run test | debug test is not appearing for Table Driven Tests

[swathinsankaran]

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  • 1.25.5
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  • 0.21.0
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  • 1.107.1
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  • 0.52.1
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# Tools Configuration


## Environment

GOBIN: undefined
toolsGopath: 
gopath: C:\Users\<username>\go
GOROOT: C:\Program Files\Go
PATH: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH\;C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Common;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd;C:\Program Files\Go\bin;C:\Program Files\nodejs\;C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;C:\Users\<username>\go\bin;C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Programs\Ollama;C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\bin;C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Programs\Zed\bin;C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\npm

## Tools

	go:	C:\Program Files\Go\bin\go.exe: go version go1.25.5 windows/amd64

	gotests:	not installed
	impl:	not installed
	goplay:	not installed
	dlv:	C:\Users\<username>\go\bin\dlv.exe	(version: v1.26.0 built with go: go1.25.5)
	gopls:	C:\Users\<username>\go\bin\gopls.exe	(version: v0.21.0 built with go: go1.25.5)

## Go env

Workspace Folder (src): c:\Users\<username>\go\src

	set AR=ar
	set CC=gcc
	set CGO_CFLAGS=-O2 -g
	set CGO_CPPFLAGS=
	set CGO_CXXFLAGS=-O2 -g
	set CGO_ENABLED=0
	set CGO_FFLAGS=-O2 -g
	set CGO_LDFLAGS=-O2 -g
	set CXX=g++
	set GCCGO=gccgo
	set GO111MODULE=
	set GOAMD64=v1
	set GOARCH=amd64
	set GOAUTH=netrc
	set GOBIN=
	set GOCACHE=C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\go-build
	set GOCACHEPROG=
	set GODEBUG=
	set GOENV=C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\go\env
	set GOEXE=.exe
	set GOEXPERIMENT=
	set GOFIPS140=off
	set GOFLAGS=
	set GOGCCFLAGS=-m64 -fno-caret-diagnostics -Qunused-arguments -Wl,--no-gc-sections -fmessage-length=0 -ffile-prefix-map=C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\go-build1030655150=/tmp/go-build -gno-record-gcc-switches
	set GOHOSTARCH=amd64
	set GOHOSTOS=windows
	set GOINSECURE=
	set GOMOD=NUL
	set GOMODCACHE=C:\Users\<username>\go\pkg\mod
	set GONOPROXY=
	set GONOSUMDB=
	set GOOS=windows
	set GOPATH=C:\Users\<username>\go
	set GOPRIVATE=
	set GOPROXY=https://proxy.golang.org,direct
	set GOROOT=C:\Program Files\Go
	set GOSUMDB=sum.golang.org
	set GOTELEMETRY=local
	set GOTELEMETRYDIR=C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\go\telemetry
	set GOTMPDIR=
	set GOTOOLCHAIN=auto
	set GOTOOLDIR=C:\Program Files\Go\pkg\tool\windows_amd64
	set GOVCS=
	set GOVERSION=go1.25.5
	set GOWORK=
	set PKG_CONFIG=pkg-config

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Describe the bug

run test | debug test only appears when the name of the test is given inline. For a table-driven test, a variable holds the subtest name.

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Create a test file with table-driven tests

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Option invisible for Table Driven Tests

[gopherbot]

Change https://go.dev/cl/733560 mentions this issue: Prompts to enter name of subtest of Table Driven Tests

[firelizzard18]

This appears to be a duplicate of #2445 though your PR reads more like it’s trying to solve the same problem as #1602 or #1734 and doesn’t really match this task description.

[swathinsankaran]

@firelizzard18 I agree, but those PRs are very old and not getting merged soon. I propose a simple solution to remove the quotes from the regex, allowing the user to enter the subtest name in the prompt.