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mutant
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[](http://travis-ci.org/mbj/mutant)
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[](https://gemnasium.com/mbj/mutant)
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[](https://codeclimate.com/github/mbj/mutant)
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Mutant is a mutation testing tool for ruby that aims to be better than existing mutation testers.
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The idea is that if code can be changed and your tests do not notice, either that code isn't being covered
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or it does not have a speced side effect.
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Mutant does currently only support 1.9 mode under Rubinius or MRI. Support for JRuby is planned.
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Also it is easy to write a mutation killer for other test/spec frameworks than rspec2.
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Just create your own Mutant::Killer subclass, and make sure I get a PR!
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See this [ASCII-Cast](http://ascii.io/a/1707) for mutant in action! (v0.2.1)
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Using Mutant
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------------
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The following projects adopted mutant.
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* [dm-mapper](https://github.com/datamapper/dm-mapper)
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* [virtus](https://github.com/solnic/virtus)
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* various small/minor stuff under https://github.com/mbj
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Feel free to ping me to add your project to the list!
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Installation
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------------
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Install the gem ``mutant`` via your preferred method.
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Examples
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--------
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CLI will be simplified in the next releases, but currently stick with this:
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```
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cd virtus
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# Run mutant on virtus namespace (that uses the dm-2 style spec layout)
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mutant -I lib -r virtus --rspec-dm2 ::Virtus
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# Run mutant on specific virtus class
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mutant -I lib -r virtus --rspec-dm2 ::Virtus::Attribute
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# Run mutant on specific virtus class method
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mutant -I lib -r virtus --rspec-dm2 ::Virtus::Attribute.build
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# Run mutant on specific virtus instance method
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mutant -I lib -r virtus --rspec-dm2 ::Virtus::Attribute#name
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```
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Strategies
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----------
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Mutation testing is slow. To make it fast the selection of the correct set of tests to run is the key.
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Mutant currently supports the following buildin strategies for selecting tests/specs.
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### --rspec-dm2
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This strategy is the *fastest* but requires discipline in spec file naming.
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The following specs are executed to kill a mutation on:
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```
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Public instance methods: spec/unit/#{namespace}/#{class_name}/#{method_name}_spec.rb
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Public singleton methods: spec/unit/#{namespace}/#{class_name}/class_methods/#{method_name}_spec.rb
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Private instance methods: spec/unit/#{namespace}/#{class_name}/*_spec.rb
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Private singleton methods: spec/unit/#{namespace}/#{class_name}/class_methods/*_spec.rb
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```
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### --rspec-unit
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This strategy executes all specs under ``./spec/unit`` for each mutation.
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### --rspec-integration
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This strategy executes all specs under ``./spec/integration`` for each mutation.
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### --rspec-full
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This strategy executes all specs under ``./spec`` for each mutation.
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It is also plannned to allow explicit selections on specs to run and to support other test frameworks.
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Custom project specific strategies are also on the roadmap.
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Alternatives
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* [heckle](https://github.com/seattlerb/heckle)
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Credits
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-------
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* [Markus Schirp (mbj)](https://github.com/mbj)
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* A [gist](https://gist.github.com/1065789) from [dkubb](https://github.com/dkubb) showing ideas.
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* Older abandoned [mutant](https://github.com/txus/mutant). For motivating me doing this one.
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* [heckle](https://github.com/seattlerb/heckle). For getting me into mutation testing.
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Contributing
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-------------
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* Fork the project.
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* Make your feature addition or bug fix.
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* Add tests for it. This is important so I don't break it in a
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future version unintentionally.
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* Commit, do not mess with Rakefile or version
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(if you want to have your own version, that is fine but bump version in a commit by itself I can ignore when I pull)
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* Send me a pull request. Bonus points for topic branches.
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License
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-------
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See LICENSE file.
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