Gopter
6.4#3 in property-based testing toolsFree planFree planLinuxSelf-hosted
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test.check
5.6#19 in property-based testing toolsFree planFree planAPI
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| Fact | Gopter | test.check |
|---|---|---|
| Generators | It provides tighter control over generators than Go's testing/quick package. | It includes built-in generators and combinators for creating generators, including compound and recursive generators. |
| License | The repository identifies Gopter as MIT licensed. | The project is distributed under the Eclipse Public License, the same license as Clojure. |
| Property testing | It creates properties from condition functions and generated inputs. | It lets developers state properties that should hold for all inputs instead of enumerating individual unit-test inputs and outputs. |
| Purpose | Gopter is a Go property-testing library that brings ideas from ScalaCheck and QuickCheck to Go. | test.check is a Clojure property-based testing tool inspired by QuickCheck. |
Gopter plans
- GopterFree
- MIT-licensed packageFree
test.check plans
- Free and open sourceFree
Pick Gopter if…
Gopter suits Go developers who want generated inputs and automatic shrinking for property tests. It may also suit developers using Go's testing package or GoConvey.
Pick test.check if…
test.check suits Clojure or ClojureScript developers who want to check general properties across generated inputs rather than maintain only enumerated examples. Its generators and shrinking can help teams investigate failing cases.