double VS faker

Compare double vs faker and see what are their differences.

double

Simple injectable test dependencies for Elixir (by sonerdy)
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Faker is a pure Elixir library for generating fake data. (by elixirs)
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3.4 7.4
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Elixir Elixir
MIT License MIT License
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double

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Tracking mentions began in Dec 2020.

faker

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  • Test Data Libraries for Elixir
    4 projects | dev.to | 2 May 2023
    Faker generates sample data that looks realistic but is fake. So, instead of using a sequence like those provided by ExMachina or ExZample, we can use Faker to generate false but genuine-looking data:
  • How to write test cases for databse related functions
    3 projects | /r/elixir | 5 Nov 2021
    Generating the data structs for the views can be automated using libraries like Faker and Blacksmith - and honestly writing your own generators is a fun and easy exercise in really understanding your data and how it's manipulated (which I would argue is critical to writing clean software).
  • Succinct naming
    1 project | /r/ProgrammerHumor | 27 Feb 2021

What are some alternatives?

When comparing double and faker you can also consider the following projects:

test_that_json - JSON-related helpers for your Elixir testing needs

ex_machina - Create test data for Elixir applications

espec_phoenix - ESpec for Phoenix web framework.

FakerElixir - [unmaintained] FakerElixir generates fake data for you.

hound - Elixir library for writing integration tests and browser automation

white_bread - 🍞 Story BDD tool for elixir using gherkin

blacksmith - Data generation framework for Elixir

bypass - Bypass provides a quick way to create a custom plug that can be put in place instead of an actual HTTP server to return prebaked responses to client requests.

ecto_it - Ecto plugin with default configuration for repos for testing different ecto plugins with databases

meck - A mocking library for Erlang

chaperon - HTTP Service Performance & Load Testing Framework

double vs test_that_json faker vs ex_machina double vs espec_phoenix faker vs FakerElixir double vs hound faker vs white_bread double vs ex_machina faker vs blacksmith double vs bypass faker vs ecto_it double vs meck faker vs chaperon