@hackage generic-random0.5.0.0

Generic random generators

Generic random generators Hackage Build Status

Say goodbye to Constructor <$> arbitrary <*> arbitrary <*> arbitrary-boilerplate.

    {-# LANGUAGE DeriveGeneric #-}

    import GHC.Generics ( Generic )
    import Test.QuickCheck
    import Generic.Random.Generic

    data Tree a = Leaf | Node (Tree a) a (Tree a)
      deriving (Show, Generic)

    instance Arbitrary a => Arbitrary (Tree a) where
      arbitrary = genericArbitrary' Z uniform

    -- Equivalent to
    -- > arbitrary =
    -- >   sized $ \n ->
    -- >     if n == 0 then
    -- >       return Leaf
    -- >     else
    -- >       oneof
    -- >         [ return Leaf
    -- >         , Node <$> arbitrary <*> arbitrary <*> arbitrary
    -- >         ]

    main = sample (arbitrary :: Gen (Tree ()))
  • User-specified distribution of constructors, with a compile-time check that weights have been specified for all constructors.
  • A simple (optional) strategy to ensure termination: Test.QuickCheck.Gen's size parameter decreases at every recursive genericArbitrary' call; when it reaches zero, sample directly from a finite set of finite values.