Testing using local files

A folder named testdata is usually used for this purpose as it is ignored by the go tool (see go help packages).

This is my current test setup:

app/
   main.go
   main_test.go
   main_testdata

   package1/
     package1.go 
     package1_test.go 
     package1_testdata1

   package2/
     package2.go 
     package2_test.go 
     package2_testdata1

All the test data that is specific to a single package, is placed within the directory of that package. Common test data that will be used by multiple packages are either placed in the application root or in $HOME.

This set up works for me. Its easy to change the data and test, without having to do extra typing:

vim package1_test_data1; go test app/package1