go                    # app-layer test template

Conventions

  1. Co-located tests: the test file is in the same package and directory as the code under test, named <file>_test.go.
  2. Short-test marking: for slow / externally dependent tests use if testing.Short() { t.Skip(...) }; CI runs go test -short.
  3. Database: dev / test use SQLite (pure Go, CGO_ENABLED=0); schema changes must be compatible with both databases.
  4. Coverage focus: success path + failure path (reject reasons, timeouts, validation failures, authz failures).
  5. Metrics / errors: auth-reject changes must assert the corresponding AuthError / metrics tag.
  6. Table-driven: use table-driven tests for multiple scenarios.

Run

go test ./...                       # all
go test -short ./...                # CI-equivalent (fast)
go test -run TestXxx ./internal/... # single test
go test -bench=. ./internal/radiusd/ # benchmark
golangci-lint run                   # lint (v2.12.2)

Acceptance

  • New / changed logic has test coverage
  • go test ./... and golangci-lint run pass
  • Critical failure paths are asserted