Testing

In Golang, package testing is responsible for different types of testing maybe it is performance testing, parallel testing, functional testing, or any possible combination of these all. Gotestsum package can generate standard format JUnit-style XML files which can be submited to Testfiesta or Testrail using taco truck cli. You just need to install the popular Go testing , Gotestsum and install tacotruck cli or use Github action. Check out simple testing example.

Configuration

To generate the XML test result, see the following steps:

1. Install gotestsum (only needed once)

go install gotest.tools/gotestsum@latest

  1. Make sure ~/go/bin is in your PATH

export PATH=$PATH:~/go/bin

  1. Generate JUnit XML report

gotestsum --junitfile test-results.xml -- ./test/...

Install Tacotruck CLI

$ npm install -g @testfiesta/tacotruck

Submit test results

tacotruck testfiesta \
  run:submit \
  --token testfiesta_... \
  --handle orgHandle \
  --project projectKey \
  --name runName \
  --data results-path/*.xml

Github Action

name: Go Tests
on:
  pull_request:
    branches:
      - main
  push:
    branches:
      - main
jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: 📦 Set up Go
        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
        with:
          go-version: "1.24.2"

      - name: 📦 Install dependencies
        run: go mod download

      - name: 📦 Install gotestsum
        run: |
          go install gotest.tools/gotestsum@latest
          export PATH=$PATH:~/go/bin

      - name: 🧪 Run tests
        run: gotestsum --junitfile test-results.xml -- ./test/...

      - name: Report Results
        uses: testfiesta/tacotruck-action@v1
        with:
          provider: testfiesta
          handle: handle
          project: project
          run-name: Go testing CI run

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