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Dextool Mutate

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Spec sheet

Purpose
Dextool Mutate is a C/C++ mutation testing tool that evaluates whether tests detect artificially injected faults.Read 4 Oct 2026 · joakim-brannstrom.github.io
License
The repository's LICENSE file identifies the source code license as Mozilla Public License, version 2.0.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
Build requirements
The project README lists LLVM and libclang 14 or later, CMake 3.5 or later, SQLite 3.24 or later, and a D compiler as build requirements.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
CI integration
The documentation describes Jenkins usage and says the approach should work with any CI server setup.Read 4 Oct 2026 · joakim-brannstrom.github.io
Embedded systems
Users can write a custom analyzer to interpret test output, including results from embedded test setups.Read 4 Oct 2026 · joakim-brannstrom.github.io
Embedded testing
For embedded systems, users can write a custom analyzer for test output, including signals for unstable tests.Read 4 Oct 2026 · joakim-brannstrom.github.io
Incremental runs
It saves run state in SQLite, allowing interrupted test phases to resume and previous results to be reused as code changes.Read 4 Oct 2026 · joakim-brannstrom.github.io
Incremental testing
It saves run state in a SQLite database and can resume interrupted work and reuse results across runs.Read 4 Oct 2026 · joakim-brannstrom.github.io
Linux installation
The README links Ubuntu installation instructions and Dockerfiles for Ubuntu and Fedora.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
Mutation operators
It supports conventional operators including AOR, ROR, DCC, DCR, LCR, SDL and UOI, as well as removing entire functions or methods.Read 4 Oct 2026 · joakim-brannstrom.github.io
Parallel execution
Parallel runs share a SQLite database, and the maker says this approach scales reasonably well up to five instances.Read 4 Oct 2026 · joakim-brannstrom.github.io
Platform and dependencies
The project documents Ubuntu installation and lists LLVM/Clang, CMake, SQLite and a D compiler among its build and run dependencies.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
Project integration
The tool integrates without requiring modifications to a project's build system.Read 4 Oct 2026 · joakim-brannstrom.github.io
Project status
The project README lists the Mutate plugin as production ready.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
Pull request workflow
It supports change based testing that runs mutants on changed lines and can produce HTML or JSON reports for a diff.Read 4 Oct 2026 · joakim-brannstrom.github.io
Pull request workflows
Change-based testing can focus analysis and tests on changed lines, with HTML or JSON reports for the diff.Read 4 Oct 2026 · joakim-brannstrom.github.io
Reports
It can produce console, compiler warning, JSON and HTML reports.Read 4 Oct 2026 · joakim-brannstrom.github.io
Support and community
The product page links to a Discord community, and the project README invites users to report issues on GitHub.Read 4 Oct 2026 · joakim-brannstrom.github.io
Support and maintenance
The product page directs users to a Discord community, and says the project is maintained by Joakim Brännström.Read 4 Oct 2026 · joakim-brannstrom.github.io
Test analysis
It identifies useless, redundant and near test cases to help improve a test suite.Read 4 Oct 2026 · joakim-brannstrom.github.io

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