GoConvey - Automatic Go testing (in the browser!)

[Michael Whatcott]

GoConvey makes Go testing awesome:

https://github.com/smartystreets/goconvey

The coolest part is that you run the server it comes with, open up your browser and watch your tests run automagically as you write code.  It's fully compatible with go test so if you have legacy test suites it will run those too (and display the results). The readme (linked above) has plenty to absorb.  So, "go get" it!  I'm a proud contributor--let me know what you think.

[Abubakr-Sadik Nii Nai Davis]

Hi Michael,

I go got the code for goconvey, but go install fails with 

# github.com/smartystreets/goconvey/web/goconvey-server

go.string."signature"(0): not defined

I am running 

go version go1.1.1 linux/386

Any ideas what could be the problem?

- Nii Nai

[Michael Whatcott]

Thanks for going to the effort to try it out!  I'm not sure what's going on here yet.  Can you clarify the exact commands you ran to "go get", to "go install" and to execute the goconvey-server along with the working directory from which each command was run? Also, please include the value of your GOPATH environment variable.  I'll try to recreate that scenario in a linux VM with go 1.1.1 and I'll let you know what I find.

Michael

[Abubakr-Sadik Nii Nai Davis]

Hi again Michael,

Suffice it to say my GOPATH is setup according to the Writing go code article and I go and installed all the dependencies required by goconvey, and also run go install following directions from the github/smartystreets/goconvey-server readme.

But that is not the problem. Because upgrading to go version 1.1.2 worked, no problem.

- Nii Nai

[Michael Whatcott]

We did some testing with Go 1.1.1 on Ubuntu linux (32-bit) and everything seemed to work.  I'm not sure what was going on for you but I'm glad it's working on Go 1.1.2 for you now.  Let me know if you find any other oddities.

Michael