diff --git a/src/goGenerateTests.ts b/src/goGenerateTests.ts
index b662ad94d..44952d134 100644
--- a/src/goGenerateTests.ts
+++ b/src/goGenerateTests.ts
@@ -15,9 +15,15 @@ import { GoDocumentSymbolProvider } from './goOutline';
 import { outputChannel } from './goStatus';
 
 const generatedWord = 'Generated ';
-export const FUNCTION_TYPE = 'function';
-export const FILE_TYPE = 'file';
-export const PACKAGE_TYPE = 'package';
+
+/**
+ * This enum is the types of generation supported via the gotests tooling
+ */
+export enum GenerationType {
+	Function,
+	File,
+	Package,
+}
 
 /**
  * If current active editor has a Go file, returns the editor.
@@ -76,9 +82,9 @@ function getGoConfigObject(editor: vscode.TextEditor): vscode.WorkspaceConfigura
 /**
  *
  * @param type The type of tests to generate. In this case a simple string to indicate what
- * type of tests we need to create, function, file, or package
+ * type of tests we need to create, function, file, or package. These are constants in this package.
  */
-export function GenerateTests(type: string): Thenable<boolean> {
+export function GenerateTests(type: GenerationType): Thenable<boolean> {
 	let editor = checkActiveEditor();
 	if (!editor) {
 		return;
@@ -87,11 +93,11 @@ export function GenerateTests(type: string): Thenable<boolean> {
 	let goConfig = getGoConfigObject(editor);
 
 	switch (type) {
-		case PACKAGE_TYPE:
+		case GenerationType.Package:
 			return generateTestCurrentPackage(editor, goConfig);
-		case FILE_TYPE:
+		case GenerationType.File:
 			return generateTestCurrentFile(editor, goConfig);
-		case FUNCTION_TYPE:
+		case GenerationType.Function:
 			return generateTestCurrentFunction(editor, goConfig);
 		default:
 			vscode.window.showErrorMessage('unknown type passed to generate tests: ' + type);
diff --git a/src/goMain.ts b/src/goMain.ts
index 540c0f856..d8ef67c56 100644
--- a/src/goMain.ts
+++ b/src/goMain.ts
@@ -329,15 +329,15 @@ export function activate(ctx: vscode.ExtensionContext): void {
 	}));
 
 	ctx.subscriptions.push(vscode.commands.registerCommand('go.test.generate.package', () => {
-		goGenerateTests.GenerateTests(goGenerateTests.PACKAGE_TYPE);
+		goGenerateTests.GenerateTests(goGenerateTests.GenerationType.Package);
 	}));
 
 	ctx.subscriptions.push(vscode.commands.registerCommand('go.test.generate.file', () => {
-		goGenerateTests.GenerateTests(goGenerateTests.FILE_TYPE);
+		goGenerateTests.GenerateTests(goGenerateTests.GenerationType.File);
 	}));
 
 	ctx.subscriptions.push(vscode.commands.registerCommand('go.test.generate.function', () => {
-		goGenerateTests.GenerateTests(goGenerateTests.FUNCTION_TYPE);
+		goGenerateTests.GenerateTests(goGenerateTests.GenerationType.Function);
 	}));
 
 	ctx.subscriptions.push(vscode.commands.registerCommand('go.toggle.test.file', () => {
diff --git a/test/go.test.ts b/test/go.test.ts
index 82e0a3cf4..c95bf6c43 100644
--- a/test/go.test.ts
+++ b/test/go.test.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { testCurrentFile } from '../src/goTest';
 import { getBinPath, getGoVersion, isVendorSupported } from '../src/util';
 import { documentSymbols } from '../src/goOutline';
 import { listPackages, getTextEditForAddImport } from '../src/goImport';
-import { GenerateTests, FUNCTION_TYPE, PACKAGE_TYPE, FILE_TYPE } from '../src/goGenerateTests';
+import { GenerateTests, GenerationType } from '../src/goGenerateTests';
 import { getAllPackages } from '../src/goPackages';
 import { getImportPath } from '../src/util';
 import { goPlay } from '../src/goPlayground';
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ It returns the number of bytes written and any write error encountered.
 			let uri = vscode.Uri.file(path.join(generateTestsSourcePath, 'generatetests.go'));
 			return vscode.workspace.openTextDocument(uri).then(document => {
 				return vscode.window.showTextDocument(document).then(editor => {
-					return GenerateTests(FILE_TYPE).then((result: boolean) => {
+					return GenerateTests(GenerationType.File).then((result: boolean) => {
 						assert.equal(result, true);
 						return Promise.resolve();
 					});
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ It returns the number of bytes written and any write error encountered.
 					assert(vscode.window.activeTextEditor, 'No active editor');
 					let selection = new vscode.Selection(5, 0, 6, 0);
 					editor.selection = selection;
-					return GenerateTests(FUNCTION_TYPE).then((result: boolean) => {
+					return GenerateTests(GenerationType.Function).then((result: boolean) => {
 						assert.equal(result, true);
 						return Promise.resolve();
 					});
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ It returns the number of bytes written and any write error encountered.
 			let uri = vscode.Uri.file(path.join(generatePackageTestSourcePath, 'generatetests.go'));
 			return vscode.workspace.openTextDocument(uri).then(document => {
 				return vscode.window.showTextDocument(document).then(editor => {
-					return GenerateTests(PACKAGE_TYPE).then((result: boolean) => {
+					return GenerateTests(GenerationType.Package).then((result: boolean) => {
 						assert.equal(result, true);
 						return Promise.resolve();
 					});