pytest-quickcheck 0.5

pytest plugin to generate random data inspired by QuickCheck

Requirements

• Python 2.6 or 3.x and later

Features

• Provide pytest.mark.randomize function for generating random test data

Installation

$ easy_install pytest-quickcheck # or
$ pip install pytest-quickcheck

Quick Start

Just pass the signature of function to randomize marker. The signature is represented a tuple consist of argument name and its type.

@pytest.mark.randomize(("i1", "int"), ("i2", "int"), ncalls=1)
def test_generate_ints(i1, i2):
    pass

More complex data structure:

@pytest.mark.randomize(
    ("d1", "{'x': int, 'y': [str, (int, int)], 'z': {'x': str}}")
)
def test_generate_dict(d1):
    pass

The randomize marker is able to use with parametrize marker.

@pytest.mark.parametrize("prime", [2, 3, 5])
@pytest.mark.randomize(("i1", "int"), ("f1", "float"), ncalls=1)
def test_gen_parametrize_with_randomize_int_float(prime, i1, f1):
    pass

Using command line option --randomize restricts only the randomize test.

$ py.test -v --randomize test_option.py
==========================================================================================
test session starts
==========================================================================================
test_option.py:5: test_normal SKIPPED
test_option.py:8: test_generate_ints[74-22] PASSED

Usage

There some options for each data type:

$ py.test --markers
@pytest.mark.randomize((argname, type), **options): mark the test function with
random data generating any data type.
  There are options for each data type: (see doc for details)
  int: ['min_num', 'max_num']
  float: ['min_num', 'max_num', 'positive']
  str: ['encoding', 'fixed_length', 'max_length', 'str_attrs']

• common option

  ncalls: set the number of calls. Defaults to 3. (e.g. ncalls=5)

  choices: choose from given sequence. (e.g. choices=[3, 5, 7])

• int

  min_num: lower limit for generating integer number. (e.g. min_num=0)

  max_num: upper limit for generating integer number. (e.g. max_num=10)

• float

  min_num: lower limit for generating real number. (e.g. min_num=0.0)

  max_num: upper limit for generating real number. (e.g. max_num=1.0)

  positive: generate only positive real number if set to True. Defaults to False. (e.g. positive=True)

• str

  encoding: generate unicode string encoded given character code. (e.g. encoding=”utf-8”) # for Python 2.x only

  fixed_length: generate fixed length string. (e.g. fixed_length=8)

  max_length: generate the string less than or equal to max length (e.g. max_length=32)

  str_attrs: generate the string in given letters. set a tuple consist of attribute names in the string module. (e.g. str_attrs=(“digits”, “punctuation”)

Probably, pytest_quickcheck/tests/test_plugin_basic.py is useful for learning how to use these options.

ChangeLog

0.5 (2012-03-18)

• first release