testing-strategies

Test Temporal workflows and activities in Go by applying structured strategies for unit, integration, and replay testing. Use mocked activities to verify successful workflow completion in isolation before running broader integration tests.

Mocking activities for Temporal workflow testing involves isolating workflows from external dependencies. By substituting real activities with mocked implementations, you can verify successful completion and ensure deterministic test results without side effects.

Replay testing validates Temporal workflow determinism by replaying execution history against the workflow code. This ensures consistent results and confirms that workflow logic remains deterministic across changes, preventing flaky tests.

Yes, you can run Temporal integration tests against a local Temporal server or emulator. This allows you to test workflows and activities in an environment that closely mimics production behavior before deployment.

Temporal workflow tests become flaky due to non-deterministic logic or unmocked external calls. Fix flaky tests by using structured strategies like activity mocking for unit tests and replay testing to validate determinism against execution history.

No, you do not need a running Temporal server for unit testing workflows in Go. Unit tests evaluate workflows and activities in isolation using mocked environments, whereas integration tests require a server or emulator.