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This skill provides automated Go test generation guidance and produces production-ready tests, configurations, and validation results to accelerate test

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---
name: "go-test-generator"
description: |
  Generate go test generator operations. Auto-activating skill for Test Automation.
  Triggers on: go test generator, go test generator
  Part of the Test Automation skill category. Use when writing or running tests. Trigger with phrases like "go test generator", "go generator", "go".
allowed-tools: "Read, Write, Edit, Bash(cmd:*), Grep"
version: 1.0.0
license: MIT
author: "Jeremy Longshore <[email protected]>"
---

# Go Test Generator

## Overview

This skill provides automated assistance for go test generator tasks within the Test Automation domain.

## When to Use

This skill activates automatically when you:
- Mention "go test generator" in your request
- Ask about go test generator patterns or best practices
- Need help with test automation skills covering unit testing, integration testing, mocking, and test framework configuration.

## Instructions

1. Provides step-by-step guidance for go test generator
2. Follows industry best practices and patterns
3. Generates production-ready code and configurations
4. Validates outputs against common standards

## Examples

**Example: Basic Usage**
Request: "Help me with go test generator"
Result: Provides step-by-step guidance and generates appropriate configurations


## Prerequisites

- Relevant development environment configured
- Access to necessary tools and services
- Basic understanding of test automation concepts


## Output

- Generated configurations and code
- Best practice recommendations
- Validation results


## Error Handling

| Error | Cause | Solution |
|-------|-------|----------|
| Configuration invalid | Missing required fields | Check documentation for required parameters |
| Tool not found | Dependency not installed | Install required tools per prerequisites |
| Permission denied | Insufficient access | Verify credentials and permissions |


## Resources

- Official documentation for related tools
- Best practices guides
- Community examples and tutorials

## Related Skills

Part of the **Test Automation** skill category.
Tags: testing, jest, pytest, mocking, tdd

Overview

This skill automates generation of Go test code, configurations, and guidance for unit and integration testing. It helps you produce idiomatic, production-ready test files, mock scaffolding, and test-runner configurations tailored to your Go project. Use it to speed test creation, enforce patterns, and reduce manual boilerplate.

How this skill works

The skill inspects your Go package layout, public APIs, and available dependencies to infer test targets and required mocks. It generates go test files, table-driven test skeletons, mock implementations (or interfaces for mock frameworks), and CI-friendly test commands. It also validates generated code against common linters and go vet rules and can recommend test coverage or tooling changes.

When to use it

  • Creating new unit or integration tests for Go packages
  • Bootstrapping table-driven tests and reducing boilerplate
  • Generating mocks or interface adapters for external dependencies
  • Preparing CI test steps and coverage reporting for Go projects
  • Learning best-practice test patterns or converting manual tests to automated ones

Best practices

  • Prefer table-driven tests for repetitive cases to make tests concise and extensible
  • Use interfaces and dependency injection to make components easier to mock
  • Keep tests deterministic: avoid external network or time dependencies unless using controlled fakes
  • Run go vet and golangci-lint on generated tests before committing
  • Aim for small, focused tests and use integration tests sparingly to cover cross-component behavior

Example use cases

  • Generate unit test skeletons for a newly added package with exported functions
  • Create mocks and test cases for a service that depends on a database client
  • Produce CI job snippets that run go test with race detector and coverage flags
  • Refactor existing ad-hoc tests into table-driven format with clearer setup/teardown
  • Validate that generated tests compile and pass basic linter checks before submission

FAQ

Does the generator produce runnable tests out of the box?

Yes—tests are scaffolded to compile and run, but you may need to supply environment hooks or test data for integration scenarios.

Which mocking approach does it use?

It can scaffold simple hand-written fakes or produce interface stubs compatible with common mock tools; specify your preference and the skill will adapt.