Go Foundations·Practice drills 7

Drill 16: Compare — Testing and benchmarks

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add_test.goGo
package lessons

import "testing"

func Add(a, b int) int {
    return a + b
}

func TestAdd(t *testing.T) {
    cases := []struct {
        name string
        a    int
        b    int
        want int
    }{
        {"positive", 2, 3, 5},
        {"zero", 0, 0, 0},
        {"negative", -1, 1, 0},
    }

    for _, c := range cases {
        t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
            got := Add(c.a, c.b)
            if got != c.want {
                t.Errorf("Add(%d, %d) = %d, want %d", c.a, c.b, got, c.want)
            }
        })
    }
}

func BenchmarkAdd(b *testing.B) {
    for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
        Add(2, 3)
    }
}
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