Random Test Case Generation with Nose Library

This function uses the nose library to generate random test cases from a specified test module. The function accepts the name of the test module and the number of test cases to generate as parameters.

Technology Stack : nose

Code Type : Function

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
import nose
import random

def random_test_case_generator(test_module, num_cases=5):
    """
    This function generates random test cases for a given test module using nose library.
    
    :param test_module: A string representing the name of the module containing the test cases.
    :param num_cases: An integer representing the number of test cases to generate.
    :return: None
    """
    test_classes = [getattr(test_module, cls) for cls in dir(test_module) if isinstance(getattr(test_module, cls), type) and issubclass(getattr(test_module, cls), nose.test.TestCase)]
    test_classes = [cls for cls in test_classes if hasattr(cls, 'tests')]

    for _ in range(num_cases):
        test_class = random.choice(test_classes)
        test_method = random.choice(test_class.tests)
        print(f"Generating test case for {test_class.__name__}.{test_method.__name__}")

# Example usage
# Assuming you have a test module named 'my_tests' with test classes inside it
# random_test_case_generator(my_tests)