moq/README.md
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Add fmt flag to specify formatter (#117)
- Support formatting output with gofmt(default) or goimports via flag.
- Introduce moq.Config struct to configure moq.Mocker instance. This
  breaks backward compatibility but facilitates it in the future if and
  when any features are added.
- Use golden file tests for validating formatters. Use 
  github.com/pmezard/go-difflib to print the diff between expected and
  actual.
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![moq logo](moq-logo-small.png) [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/matryer/moq.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/matryer/moq) [![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/matryer/moq)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/matryer/moq)
Interface mocking tool for go generate.
By [Mat Ryer](https://twitter.com/matryer) and [David Hernandez](https://github.com/dahernan), with ideas lovingly stolen from [Ernesto Jimenez](https://github.com/ernesto-jimenez).
### What is Moq?
Moq is a tool that generates a struct from any interface. The struct can be used in test code as a mock of the interface.
![Preview](preview.png)
above: Moq generates the code on the right.
You can read more in the [Meet Moq blog post](http://bit.ly/meetmoq).
### Installing
To start using Moq, just run go get:
```
$ go get github.com/matryer/moq
```
### Usage
```
moq [flags] source-dir interface [interface2 [interface3 [...]]]
-fmt string
go pretty-printer: gofmt (default) or goimports
-out string
output file (default stdout)
-pkg string
package name (default will infer)
Specifying an alias for the mock is also supported with the format 'interface:alias'
Ex: moq -pkg different . MyInterface:MyMock
```
**NOTE:** `source-dir` is the directory where the source code (definition) of the target interface is located.
It needs to be a path to a directory and not the import statement for a Go package.
In a command line:
```
$ moq -out mocks_test.go . MyInterface
```
In code (for go generate):
```go
package my
//go:generate moq -out myinterface_moq_test.go . MyInterface
type MyInterface interface {
Method1() error
Method2(i int)
}
```
Then run `go generate` for your package.
### How to use it
Mocking interfaces is a nice way to write unit tests where you can easily control the behaviour of the mocked object.
Moq creates a struct that has a function field for each method, which you can declare in your test code.
In this example, Moq generated the `EmailSenderMock` type:
```go
func TestCompleteSignup(t *testing.T) {
var sentTo string
mockedEmailSender = &EmailSenderMock{
SendFunc: func(to, subject, body string) error {
sentTo = to
return nil
},
}
CompleteSignUp("me@email.com", mockedEmailSender)
callsToSend := len(mockedEmailSender.SendCalls())
if callsToSend != 1 {
t.Errorf("Send was called %d times", callsToSend)
}
if sentTo != "me@email.com" {
t.Errorf("unexpected recipient: %s", sentTo)
}
}
func CompleteSignUp(to string, sender EmailSender) {
// TODO: this
}
```
The mocked structure implements the interface, where each method calls the associated function field.
## Tips
* Keep mocked logic inside the test that is using it
* Only mock the fields you need
* It will panic if a nil function gets called
* Name arguments in the interface for a better experience
* Use closured variables inside your test function to capture details about the calls to the methods
* Use `.MethodCalls()` to track the calls
* Use `go:generate` to invoke the `moq` command
## License
The Moq project (and all code) is licensed under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
The Moq logo was created by [Chris Ryer](http://chrisryer.co.uk) and is licensed under the [Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).