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def name(
*,
name: str,
default_target_platform: None | str = ...,
target_compatible_with: list[str] = ...,
compatible_with: list[str] = ...,
exec_compatible_with: list[str] = ...,
visibility: list[str] = ...,
within_view: list[str] = ...,
metadata: OpaqueMetadata = ...,
tests: list[str] = ...,
modifiers: OpaqueMetadata = ...,
_apple_platforms: dict[str, str] = ...,
_asan: bool = ...,
_build_info: dict[str, typing.Any] = ...,
_build_tags: list[str] = ...,
_coverage_mode: None | str = ...,
_cxx_toolchain: str = ...,
_exec_os_type: str = ...,
_go_stdlib: str = ...,
_go_toolchain: str = ...,
_inject_test_env: str = ...,
_race: bool = ...,
_remote_test_execution_toolchain: str = ...,
_test_toolchain: str = ...,
_testmaingen: str = ...,
asan: bool = ...,
assembler_flags: list[str] = ...,
build_tags: list[str] = ...,
cgo_enabled: None | bool = ...,
compiler_flags: list[str] = ...,
contacts: list[str] = ...,
coverage_mode: None | str = ...,
cxx_compiler_flags: list[str] = ...,
cxx_preprocessor_flags: list[str] = ...,
default_host_platform: None | str = ...,
deps: list[str] = ...,
embedcfg: None | str = ...,
env: dict[str, str] = ...,
external_linker_flags: list[str] = ...,
header_namespace: None | str = ...,
headers: list[str] | dict[str, str] = ...,
labels: list[str] = ...,
library: None | str = ...,
licenses: list[str] = ...,
link_mode: None | str = ...,
link_style: None | str = ...,
linker_flags: list[str] = ...,
package_name: None | str = ...,
package_root: None | str = ...,
platform: None | str = ...,
race: bool = ...,
remote_execution: None | str | dict[str, None | bool | int | str | list[dict[str, str]] | dict[str, str | list[str]]] = ...,
remote_execution_action_key_providers: None | str = ...,
resources: list[str] = ...,
run_test_separately: bool = ...,
runner: None | str = ...,
specs: None | str = ...,
srcs: list[str] = ...,
test_rule_timeout_ms: None | int = ...,
) -> None

A go_test() rule builds a native binary from the specified Go source and resource files—and a generated main file. It's similar to the go test command.

Parameters

  • name: name of the target

  • default_target_platform: specifies the default target platform, used when no platforms are specified on the command line

  • target_compatible_with: a list of constraints that are required to be satisfied for this target to be compatible with a configuration

  • compatible_with: a list of constraints that are required to be satisfied for this target to be compatible with a configuration

  • exec_compatible_with: a list of constraints that are required to be satisfied for this target to be compatible with an execution platform

  • visibility: a list of visibility patterns restricting what targets can depend on this one

  • within_view: a list of visibility patterns restricting what this target can depend on

  • metadata: a key-value map of metadata associated with this target

  • tests: a list of targets that provide tests for this one

  • modifiers: an array of modifiers associated with this target

  • _build_info: Build info that is passed along here will be late-stamped into a fb_build_info section on the output binary

  • asan: If true, enable ASAN.

  • assembler_flags: The set of additional assembler flags to pass to go tool asm.

  • build_tags: Build tags to apply to this target and its dependencies.

  • cgo_enabled: Analog of CGO_ENABLED env-var, applies to this target and its dependencies. If None it will depend on the availability of CXX toolchain.

  • compiler_flags: The set of additional compiler flags to pass to go tool compile.

  • cxx_compiler_flags: GCC/Clang flags to use when compiling any of the above C/C++ sources (which require compilation).

  • cxx_preprocessor_flags: GCC/Clang flags to use when preprocessing any of the above C/C++ sources (which require preprocessing).

  • deps: The set of dependencies of this rule. Currently, this only supports go_library rules.

  • env: A map of environment variables and values to set when running the test.

  • external_linker_flags: Extra external linker flags passed to go link via -extld argument.

  • header_namespace: A path prefix when including headers of this target. Defaults to the path from the root of the repository to the directory where this target is defined. Can contain forward slashes (/), but cannot start with one. See headers for more information.

  • headers: The set of header files that are made available for inclusion to the source files in this target. These should be specified as either a list of header files or a dictionary of header names to header files. The header name can contain forward slashes (/). The headers can be included with #include "$HEADER_NAMESPACE/$HEADER_NAME" or #include <$HEADER_NAMESPACE/$HEADER_NAME> , where $HEADER_NAMESPACE is the value of the target's header_namespace attribute, and $HEADER_NAME is the header name if specified, and the filename of the header file otherwise. See header_namespace for more information.

  • labels: A list of labels to be applied to these tests. These labels are arbitrary text strings and have no meaning within buck itself. They can, however, have meaning for you as a test author (e.g., smoke or fast). A label can be used to filter or include a specific test rule when executing buck test

  • library: Specify the library that this internal test is testing. This will copy the srcs, package_name and deps from the target specified so you don't have to duplicate them.

  • link_mode: Determines the link mode (equivalent of -mode). Can be one of the following values: internal, external. If no value is provided, the mode is set automatically depending on the other args.

  • link_style: Determines whether to build and link this rule's dependencies statically or dynamically. Can be one of the following values: static, static_pic or shared. This argument is relevant only if the cgo extension is enabled. Otherwise, Buck ignores this argument.

  • linker_flags: Extra linker flags passed to go link

  • package_name: Sets the full name of the test package being compiled. This defaults to the path from the buck root with "_test" appended. (e.g. given a ./.buckconfig, a rule in ./a/b/BUCK defaults to package "a/b_test")

    Note: if you want to test packages internally (i.e. same package name), use the library parameter instead of setting package_name to include the tested source files.

  • package_root: Sets Go package direactory (relative to BUCK file). By default (or if None passes) package_root is being detected automatically. Empty string of Go package is on the same level as BUCK file otherwise the subdirectory name. Example for srcs = ["foo/bar.go"], package_root = "foo"

  • race: If true, enable data race detection.

  • srcs: The set of source files to be compiled by this rule. .go files will be compiled with the Go compiler, .s files will be compiled with the assembler, and everything else is assumed to be files that may be #included by the assembler.

  • test_rule_timeout_ms: If set specifies the maximum amount of time (in milliseconds) in which all of the tests in this rule should complete. This overrides the default rule_timeout if any has been specified in .buckconfig .

Details

If your test requires static files you should specify these in the resources argument. If you do not specify these files, they won't be available when your test runs.

Examples:

For more examples, check out our integration tests.


go_library(
name='greeting',
srcs=[
'greeting.go',
],
deps=[
':join',
],
)

go_test(
name='greeting-test',
srcs=[
'greeting_ext_test.go',
],
deps=[
':greeting'
],
)

go_test(
name='greeting-internal-test',
package_name='greeting',
srcs=[
'greeting.go',
'greeting_test.go',
],
deps=[
':join',
],
)

# Or

go_test(
name='greeting-better-internal-test',
srcs=['greeting_test.go'],
library=':greeting',
)