How does it handle the emulator process?

The skill checks for an existing environment, and if none exists, it starts the emulator in the background and tracks the PID for later cleanup.

Which packages are supported by this skill?

While it includes common paths for Storj packages like satellite/metabase, it can be used for any Go package that interacts with Spanner.

Can I run multiple tests without restarting the emulator?

Yes, the skill is designed to allow the emulator to keep running across multiple test executions until you explicitly choose to stop it.

Does this skill require a real Google Cloud Spanner instance?

No, it is specifically designed to work with the Spanner emulator for cost-effective and isolated local development.

Spanner Unit Testing

Name: Spanner Unit Testing
Author: elek

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Security & Testing

Automates the setup, execution, and cleanup of Go unit tests that require the Google Cloud Spanner emulator.

About

The test-with-spanner skill simplifies the complex process of running database-dependent unit tests within the Storj ecosystem or any Go-based project using Spanner. It automatically detects or initializes the Spanner emulator environment, configures the necessary host and connection variables (like SPANNER_EMULATOR_HOST), and manages the emulator's lifecycle while running specific package tests. This ensures developers can execute integration-heavy tests in packages such as metabase or metainfo without manual environment overhead or configuration errors.

Key Features

Background lifecycle management for the spanner_emulator process
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Interactive cleanup orchestration to stop background processes after testing
Seamless integration with Go's testing toolchain via go test
Automatic Spanner emulator environment detection and configuration
Pre-configured paths for core Storj packages like metabase and metainfo

Use Cases

Verifying database schema changes within the Storj codebase
Running integration tests for satellite database components
Debugging Spanner-related queries in local Go development

About

Key Features

Background lifecycle management for the spanner_emulator process
0 GitHub stars
Interactive cleanup orchestration to stop background processes after testing
Seamless integration with Go's testing toolchain via go test
Automatic Spanner emulator environment detection and configuration
Pre-configured paths for core Storj packages like metabase and metainfo

Use Cases

Verifying database schema changes within the Storj codebase
Running integration tests for satellite database components
Debugging Spanner-related queries in local Go development