Source file src/pkg/testing/quick/quick.go
1 // Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
2 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
3 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
4
5 // Package quick implements utility functions to help with black box testing.
6 package quick
7
8 import (
9 "flag"
10 "fmt"
11 "math"
12 "math/rand"
13 "reflect"
14 "strings"
15 )
16
17 var defaultMaxCount *int = flag.Int("quickchecks", 100, "The default number of iterations for each check")
18
19 // A Generator can generate random values of its own type.
20 type Generator interface {
21 // Generate returns a random instance of the type on which it is a
22 // method using the size as a size hint.
23 Generate(rand *rand.Rand, size int) reflect.Value
24 }
25
26 // randFloat32 generates a random float taking the full range of a float32.
27 func randFloat32(rand *rand.Rand) float32 {
28 f := rand.Float64() * math.MaxFloat32
29 if rand.Int()&1 == 1 {
30 f = -f
31 }
32 return float32(f)
33 }
34
35 // randFloat64 generates a random float taking the full range of a float64.
36 func randFloat64(rand *rand.Rand) float64 {
37 f := rand.Float64()
38 if rand.Int()&1 == 1 {
39 f = -f
40 }
41 return f
42 }
43
44 // randInt64 returns a random integer taking half the range of an int64.
45 func randInt64(rand *rand.Rand) int64 { return rand.Int63() - 1<<62 }
46
47 // complexSize is the maximum length of arbitrary values that contain other
48 // values.
49 const complexSize = 50
50
51 // Value returns an arbitrary value of the given type.
52 // If the type implements the Generator interface, that will be used.
53 // Note: To create arbitrary values for structs, all the fields must be exported.
54 func Value(t reflect.Type, rand *rand.Rand) (value reflect.Value, ok bool) {
55 if m, ok := reflect.Zero(t).Interface().(Generator); ok {
56 return m.Generate(rand, complexSize), true
57 }
58
59 switch concrete := t; concrete.Kind() {
60 case reflect.Bool:
61 return reflect.ValueOf(rand.Int()&1 == 0), true
62 case reflect.Float32:
63 return reflect.ValueOf(randFloat32(rand)), true
64 case reflect.Float64:
65 return reflect.ValueOf(randFloat64(rand)), true
66 case reflect.Complex64:
67 return reflect.ValueOf(complex(randFloat32(rand), randFloat32(rand))), true
68 case reflect.Complex128:
69 return reflect.ValueOf(complex(randFloat64(rand), randFloat64(rand))), true
70 case reflect.Int16:
71 return reflect.ValueOf(int16(randInt64(rand))), true
72 case reflect.Int32:
73 return reflect.ValueOf(int32(randInt64(rand))), true
74 case reflect.Int64:
75 return reflect.ValueOf(randInt64(rand)), true
76 case reflect.Int8:
77 return reflect.ValueOf(int8(randInt64(rand))), true
78 case reflect.Int:
79 return reflect.ValueOf(int(randInt64(rand))), true
80 case reflect.Uint16:
81 return reflect.ValueOf(uint16(randInt64(rand))), true
82 case reflect.Uint32:
83 return reflect.ValueOf(uint32(randInt64(rand))), true
84 case reflect.Uint64:
85 return reflect.ValueOf(uint64(randInt64(rand))), true
86 case reflect.Uint8:
87 return reflect.ValueOf(uint8(randInt64(rand))), true
88 case reflect.Uint:
89 return reflect.ValueOf(uint(randInt64(rand))), true
90 case reflect.Uintptr:
91 return reflect.ValueOf(uintptr(randInt64(rand))), true
92 case reflect.Map:
93 numElems := rand.Intn(complexSize)
94 m := reflect.MakeMap(concrete)
95 for i := 0; i < numElems; i++ {
96 key, ok1 := Value(concrete.Key(), rand)
97 value, ok2 := Value(concrete.Elem(), rand)
98 if !ok1 || !ok2 {
99 return reflect.Value{}, false
100 }
101 m.SetMapIndex(key, value)
102 }
103 return m, true
104 case reflect.Ptr:
105 v, ok := Value(concrete.Elem(), rand)
106 if !ok {
107 return reflect.Value{}, false
108 }
109 p := reflect.New(concrete.Elem())
110 p.Elem().Set(v)
111 return p, true
112 case reflect.Slice:
113 numElems := rand.Intn(complexSize)
114 s := reflect.MakeSlice(concrete, numElems, numElems)
115 for i := 0; i < numElems; i++ {
116 v, ok := Value(concrete.Elem(), rand)
117 if !ok {
118 return reflect.Value{}, false
119 }
120 s.Index(i).Set(v)
121 }
122 return s, true
123 case reflect.String:
124 numChars := rand.Intn(complexSize)
125 codePoints := make([]rune, numChars)
126 for i := 0; i < numChars; i++ {
127 codePoints[i] = rune(rand.Intn(0x10ffff))
128 }
129 return reflect.ValueOf(string(codePoints)), true
130 case reflect.Struct:
131 s := reflect.New(t).Elem()
132 for i := 0; i < s.NumField(); i++ {
133 v, ok := Value(concrete.Field(i).Type, rand)
134 if !ok {
135 return reflect.Value{}, false
136 }
137 s.Field(i).Set(v)
138 }
139 return s, true
140 default:
141 return reflect.Value{}, false
142 }
143
144 return
145 }
146
147 // A Config structure contains options for running a test.
148 type Config struct {
149 // MaxCount sets the maximum number of iterations. If zero,
150 // MaxCountScale is used.
151 MaxCount int
152 // MaxCountScale is a non-negative scale factor applied to the default
153 // maximum. If zero, the default is unchanged.
154 MaxCountScale float64
155 // If non-nil, rand is a source of random numbers. Otherwise a default
156 // pseudo-random source will be used.
157 Rand *rand.Rand
158 // If non-nil, the Values function generates a slice of arbitrary
159 // reflect.Values that are congruent with the arguments to the function
160 // being tested. Otherwise, the top-level Values function is used
161 // to generate them.
162 Values func([]reflect.Value, *rand.Rand)
163 }
164
165 var defaultConfig Config
166
167 // getRand returns the *rand.Rand to use for a given Config.
168 func (c *Config) getRand() *rand.Rand {
169 if c.Rand == nil {
170 return rand.New(rand.NewSource(0))
171 }
172 return c.Rand
173 }
174
175 // getMaxCount returns the maximum number of iterations to run for a given
176 // Config.
177 func (c *Config) getMaxCount() (maxCount int) {
178 maxCount = c.MaxCount
179 if maxCount == 0 {
180 if c.MaxCountScale != 0 {
181 maxCount = int(c.MaxCountScale * float64(*defaultMaxCount))
182 } else {
183 maxCount = *defaultMaxCount
184 }
185 }
186
187 return
188 }
189
190 // A SetupError is the result of an error in the way that check is being
191 // used, independent of the functions being tested.
192 type SetupError string
193
194 func (s SetupError) Error() string { return string(s) }
195
196 // A CheckError is the result of Check finding an error.
197 type CheckError struct {
198 Count int
199 In []interface{}
200 }
201
202 func (s *CheckError) Error() string {
203 return fmt.Sprintf("#%d: failed on input %s", s.Count, toString(s.In))
204 }
205
206 // A CheckEqualError is the result CheckEqual finding an error.
207 type CheckEqualError struct {
208 CheckError
209 Out1 []interface{}
210 Out2 []interface{}
211 }
212
213 func (s *CheckEqualError) Error() string {
214 return fmt.Sprintf("#%d: failed on input %s. Output 1: %s. Output 2: %s", s.Count, toString(s.In), toString(s.Out1), toString(s.Out2))
215 }
216
217 // Check looks for an input to f, any function that returns bool,
218 // such that f returns false. It calls f repeatedly, with arbitrary
219 // values for each argument. If f returns false on a given input,
220 // Check returns that input as a *CheckError.
221 // For example:
222 //
223 // func TestOddMultipleOfThree(t *testing.T) {
224 // f := func(x int) bool {
225 // y := OddMultipleOfThree(x)
226 // return y%2 == 1 && y%3 == 0
227 // }
228 // if err := quick.Check(f, nil); err != nil {
229 // t.Error(err)
230 // }
231 // }
232 func Check(function interface{}, config *Config) (err error) {
233 if config == nil {
234 config = &defaultConfig
235 }
236
237 f, fType, ok := functionAndType(function)
238 if !ok {
239 err = SetupError("argument is not a function")
240 return
241 }
242
243 if fType.NumOut() != 1 {
244 err = SetupError("function returns more than one value.")
245 return
246 }
247 if fType.Out(0).Kind() != reflect.Bool {
248 err = SetupError("function does not return a bool")
249 return
250 }
251
252 arguments := make([]reflect.Value, fType.NumIn())
253 rand := config.getRand()
254 maxCount := config.getMaxCount()
255
256 for i := 0; i < maxCount; i++ {
257 err = arbitraryValues(arguments, fType, config, rand)
258 if err != nil {
259 return
260 }
261
262 if !f.Call(arguments)[0].Bool() {
263 err = &CheckError{i + 1, toInterfaces(arguments)}
264 return
265 }
266 }
267
268 return
269 }
270
271 // CheckEqual looks for an input on which f and g return different results.
272 // It calls f and g repeatedly with arbitrary values for each argument.
273 // If f and g return different answers, CheckEqual returns a *CheckEqualError
274 // describing the input and the outputs.
275 func CheckEqual(f, g interface{}, config *Config) (err error) {
276 if config == nil {
277 config = &defaultConfig
278 }
279
280 x, xType, ok := functionAndType(f)
281 if !ok {
282 err = SetupError("f is not a function")
283 return
284 }
285 y, yType, ok := functionAndType(g)
286 if !ok {
287 err = SetupError("g is not a function")
288 return
289 }
290
291 if xType != yType {
292 err = SetupError("functions have different types")
293 return
294 }
295
296 arguments := make([]reflect.Value, xType.NumIn())
297 rand := config.getRand()
298 maxCount := config.getMaxCount()
299
300 for i := 0; i < maxCount; i++ {
301 err = arbitraryValues(arguments, xType, config, rand)
302 if err != nil {
303 return
304 }
305
306 xOut := toInterfaces(x.Call(arguments))
307 yOut := toInterfaces(y.Call(arguments))
308
309 if !reflect.DeepEqual(xOut, yOut) {
310 err = &CheckEqualError{CheckError{i + 1, toInterfaces(arguments)}, xOut, yOut}
311 return
312 }
313 }
314
315 return
316 }
317
318 // arbitraryValues writes Values to args such that args contains Values
319 // suitable for calling f.
320 func arbitraryValues(args []reflect.Value, f reflect.Type, config *Config, rand *rand.Rand) (err error) {
321 if config.Values != nil {
322 config.Values(args, rand)
323 return
324 }
325
326 for j := 0; j < len(args); j++ {
327 var ok bool
328 args[j], ok = Value(f.In(j), rand)
329 if !ok {
330 err = SetupError(fmt.Sprintf("cannot create arbitrary value of type %s for argument %d", f.In(j), j))
331 return
332 }
333 }
334
335 return
336 }
337
338 func functionAndType(f interface{}) (v reflect.Value, t reflect.Type, ok bool) {
339 v = reflect.ValueOf(f)
340 ok = v.Kind() == reflect.Func
341 if !ok {
342 return
343 }
344 t = v.Type()
345 return
346 }
347
348 func toInterfaces(values []reflect.Value) []interface{} {
349 ret := make([]interface{}, len(values))
350 for i, v := range values {
351 ret[i] = v.Interface()
352 }
353 return ret
354 }
355
356 func toString(interfaces []interface{}) string {
357 s := make([]string, len(interfaces))
358 for i, v := range interfaces {
359 s[i] = fmt.Sprintf("%#v", v)
360 }
361 return strings.Join(s, ", ")
362 }