lclhst

Wait for localhost to be ready like what?!?!

Wait for localhost to be ready in order to run tests or anything that relies on localhost responding.

Installation:

Install the library:

go get github.com/m90/lclhst

Install the command:

go get github.com/m90/lclhst/cmd/lclhst

In integration tests for servers, use Wait before running the tests for func main:

func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
    go main()
    lclhst.Wait(8080)
    os.Exit(m.Run())
}

Use the command before running anything that expects localhost to be up:

lclhst && curl localhost:8080

The following options are available:

Usage of lclhst:
  -port int
    	the port of the application (default 8080)
  -timeout duration
    	timeout for giving up (default 10s)