gest v1.1.2 — Jest-style testing for Go 🧪

Release notes — v1.1.2

-- only update time of watch :D

✨ New feature: Watch Mode

gest now ships with a built-in watch mode. No extra tools, no config — just a flag.

go run . --watch        # watch mode
go run . -w             # shorthand
go run . --watch -c     # watch + coverage table

How it works:

• Runs immediately on startup — you see results before any file changes
• Watches all .go files recursively from the current working directory (skips vendor/ and hidden dirs like .git/)
• Debounced re-runs — rapid saves (e.g. editor auto-format on save) are collapsed into a single re-run via a 200 ms debounce
• Full terminal clear before every re-run, including scrollback — each result appears fresh at the top
• Compiled binary — builds your project to a temp binary in your OS temp directory (go build) for the session; much cleaner than go run on every change
• Automatic cleanup — the temp binary is removed when you press Ctrl+C (SIGINT or SIGTERM). Nothing is left in your project directory

🔧 Implementation details

All watch logic lives directly in gest/gest.go, consistent with the project's single-file philosophy. The flag is parsed inside RunRegistered(), so existing main.go files require zero changes.

📦 Dependency added

github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.9.0 — the only external dependency gest has ever added. Used exclusively by watch mode; the core test runner remains stdlib only.

📝 Docs & copy updated

• Navbar version badge: v1.0 → v1.1.0
• Hero badge: v1.0.0 — Now available → v1.1.0 — Now available
• "Zero dependencies" updated to "Minimal dependencies" across README, docs site, footer, search index, and philosophy sections
• New Watch Mode section in the documentation with code examples and callouts
• Watch Mode added to the sidebar nav and the search modal index
• Docs site rebuilt (dist/)

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Full Changelog: v1.1.1...v1.1.2