conf_test.go

conf_test.go - Overview

1. Overview This file contains unit tests for the Conf struct, specifically focusing on the Merge function within the config package. It validates the merging of configuration settings with different scenarios including empty configurations, simple merges, nested merges, and overriding existing values.

2. Detailed Documentation

TestConfMerge

• Purpose: Tests the Merge function of the Conf struct. It defines various test cases to cover different merging scenarios and verifies that the merged configuration matches the expected configuration.

• Parameters:

  • t (*testing.T): The testing object, providing methods for test execution and reporting.

• Returns: None

• Test Cases Structure:

  • name (string): Name of the test case.
  • conf (*Conf): The initial configuration to merge into.
  • input (*Conf): The configuration to merge from.
  • expected (*Conf): The expected configuration after the merge.
  • pass (bool): Indicates whether the test case is expected to pass or fail.

• Test Logic:

  1. Iterates through the defined test cases.
  2. For each case, it calls the Merge function on the conf with the input.
  3. If the test case is expected to fail (tc.pass is false), it asserts that an error is returned.
  4. If the test case is expected to pass (tc.pass is true), it asserts that no error is returned and that the raw representation of the merged configuration matches the raw representation of the expected configuration.

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