Table Driven Unit Test Go
Cover function branches with table-driven tests: declarative cases with names, parallel subtests, and precise failure output.
Code
package main
import (
"errors"
"testing"
)
var errNotFound = errors.New("order not found")
func ShippingCost(weightKg int, express bool, tier string) (int, error) {
if weightKg <= 0 {
return 0, errors.New("weight must be positive")
}
if weightKg > 30 {
return 0, errors.New("weight exceeds courier limit")
}
base := 8
if weightKg > 10 {
base += (weightKg - 10) * 2
}
if express {
base *= 2
}
if tier == "gold" {
base -= 4
}
return base, nil
}
func TestShippingCost(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
tests := []struct {
name string
weight int
express bool
tier string
want int
wantErr error
}{
{name: "light standard", weight: 2, express: false, tier: "", want: 8},
{name: "light express", weight: 2, express: true, tier: "", want: 16},
{name: "heavy adds per kg", weight: 15, express: false, tier: "", want: 18},
{name: "heavy express gold", weight: 15, express: true, tier: "gold", want: 32},
{name: "gold floor at zero", weight: 1, express: false, tier: "gold", want: 4},
{name: "zero weight rejected", weight: 0, express: false, tier: "", wantErr: errors.New("weight must be positive")},
{name: "over courier limit", weight: 31, express: false, tier: "", wantErr: errors.New("weight exceeds courier limit")},
}
for _, tt := range tests {
tt := tt
t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
got, err := ShippingCost(tt.weight, tt.express, tt.tier)
if tt.wantErr != nil {
if err == nil || err.Error() != tt.wantErr.Error() {
t.Fatalf("ShippingCost(%d, %v, %q) error = %v, want %v",
tt.weight, tt.express, tt.tier, err, tt.wantErr)
}
return
}
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
}
if got != tt.want {
t.Errorf("ShippingCost(%d, %v, %q) = %d, want %d",
tt.weight, tt.express, tt.tier, got, tt.want)
}
})
}
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