# smartystreets/goconvey

Go testing in the browser. Integrates with `go test`. Write behavioral tests in Go.

Repository: https://github.com/smartystreets/goconvey
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/goconvey
Homepage: http://smartystreets.github.io/goconvey/
Language: Go
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: testing-tools, tdd-utilities, bdd-framework, go, goconvey
Last push: 2024-07-30T12:11:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4760, "days_push": 764, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8405, forks 559 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:20.959235+00:00)

## What it is
GoConvey is a Go testing tool that integrates with `go test`, offering a BDD-style DSL (Convey/So assertions) plus an auto-updating web UI with live test results and coverage reports. It can be used in the terminal or browser, with optional desktop notifications and a test code generator.

## Use cases
- write BDD-style behavioral tests in Go
- watch Go test results live in a browser while coding
- get test coverage reports for Go packages
- make Go test output more readable and expressive than t.Errorf
- run Go tests automatically on file save
- generate Go test code skeletons

## When to choose
- you write Go tests and want a BDD-style nested DSL with rich assertions
- you want a live auto-refreshing web UI for go test results and coverage
- you want readable, colorized test output and desktop notifications

## When to avoid
- you prefer plain standard-library testing with no extra DSL
- you need a framework under very active development with frequent releases
- you are not working in Go

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: testing, e2e-testing
- domain: testing, developer-tools, web-development
- platform: go, cli, browser, cross-platform
- tags: bdd-framework, tdd, go-testing, web-ui, test-runner, assertions, test-coverage

## Member repositories
- smartystreets/goconvey (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:20.959235+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:27:18.615098+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/smartystreets/goconvey (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:20.959235+00:00, sha 00ba291a439c)
  - homepage: http://smartystreets.github.io/goconvey/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:27:11.584806+00:00, sha ac708f5f1295)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.