Execution

To run your tests, do what you do best in your terminal:

go test

Example output: (real output is colorized)

.....

5 assertions and counting

....

9 assertions and counting

PASS
ok  	github.com/smartystreets/goconvey/examples	0.022s

You can also use -v for verbose:

go test -v

Example output: (real output is colorized)

=== RUN TestScoring

  Subject: Bowling Game Scoring 
    Given a fresh score card 
      When all gutter balls are thrown 
        The score should be zero ✔
      When all throws knock down only one pin 
        The score should be 20 ✔
      When a spare is thrown 
        The score should include a spare bonus. ✔
      When a strike is thrown 
        The score should include a strike bonus. ✔
      When all strikes are thrown 
        The score should be 300. ✔

5 assertions and counting

--- PASS: TestScoring (0.00 seconds)
=== RUN TestSpec

  Subject: Integer incrementation and decrementation 
    Given a starting integer value 
      When incremented 
        The value should be greater by one ✔
        The value should NOT be what it used to be ✔
      When decremented 
        The value should be lesser by one ✔
        The value should NOT be what it used to be ✔

9 assertions and counting

--- PASS: TestSpec (0.00 seconds)
PASS
ok  	github.com/smartystreets/goconvey/examples	0.023s

Auto-test and web UI

If you're tired of hitting ↑, Enter all the time, try running tests automatically.

If you're tired of the terminal altogether, check out the web UI which displays test output elegantly in the browser.

Next

Finally, learn about Skip to skip/ignore scopes and assertions.