Go: Spin-Up Databases for CI Testing

One thing has always bothered me while writing tests is the lack of a real datasource to run tests against. Most projects I’ve worked with in the past have either mocked responses from a datastore or used a “common” datastore to perform tests against. While mocks are good for quick unit tests, I still prefer using a “real” datasource, especially for integration tests. While taking Bill Kennedy’s Ultimate Go training a while ago, I saw Bill recommend a testing approach which involved “spinning up” a database container right from within your test code, run your tests, and clean-up. Read more