v1.7.4

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What's New in v1.7.4

This release fixes two important bugs that improve test correctness and restore broken functionality.

Bug Fixes

🐛 Fixed wantErr Test Logic (PR #​169)

When a test expects an error (tt.wantErr == true), gotests now correctly skips result validation instead of checking potentially undefined return values.

Before:

if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
    t.Errorf("Foo() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
    continue
}
// Bug: Still checks results even when error is expected!
if got != tt.want {
    t.Errorf("Foo() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
}

After:

if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
    t.Errorf("Foo() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
    continue
}
if tt.wantErr {
    return  // ← Fixed: Skip result checks when error expected
}
if got != tt.want {
    t.Errorf("Foo() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
}

This prevents false test failures and ensures tests behave correctly when expecting errors.

Thanks to @​arifmahmudrana for identifying this issue!

🐛 Fixed -template_params Flag (Issue #​149)

The -template_params flag was defined but never actually used due to a bug from PR #​90. This flag now works correctly!

Usage:

### Pass template parameters as JSON string
$ gotests -template_params '{"key":"value"}' -all file.go

### Or use a file (takes precedence)
$ gotests -template_params_file params.json -all file.go

This is useful when calling gotests from other tools with custom templates.

Thanks to @​butuzov for identifying this bug and @​cweill for the fix suggestion!

Installation

go install github.com/cweill/gotests/gotests@v1.7.4

Full Changelog: cweill/gotests@v1.7.3...v1.7.4

v1.7.3

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What's New in v1.7.3

This is a security update that addresses multiple CVEs by updating dependencies.

Security Fixes

🔒 Updated golang.org/x/tools to fix CVEs

Updated golang.org/x/tools from v0.0.0-20191109212701 (November 2019) to v0.38.0 (latest) to address multiple security vulnerabilities:

• CVE-2021-38561 - Fixed
• CVE-2019-9512 - Fixed
• CVE-2020-29652 - Fixed

Changes

• Updated golang.org/x/tools from 2019 version to v0.38.0
• Updated Go directive to 1.24.0 (with toolchain go1.24.5)
• Added indirect dependencies: golang.org/x/mod v0.29.0, golang.org/x/sync v0.17.0
• Fixed test code compatibility with stricter format string checking in newer x/tools

All tests pass with the updated dependencies.

Installation

go install github.com/cweill/gotests/gotests@v1.7.3

Important Note

We recommend all users update to this version to ensure you have the latest security fixes.

Full Changelog: cweill/gotests@v1.7.2...v1.7.3

Thanks to @​testwill for identifying these security vulnerabilities!

v1.7.2

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What's New in v1.7.2

This is a small cleanup release with code quality improvements and documentation updates.

Improvements

🧹 Code Cleanup

• Remove unnecessary type conversion (#​170) - Simplified code in generateTest() by removing redundant type conversion. Thanks to @​fengxuway!

📚 Documentation

• Update VS Code link (#​167) - Changed Visual Studio Code link to point directly to gotests-specific configuration documentation for easier setup. Thanks to @​davidhsingyuchen!

Installation

go install github.com/cweill/gotests/gotests@v1.7.2

Full Changelog: cweill/gotests@v1.7.1...v1.7.2

v1.7.1

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What's New in v1.7.1

This release adds two highly-requested features to improve the gotests experience.

New Features

🧪 go-cmp Support (-use_go_cmp)

Generate tests using google/go-cmp instead of reflect.DeepEqual for better test assertions and diff output.

$ gotests -use_go_cmp -all -w example.go

Generated tests will use cmp.Equal() for comparisons and cmp.Diff() in error messages, providing much clearer output when tests fail.

Example output:

if !cmp.Equal(tt.want, got) {
    t.Errorf("Foo() = %v, want %v\ndiff=%s", got, tt.want, cmp.Diff(tt.want, got))
}

Resolves #​155 (thanks to @​butuzov for the original PR!)

📋 Version Information (-version)

Check which version of gotests you're running:

$ gotests -version
gotests v1.7.1
Go version: go1.22.0
Git commit: 5252e0b...
Build time: 2025-10-21T02:15:00Z

This helps with troubleshooting and verifying you have the latest release.

Resolves #​133

Housekeeping

• Closed superseded README PRs (#​172, #​166) that were already addressed in v1.7.0

Installation

go install github.com/cweill/gotests/gotests@v1.7.1

Full Changelog: cweill/gotests@v1.7.0...v1.7.1

v1.7.0: - Major Modernization Release

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v1.7.0 - Major Modernization Release

After 5 years since v1.6.0, we're excited to release v1.7.0 with major improvements and modernizations! 🎉

✨ New Features

Recursive Directory Support

You can now generate tests for entire directory trees using the ... pattern:

gotests -all pkg/...

This will recursively generate tests for all Go files in the pkg directory and its subdirectories. Fixes #​186.

Cleaner Generated Code

Generated tests now use Go 1.22+ loop variable scoping, eliminating the need for the tt := tt shadowing pattern. Tests are now cleaner and more readable.

Better Error Handling

Subtests with return values now use t.Fatalf() instead of t.Errorf() + return, providing clearer test failure semantics and preventing misleading output. Thanks to PR #​184.

🔧 Improvements

BREAKING: Minimum Go Version

• Minimum Go version increased from 1.6 to 1.22
• Leverages modern Go features for cleaner generated code
• Aligns with Go's official support policy

Dependency Reduction

• Replaced third-party bindata tools with stdlib embed package (PR #​181)
• Removed 834+ lines of generated code
• Simplified build process - no more go generate needed
• Better maintainability and reduced external dependencies

Bug Fixes

• Fixed import path bug when receiver types and methods are in different files (PR #​179)
• Now correctly collects imports from all files in the package
• Prevents compilation errors in generated test files

Template Improvements

• Proper t.Parallel() placement at top-level test functions (fixes #​188)
• Satisfies tparallel linter requirements
• Better parallel test execution

Documentation & Installation

• Updated README to use go install instead of deprecated go get (PR #​180)
• Documented the -named flag for map-based table tests (PR #​185)
• Added CHANGELOG.md for tracking changes
• Added CLAUDE.md for AI-assisted development

📦 CI/CD Updates

• Updated GitHub Actions to test Go 1.22.x, 1.23.x, 1.24.x, and 1.25.x
• Modernized actions: setup-go v2→v5, checkout v2→v4
• Simplified coverage reporting with coverallsapp/github-action@​v2
• Fixed bot commit support for automated workflows

📊 Statistics

• 834+ lines of generated bindata code removed
• 5 PRs integrated
• 2 issues fixed
• 4 Go versions tested in CI (was 8, now focused on recent versions)

🙏 Thanks

Special thanks to the contributors whose PRs were integrated in this release:

• PR #​184 (t.Fatalf improvement)
• PR #​185 (documentation)
• PR #​180 (go install)
• PR #​181 (embed package)
• PR #​179 (import fix)

And to everyone who reported issues and helped maintain this project!

📝 Installation

go install github.com/cweill/gotests/gotests@latest

🔗 Full Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for complete details.