How do I use the testing package in go playground?

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The testing package is available in the go playground.

How can I use the go playground to demonstrate testing concepts, without access to go test?

My assumption is it's possible using the testing.RunTests function. My attempts to do so always generate only "testing: warning: no tests to run".

Example: https://play.golang.org/p/PvRCMdeXhX

For context, my use case is for sharing quick examples of tests, examples and benchmarks with colleagues. I rely on go playground for sharing code snippets like this often.

go-playground go testing
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Dave's answer still works as a manual way of invoking tests, but if you read the "About" tests are now automatically supported:

If the program contains tests or examples and no main function, the service runs the tests. Benchmarks will likely not be supported since the program runs in a sandboxed environment with limited resources.

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