PlutoTest.jl (alpha release)
Visual, reactive testing library for Julia
A macro @test
that you can use to verify your code's correctness. But instead of just saying "Pass" or "Fail", let's try to show you why a test failed.
-
✨ time travel✨ to replay the execution step-by-step -
⭐️ multimedia display⭐️ to make results easy to read
Install & use
First, update Pluto to at least 0.15
! That's it, Pluto will automatically install the package when you import
/using
it.
Inside your notebook, use the @test
macro to test whether something returns true
:
julia> using PlutoTest
julia> @test 1 + 1 == 2
This package is still an alpha release, don't use it to @test is_safe(crazy_new_bike_design)
.
Reactive
This testing library is designed to be used inside Pluto.jl, a reactive notebook. If you write your tests in the same notebook as your code, then Pluto will automatically re-run the affected tests after you make a change. Tests that are unaffected will not need to re-run. Neat!
Navigation
When a test gets re-run and it fails outside of your viewport, you will be notified with a red dot on the edge of the screen. You can click on a dot to jump to the test, multiple dots indicate multiple tests.
(Only enabled on Chrome and Firefox for now.)
Future: GitHub Action
In the future, it will be easy to run Pluto-based, PlutoTest-based tests automatically on GitHub Actions or Travis CI. In addition to running your tests, it will upload a rendered notebook as artifact to the test run (sample). If a test failed, you can open the notebook and see why.
How does it work?
Take a look at the source code! (It's a Pluto notebook