Run Unit Tests with PostgreSQL

You are helping run unit tests that require PostgreSQL.

Instructions

Starting PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL must be running before tests can execute. Use Docker to start a PostgreSQL instance:

# Check if postgres container is already running
docker ps --filter name=storj_unit_tests_postgres --format '{{.Names}}'

# If not running, start it:
docker run --rm -d -p 5433:5432 --name storj_unit_tests_postgres -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=tmppass postgres:17

# Wait for postgres to be ready (retry until successful)
until docker exec storj_unit_tests_postgres psql -h localhost -U postgres -d postgres -c "select 1" > /dev/null 2>&1; do
  echo "Waiting for postgres server..."
  sleep 1
done

# Create test database
docker exec storj_unit_tests_postgres psql -h localhost -U postgres -c "create database teststorj;"

Alternatively, run testsuite/postgres-dev.sh which handles all setup automatically.

Running Tests

1. If test name is provided in arguments:

   • Find the package containing the test using Grep
   • Run the test with PostgreSQL configured

2. If only package path is provided:

   • Run all tests in that package with PostgreSQL configured

3. Command format:

go test -v ./package/path -run TestName -postgres-test-db 'postgres://postgres:tmppass@localhost:5433/teststorj?sslmode=disable'

4. Report test results:

   • Show whether tests passed or failed
   • List all subtests that ran
   • If tests failed, offer to help investigate the failures

5. Stop the Docker container after tests complete:

   docker rm -f storj_unit_tests_postgres
   

Common test paths

Some common test paths in the Storj codebase:

• ./satellite/metabase - Metabase tests
• ./satellite/metainfo - Metainfo API tests
• ./satellite/satellitedb - Database tests

Example Usage

# Run a specific test
go test -v ./satellite/metainfo -run TestEndpoint_Object_No_StorageNodes -postgres-test-db 'postgres://postgres:tmppass@localhost:5433/teststorj?sslmode=disable'

# Run all tests in a package
go test -v ./satellite/metabase -postgres-test-db 'postgres://postgres:tmppass@localhost:5433/teststorj?sslmode=disable'

# Run tests with timeout
go test -v -timeout 10m ./satellite/metabase -run TestLoop -postgres-test-db 'postgres://postgres:tmppass@localhost:5433/teststorj?sslmode=disable'

Cleanup

To stop the PostgreSQL container when done:

docker rm -f storj_unit_tests_postgres

Notes

• The container uses port 5433 to avoid conflicts with any local PostgreSQL installation on the default port 5432
• Tests automatically create isolated test databases for each test run
• Use STORJ_TEST_POSTGRES='omit' to skip PostgreSQL tests