package tezt-bam

Bam - Property-Based Testing Library for OCaml

Overview

Bam is an OCaml library designed for writing property-based tests. It simplifies the process of defining and using generators for tests, offering a monad-like structure that integrates seamlessly with shrinking strategies. This design aims to make shrinking both predictable and effective, thereby enhancing the debugging experience.

Key Features

• Standard Module: The {!module:Std} module provides some basic generators with predefined shrinking strategies

• Monad-like Generators: The library enables easy creation of new generators, following a monad-like pattern that works harmoniously with shrinking mechanisms.

• Shrinking Strategies: Various default shrinking strategies are available, aiding in the efficient identification of minimal counter-examples.

• Custom Shrinkers: The {!Gen} module allows for the definition of ad-hoc shrinkers.

• Documentation on Shrinking: For those interested in understanding the intricacies of shrinking within this library, a detailed primer is available here.

Installation

With opam

opam install bam tezt-bam

Usage

A simple test can be run as follows:

open Tezt_bam

let register () =
  let gen = Std.int () in
  let property _x = Ok () in
  Pbt.register ~__FILE__ ~title:"Simple example of bam" ~tags:["bam"; "simple"]
    ~gen ~property ()	

More examples can be found here.

License