FsCheck vs JSVerify
FsCheck
fscheck.github.ioJSVerify
jsverify.github.ioSide by side
| Figure | FsCheck | JSVerify |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Property-Based Testing Tools | 8.4 (#3) | 8.1 (#5) |
| Counterexamples | When a property fails, FsCheck displays a minimal counterexample. | When a property fails, JSVerify attempts to find the smallest possible counterexample. |
| Installation | FsCheck and its NUnit and xUnit.NET plugins can be installed from NuGet. | The project README instructs users to install the module with npm install jsverify. |
| License | The project says its BSD license permits modification and redistribution for commercial and non-commercial purposes. | The GitHub repository identifies the project license as MIT. |
| Purpose | FsCheck automatically tests .NET programs by checking properties against randomly generated cases. | JSVerify is a property-based testing library for JavaScript, inspired by QuickCheck. |
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In their own words
FsCheck
FsCheck checks properties of.NET programs against randomly generated cases. Developers can express properties in F#, C# or VB, then run them with the built-in runner from an interactive session, a command-line program or a test framework. Integrations are documented for xUnit.net and NUnit, with user-created integrations for Expecto, Fuchu, AutoFixture and MSTest. When a property fails, FsCheck shrinks the input and shows a minimal counterexample. Developers can also define custom generators and shrinkers and group them in Arbitrary instances. The library supports parameterized cases and parallel execution, and its packages and NUnit and xUnit.NET plugins are available from NuGet. FsCheck is free: its listed plan is free, with a BSD license permitting commercial and non-commercial modification and redistribution. It runs on Linux, macOS and Windows. The project maintains version 3.x, but its documentation covers 2.x and is described as out of date and incomplete. Its model-based testing API is experimental and exempt from semantic-versioning guarantees.
JSVerify
JSVerify is a free, open-source property-based testing library for JavaScript, inspired by QuickCheck. It generates inputs and checks whether a stated property holds across them. When a check fails, it attempts to shrink the generated input into a smaller counterexample. Properties can return Promises, allowing asynchronous methods to be tested. JSVerify is framework agnostic; the project names Mocha, nodeunit, and Jasmine as examples. The README instructs users to install it with `npm install jsverify` and says TypeScript typings are provided, though TypeScript specs cannot use the type DSL. Documented defaults are 100 tests and a maximum generated-value size of 50. Options cover test count, maximum generated size, quiet output, and random generator state. Generated values are deterministic when using primitives from the random module, and the RNG state can be set. The project is maintained by phadej and licensed under MIT. Its official site points to the GitHub README for API and usage documentation. The README cautions that exposed utility functions may change incompatibly, including in patch releases.