# Getting started with Testcontainers for Go — Write the test suite

> Create customer/repo_suite_test.go and implement tests for creating a customer and getting a customer by email using the testify suite package Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically): ```go package customer import ( "context" "testing" "github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"

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Create customer/repo_suite_test.go and implement tests for creating a customer and getting a customer by email using the testify suite package

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```go
package customer

import (
	"context"
	"testing"

	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
	"github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go-demo/testhelpers"
)

type CustomerRepoTestSuite struct {
	suite.Suite
	pgContainer *testhelpers.PostgresContainer
	repository  *Repository
	ctx         context.Context
}

func (suite *CustomerRepoTestSuite) SetupSuite() {
	suite.ctx = context.Background()
	suite.pgContainer = testhelpers.CreatePostgresContainer(suite.T(), suite.ctx)

	repository, err := NewRepository(suite.ctx, suite.pgContainer.ConnectionString)
	require.NoError(suite.T(), err)
	suite.repository = repository
}

func (suite *CustomerRepoTestSuite) TestCreateCustomer() {
	t := suite.T()

	customer, err := suite.repository.CreateCustomer(suite.ctx, Customer{
		Name:  "Henry",
		Email: "henry@gmail.com",
	})
	require.
```

Here's what the code does

CustomerRepoTestSuite extends suite.Suite and includes fields shared across multiple tests. SetupSuite() runs once before all tests. It calls CreatePostgresContainer(suite.T(), ...) which handles cleanup registration automatically via CleanupContainer, so no TearDownSuite() is needed. TestCreateCustomer() uses require.NoError() for the create operation (fail immediately if it errors) and assert.NotNil() for the ID check. TestGetCustomerByEmail() uses require.NoError() then asserts on the returned values. TestCustomerRepoTestSuite(t testing.T) runs the test suite when you execute go test.

&gt; [!TIP] &gt; For the purpose of this guide, the tests don't reset data in the database. &gt; In practice, it's a good idea to reset the database to a known state before &gt; running each test.

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