Create errorAssertionFunction creators

To clean up table driven test with often repeated functions we can add a
simple function creator that generates a errorAssertionFunction

assert/assertions.go

@@ -48,6 +48,17 @@ type ErrorAssertionFunc func(TestingT, error, ...interface{}) bool
 // Comparison is a custom function that returns true on success and false on failure
 type Comparison func() (success bool)
 
+// ErrorIsFor returns an [ErrorAssertionFunc] which tests if the error wraps target.
+func ErrorIsFor(target error) ErrorAssertionFunc {
+	return func(t TestingT, err error, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
+		if h, ok := t.(tHelper); ok {
+			h.Helper()
+		}
+
+		return ErrorIs(t, err, target, msgAndArgs...)
+	}
+}
+
 /*
 	Helper functions
 */

assert/assertions_test.go

@@ -2750,7 +2750,13 @@ func ExampleErrorAssertionFunc() {
 	t := &testing.T{} // provided by test
 
 	dumbParseNum := func(input string, v interface{}) error {
-		return json.Unmarshal([]byte(input), v)
+
+		err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(input), v)
+		if err != nil {
+			return testingError{"could not Unmarshal " + input}
+		}
+
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -2760,8 +2766,8 @@ func ExampleErrorAssertionFunc() {
 	}{
 		{"1.2 is number", "1.2", NoError},
 		{"1.2.3 not number", "1.2.3", Error},
-		{"true is not number", "true", Error},
 		{"3 is number", "3", NoError},
+		{"3% is not a valid number", "3%", ErrorIsFor(testingError{"could not Unmarshal 3%"})},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
@@ -2772,14 +2778,26 @@ func ExampleErrorAssertionFunc() {
 	}
 }
 
+type testingError struct {
+	extraInfo string
+}
+
+func (t testingError) Error() string {
+	return t.extraInfo
+}
+
 func TestErrorAssertionFunc(t *testing.T) {
+	var testError = errors.New("test error")
 	tests := []struct {
 		name      string
 		err       error
 		assertion ErrorAssertionFunc
 	}{
 		{"noError", nil, NoError},
 		{"error", errors.New("whoops"), Error},
+		{"errorIs", testError, ErrorIsFor(testError)},
+		{"wrappedErrorIs", fmt.Errorf("This wrapped error: %w", testError),
+			ErrorIsFor(testError)},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {

require/requirements.go

@@ -26,4 +26,15 @@ type BoolAssertionFunc func(TestingT, bool, ...interface{})
 // for table driven tests.
 type ErrorAssertionFunc func(TestingT, error, ...interface{})
 
+// ErrorIsFunc returns an [ErrorAssertionFunc] which tests if the error wraps target.
+func ErrorIsFor(expectedError error) ErrorAssertionFunc {
+	return func(t TestingT, err error, msgsAndArgs ...interface{}) {
+		if h, ok := t.(tHelper); ok {
+			h.Helper()
+		}
+
+		ErrorIs(t, err, expectedError, msgsAndArgs...)
+	}
+}
+
 //go:generate sh -c "cd ../_codegen && go build && cd - && ../_codegen/_codegen -output-package=require -template=require.go.tmpl -include-format-funcs"

require/requirements_test.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package require
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -666,13 +667,17 @@ func ExampleErrorAssertionFunc() {
 }
 
 func TestErrorAssertionFunc(t *testing.T) {
+	var testError = errors.New("test error")
 	tests := []struct {
 		name      string
 		err       error
 		assertion ErrorAssertionFunc
 	}{
 		{"noError", nil, NoError},
 		{"error", errors.New("whoops"), Error},
+		{"errorIs", testError, ErrorIsFor(testError)},
+		{"wrappedErrorIs", fmt.Errorf("This wrapped error: %w", testError),
+			ErrorIsFor(testError)},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {