faker VS power_assert

Compare faker vs power_assert and see what are their differences.

faker

Faker is a pure Elixir library for generating fake data. (by elixirs)
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power_assert

Power Assert in Elixir. Shows evaluation results each expression. (by ma2gedev)
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1,014 212
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7.4 0.0
12 days ago over 1 year ago
Elixir Elixir
MIT License Apache License 2.0
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faker

Posts with mentions or reviews of faker. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-02.
  • 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

power_assert

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Tracking mentions began in Dec 2020.

What are some alternatives?

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

ex_machina - Create test data for Elixir applications

ExVCR - HTTP request/response recording library for elixir, inspired by VCR.

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

excheck - Property-based testing library for Elixir (QuickCheck style).

white_bread - 🍞 Story BDD tool for elixir using gherkin

cobertura_cover - Output test coverage information in Cobertura-compatible format

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

ex_parameterized - This library support parameterized test with test_with_params macro.

chaperon - HTTP Service Performance & Load Testing Framework

faker vs ex_machina power_assert vs ExVCR faker vs FakerElixir power_assert vs excheck faker vs white_bread power_assert vs cobertura_cover faker vs blacksmith power_assert vs bypass faker vs ecto_it power_assert vs ex_parameterized faker vs chaperon power_assert vs ecto_it