SmallCheck 0.2: another lightweight testing library in Haskell --------------------------------------------------------------
A new version of SmallCheck can be obtained from: http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/fp/smallcheck0.2.tar Main differences from 0.1: * choice of interactive or non-interactive test-drivers using iterative deepening; * more pre-defined test-data generators, including revised Int, Integer, Float, Double, Nat and Natural. * Additional examples. SmallCheck is similar to QuickCheck (Claessen and Hughes 2000-) but instead of testing for a sample of randomly generated values, SmallCheck tests properties for all the finitely many values up to some depth, progressively increasing the depth used. Folk-law: if there is any case in which a program fails, there is almost always a simple one. Corollary: if a program does not fail in any simple case, it almost never fails. Other possible sales pitches: * write test generators for your own types more easily * be sure any counter-examples found are minimal * write properties using existentials as well as universals * establish complete coverage of a defined test-space * display counter-examples of functional type Comments and suggestions welcome. Colin R _______________________________________________ Haskell mailing list Haskell@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell
