go-testing

by Gentleman-Programming7.8k

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Trigger: Go tests, go test coverage, Bubbletea teatest, golden files. Apply focused Go testing patterns.

Install

The skill file stays in the publisher's repository.

Paste the copied command in a terminal. It installs this SKILL.md into that agent.

npx skills add Gentleman-Programming/gentle-ai --skill go-testing -a cursor -y

How do I install go-testing?: Download internal/assets/skills/go-testing/SKILL.md from the publisher, or copy the path and open the repository. PlugMCP lists the skill and does not host the file.
Where does go-testing live?: The publisher keeps it at https://github.com/Gentleman-Programming/gentle-ai.
Which agents can use go-testing?: Claude, Cursor, and Codex can read a SKILL.md you add from the publisher's repository.

Load this skill when writing or reviewing Go tests, adding coverage, testing Bubbletea/TUI flows, using teatest, or updating golden files.

Prefer table-driven tests for multiple cases; use t.Run(tt.name, ...).
Test behavior and state transitions, not implementation trivia.
Use t.TempDir() for filesystem tests; never rely on a real home directory.
Keep integration tests skippable with testing.Short() when they run external commands or slow flows.

Target	Test pattern
Pure function or parser	Table-driven unit test.
Error behavior	Explicit success and failure cases.
File operations	`t.TempDir()` plus focused assertions.
TUI state transition	Direct `Model.Update()` call with `tea.Msg`.
Full TUI interaction	`teatest.NewTestModel()`.
Rendered output	Golden file test.
Real external command	Integration test; skip in `-short`.