[pkg-go] Bug#891506: ITP: gotestyourself -- A collection of go packages to support common testing patterns

[Arnaud Rebillout]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Arnaud Rebillout <arnaud.rebillout at collabora.com>

* Package name    : gotestyourself
  Version         : 1.3.0-1
  Upstream Author : Daniel Nephin
* URL             : https://github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself
* License         : Apache-2.0
  Programming Lang: Go
  Description     : A collection of go packages to support common testing patterns
 Go Test Yourself is a collection of packages compatible with go test to
 support common testing patterns.
 .
 Packages
 .
 assert - compare values and fail the test when the comparison fails
 env - test code that uses environment variables
 fs - create test files and directories
 golden - compare large multi-line strings
 icmd - execute binaries and test the output
 poll - test asynchronous code by polling until a desired state is reached
 skip - skip tests based on conditions
 testsum - a program to summarize go test output and test failures
 .
 Related
 .
 maxbrunsfeld/counterfeiter - generate fakes for interfaces
 jonboulle/clockwork - a fake clock for testing code that uses time

----

- why is this package useful/relevant?

It is a dependency of docker.

- how do you plan to maintain it?

I plan to maintain it within the golang packaging team.