ExUnithttps://hexdocs.pm/ex_unit/ExUnit.html |
Houndhttps://github.com/HashNuke/hound |
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| Programming language | Elixir | Elixir |
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Unit Testing
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Browser Automation, Intergration Testing
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| General info |
Unit testing framework for Elixir. Elixir comes bundled with ExUnit allowing developers to use all elixir features without compromising unit tests. It uses a TDD workflow, and shows one message per test |
Elixir library for browser automation and writing intergration tests It is a front-end testing library that has support for: Selenium (Firefox, Chrome), ChromeDriver and PhantomJs. Also supports JavaScript applications and retries tests a few times before reporting errors |
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xUnit
Set of frameworks originating from SUnit (Smalltalk's testing framework). They share similar structure and functionality. |
Yes xUnit has the ExUnit framework as an instance |
No
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Client-side
Allows testing code execution on the client, such as a web browser |
Yes Front-end code can be tested using ExUnit, Phoenix front-end framework for Elixir uses ExUnit as the default testing framework |
Yes Allows for browser Automation and writing of end-to-end tests for web apps, supports Selenium WebDriver, ChromeDriver, and PhantomJS - GhostDriver |
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Server-side
Allows testing the bahovior of a server-side code |
Yes ExUnit tests backend code. Typically Unit tests will be written not to interact with the browser, but with ExUnit you can test whichever part of your application |
N/A
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Fixtures
Allows defining a fixed, specific states of data (fixtures) that are test-local. This ensures specific environment for a single test |
Yes ExUnit has a library called ExUnitFixtures fixtures are functions that are run before a test is run to setup the test environment or provide the test with data |
N/A
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Group fixtures
Allows defining a fixed, specific states of data for a group of tests (group-fixtures). This ensures specific environment for a given group of tests. |
Yes Group fixures are possible with this library |
N/A
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Generators
Supports data generators for tests. Data generators generate input data for test. The test is then run for each input data produced in this way. |
Yes Generators are found in the StreamData module |
Yes Not inbuilt but by use of a third party library like ExopData |
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Licence
Licence type governing the use and redistribution of the software |
Apache License 2.0
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MIT License
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Mocks
Mocks are objects that simulate the behavior of real objects. Using mocks allows testing some part of the code in isolation (with other parts mocked when needed) |
Yes Mocks are available for use with ExUnit through the Mock module. Also available through the use of third party libraries like mecktest |
Yes Yes, through the use of a third party library like Mockery |
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Grouping
Allows organizing tests in groups |
Yes Using the 'describe' function which goups tests together. Every describe block recieves a name which is used as a prefix for upcoming tests |
N/A
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Other
Other useful information about the testing framework |
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