From b0640dcd85229545c2f949b625a649c402396d5b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mridula <66699525+mpeddada1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:22:05 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] chore: add instructions for updating golden files (#728)

* chore: add instructions for updating golden files
---
 .../howto-guide-generated-code-maintenance.md       | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/contributor/howto-guide-generated-code-maintenance.md b/doc/contributor/howto-guide-generated-code-maintenance.md
index ce6ddd62d..ae994c977 100644
--- a/doc/contributor/howto-guide-generated-code-maintenance.md
+++ b/doc/contributor/howto-guide-generated-code-maintenance.md
@@ -66,6 +66,19 @@ go -C generator/ run ./cmd/sidekick refreshall -project-root .. && cargo fmt
 
 Then run the unit tests and send a PR with whatever changed.
 
+## Update golden files
+
+The golden files live under `generator/testdata`.
+
+Run:
+
+```bash
+go -C generator test ./...
+```
+
+After updating the golden files, make sure to run `git diff generator/testdata`
+to verify the changes before committing them.
+
 ## The Glorious Future
 
 Someday `sidekick` will be stable enough that (a) it will not be part of the