setup_tag VS faker

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setup_tag

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Faker is a pure Elixir library for generating fake data. (by elixirs)
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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 setup_tag and faker you can also consider the following projects:

blacksmith - Data generation framework for Elixir

ex_machina - Create test data for Elixir applications

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

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

proper - PropEr: a QuickCheck-inspired property-based testing tool for Erlang

meck - A mocking library for Erlang

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

mix_test_watch - 🎠 Because TDD is awesome

chaperon - HTTP Service Performance & Load Testing Framework

setup_tag vs blacksmith faker vs ex_machina setup_tag vs excheck faker vs FakerElixir setup_tag vs hound faker vs white_bread setup_tag vs proper faker vs blacksmith setup_tag vs meck faker vs ecto_it setup_tag vs mix_test_watch faker vs chaperon