# Getting started with Testcontainers for Go — Write the test

> Create the customer/repo_test.go file and implement the test Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically): ```go package customer import ( "context" "path/filepath" "testing" "github.com/stretchr/testify/assert" "github.com/stretchr/testify/require" "github.com/testcontainers/t

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Create the customer/repo_test.go file and implement the test

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

import (
	"context"
	"path/filepath"
	"testing"

	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
	"github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go"
	"github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/postgres"
)

func TestCustomerRepository(t *testing.T) {
	ctx := context.Background()

	ctr, err := postgres.Run(ctx,
		"postgres:16-alpine",
		postgres.WithInitScripts(filepath.Join("..", "testdata", "init-db.sql")),
		postgres.WithDatabase("test-db"),
		postgres.WithUsername("postgres"),
		postgres.WithPassword("postgres"),
		postgres.BasicWaitStrategies(),
	)
	testcontainers.CleanupContainer(t, ctr)
	require.NoError(t, err)

	connStr, err := ctr.ConnectionString(ctx, "sslmode=disable")
	require.NoError(t, err)

	customerRepo, err := NewRepository(ctx, connStr)
	require.NoError(t, err)

	c, err := customerRepo.CreateCustomer(ctx, Customer{
		Nam
```

Here's what the test does

Calls postgres.Run() with the postgres:16-alpine Docker image as the first argument. This is the v0.41.0 API — the image is a required positional parameter instead of an option. Configures initialization scripts using WithInitScripts(...) so that the CUSTOMERS table is created and sample data is inserted after the database starts. Uses postgres.BasicWaitStrategies() which combines waiting for the Postgres log message and for the port to be ready. This replaces manual wait strategy configuration. Calls testcontainers.CleanupContainer(t, ctr) right after postgres.Run(). This registers automatic cleanup with the test framework, replacing the manual t.Cleanup and Terminate pattern. Obtains the database ConnectionString from the container and initializes a Repository. Creates a customer with the email henry@gmail.com and verifies that the customer exists in the database.

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