matryer/is
Professional lightweight testing mini-framework for Go. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- 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: 3557
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 937
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1975 stars · 67 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A lightweight testing mini-framework for Go that provides a simple assertion API (is.Equal, is.True, is.NoErr, is.Fail) on top of the standard testing package. It produces readable, colorized failure messages and lets you add descriptions via inline comments.
Use cases
- write unit tests in go with simple assertions
- assert equality in go tests
- check errors are nil in go tests
- get readable test failure messages
- replace verbose testify assertions with a minimal library
When to choose
- you want a tiny, dependency-light assertion library for Go tests
- you value readable failure output with comment-based descriptions
- you prefer a minimal API over full-featured frameworks like testify
When to avoid
- you need advanced features like mocking, test suites, or table-driven helpers
- you require BDD-style testing or extensive assertion matchers
- your project already standardizes on another assertion framework
Facets
library · maturity stable
testing testing developer-tools go cli assertion-library unit-testing lightweight test-assertions
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/matryer/is · fetched 2026-08-28 · f4908012551a
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| matryer/is | main | 23 |
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