gotestyourself/gotestsum
'go test' runner with output optimized for humans, JUnit XML for CI integration, and a summary of the test results. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
67/100
- Activity 77
- Release rhythm 35
- 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: 54
- age_days: 3087
- days_rel: 356
- days_push: 141
- n_releases_24m: 4
Adoption not part of the score
2712 stars · 170 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
gotestsum is a Go test runner that wraps 'go test -' to produce human-friendly formatted output and a test run summary. It also writes JUnit XML for CI integration, re-runs failed tests, and offers watch mode for local development.
Use cases
- run go tests with prettier output
- generate junit xml reports for ci
- rerun only failed flaky tests
- watch go files and rerun tests on save
- find slowest go tests
- summarize go test results
When to choose
- you want readable go test output locally or in CI
- your CI system needs JUnit XML test reports
- you have flaky tests and want to rerun failures only
When to avoid
- you are not testing Go code
- you need a full test framework rather than a runner wrapper
Facets
cli-tool · maturity stable
testing cli ci-cd testing developer-tools cli cross-platform go go-test test-runner junit-xml test-output-formatting flaky-test-rerun watch-mode command-line
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/gotestyourself/gotestsum · fetched 2026-08-28 · 5432839ad297
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| gotestyourself/gotestsum | main | 67 |
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