# Ginkgo

Go testing framework that organizes specs in nestable Describe, Context and When containers, paired with the Gomega matcher library.


Source: https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/ginkgo/
Last reviewed: 2026-11-08
Listed since: 2026-11-08

## Record

### Links

- home: https://onsi.github.io/ginkgo/
- repository: https://github.com/onsi/ginkgo
- docs: https://onsi.github.io/ginkgo/

### Identity

- status: active
- maintainer: Onsi Fakhouri
- maintainerType: individual
- parent: unknown
- firstRelease: 2014
- hqCountry: unknown

### Kind

- category: testing
- hosting: not applicable
- language: go
- runtime: binary
- runtimeMin: not applicable
- basedOn: unknown

### Content

- contentStore: not applicable
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### Rendering and deploy

- runsAs: unknown
- renderingModes: not applicable
- installMethod: go install

### License

- licenseModel: open-source
- license: MIT

### Releases

- currentMajor: 2
- latestReleaseDate: 2026-11-02

### Adoption

- githubStargazers: 9070
- packagistDownloads: not applicable
- npmWeeklyDownloads: not applicable
- contributors: 210
- pluginCount: unknown
- packagistMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- ecosystemsMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- httpArchiveSites: unknown
- wordpressActiveInstalls: unknown
- dependentRepos: unknown
- dependentPackages: unknown

### Sources

- urls: https://onsi.github.io/ginkgo/ (read 2026-11-08)
- urls: https://api.github.com/repos/onsi/ginkgo (read 2026-11-08)
- urls: https://onsi.github.io/ginkgo/ (read 2026-11-08)
- maintainer: https://github.com/onsi/ginkgo/blob/master/LICENSE (read 2026-11-08)
- firstRelease: https://api.github.com/repos/onsi/ginkgo/commits/v1.0.0 (read 2026-11-08)
- category: https://github.com/onsi/ginkgo (read 2026-11-08)
- language: https://api.github.com/repos/onsi/ginkgo (read 2026-11-08)
- runtime: https://github.com/onsi/ginkgo (read 2026-11-08)
- installMethod: https://onsi.github.io/ginkgo/ (read 2026-11-08)
- license: https://github.com/onsi/ginkgo (read 2026-11-08)
- licenseModel: https://api.github.com/repos/onsi/ginkgo (read 2026-11-08)
- currentMajor: https://api.github.com/repos/onsi/ginkgo/releases/tags/v2.34.0 (read 2026-11-08)
- latestReleaseDate: https://api.github.com/repos/onsi/ginkgo/releases/tags/v2.34.0 (read 2026-11-08)
- githubStargazers: https://api.github.com/repos/onsi/ginkgo (read 2026-11-08)
- contributors: https://api.github.com/repos/onsi/ginkgo/contributors?per_page=1 (read 2026-11-08)

## Notes

Ginkgo is a testing framework for Go that organizes specs in nestable Describe, Context and When containers. The README says it is complemented by the Gomega matcher library, which is a separate project under the same maintainer. The docs describe it as a general purpose testing framework. The copyright line names Onsi Fakhouri, an individual, as the maintainer.

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