Golden is a small library to help with testing using golden files. Its main purpose (but not only one) is to provide an easy way to describe HTTP request / response as YAML files.

Installation

go get github.com/rzajac/golden

Usage

Asserting

Lets say we have a golden file looking like this:

bodyType: json
body: |
    { "key1": "val1" }

How to use it in test.

func Test_Assert(t *testing.T) {
    // --- Given --- 
    gld := golden.File(golden.Open(t, "testdata/file.yaml", nil))
    
    // --- When ---
    data := []byte(`{
        "key1": "val1"
    }`)
    
    // --- Then --- 
    gld.Assert(data)
}

Because the bodyType was set to json the data in the test doesn't have to be formatted exactly the same way as it's in the golden file. The library is smart enough to compare data represented as JSON not the strings.

If you need exact match set bodyType to text.

Unmarshalling

type Data struct {
    Key1 string `json:"key1"`
}

func Test_Unmarshal(t *testing.T) {
    // --- Given ---
    gld := golden.File(golden.Open(t, "../testdata/file.yaml", nil))

    // --- When ---
    data := &Data{}
    gld.Unmarshal(data)

    // --- Then ---
    if data.Key1 != "val1" {
        t.Errorf("expected `%s` got `%s`", "val1", data.Key1)
    }
}

In this case golden file body will be unmarshalled (using json.Unmarshal) to structure Data. Any errors during unmarshalling will be handled by Unmarshal method.

Testing HTTP request / response

Golden file describing the HTTP request and response:

request:
    method: POST
    path: /some/path
    query: key0=val0&key1=val1
    headers:
        - 'Authorization: Bearer token'
        - 'Content-Type: application/json'
    bodyType: json
    body: |
        {
          "key2": "val2"
        }

response:
    statusCode: 200
    headers:
        - 'Content-Type: application/json'
    bodyType: json
    body: |
        { "success": true }

Example test using golden file:

func Test_Endpoint(t *testing.T) {
    // --- Given ---
    pth := "testdata/request.yaml"
    gld := golden.Exchange(golden.Open(t, pth, nil))

    // Setup mocks.
    srvH, mckS := SrvMock()
    mckS.On("CheckUserAccess", "token").Return(true, nil)

    // Prepare request recorder.
    rec := httptest.NewRecorder()

    // --- When ---
    srvH.ServeHTTP(rec, gld.Request.Request())

    // --- Then ---
    mckS.AssertExpectations(t)
    gld.Response.Assert(rec.Result())
}

Golden files as templates

Golden files can also be used as Go templates when more dynamic approach is needed.

request:
    method: POST
    path: /some/path
    query: key0=val0&key1=val1
    headers:
        - 'Authorization: Bearer {{ .token }}'
        - 'Content-Type: application/json'
    bodyType: json
    body: |
        {
          "key2": "val2"
        }

response:
    statusCode: 200
    headers:
        - 'Content-Type: application/json'
    bodyType: json
    body: |
        { "success": true }

func Test_Endpoint(t *testing.T) {
    // --- Given ---
    token := GetTestToken()
    tplD := make(golden.Map).Add("token", token)
    tpl := "testdata/request.yaml"
    gld := golden.Exchange(golden.Open(t, tpl, tplD))

    // Setup mocks.
    srvH, mckS := SrvMock()
    mckS.On("CheckUserAccess", token).Return(true, nil)

    // Prepare request recorder.
    rec := httptest.NewRecorder()

    // --- When ---
    srvH.ServeHTTP(rec, gld.Request.Request())

    // --- Then ---
    mckS.AssertExpectations(t)
    gld.Response.Assert(rec.Result())
}

Check out the documentation to see full API.

License

Apache License, Version 2.0