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rakyll/gotest

go test with colors observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/rakyll/gotest · Go · BSD-3-Clause (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

59/100

  • Activity 61
  • Release rhythm 33
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 3282
  • days_rel: 235
  • days_push: 235
  • n_releases_24m: 1

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1399 stars · 64 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

gotest is a Go CLI wrapper around `go test` that adds colored output for pass/fail results. It accepts all standard `go test` flags and supports customizable color palettes via environment variables.

Use cases

  • run go tests with colored output
  • make go test results easier to read in the terminal
  • customize pass/fail colors in test output
  • enable colored test output on CI systems
  • hide 'no test files' noise when testing Go packages

When to choose

  • you run Go tests frequently and want visual pass/fail feedback
  • you want a drop-in replacement for go test with identical flags
  • you need colored test output in CI pipelines like Travis or CircleCI

When to avoid

  • you need test features beyond coloring, like parallelism control or coverage reporting changes
  • you use a different language's test runner
  • you prefer IDE-based test visualization

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

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1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
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