Property-Based Testing

  1. Data Generation Techniques
    1. Built-in Generators
      1. Primitive Type Generators
        1. Integer Generators
          1. Bounded Integers
            1. Unbounded Integers
              1. Specific Ranges
              2. String Generators
                1. ASCII Strings
                  1. Unicode Strings
                    1. Pattern-Based Strings
                    2. Boolean Generators
                      1. Floating-Point Generators
                        1. Normal Numbers
                          1. Special Values
                            1. Precision Considerations
                            2. Character Generators
                              1. Alphabetic Characters
                                1. Numeric Characters
                                  1. Special Characters
                                2. Collection Generators
                                  1. List Generators
                                    1. Fixed-Size Lists
                                      1. Variable-Size Lists
                                        1. Empty Lists
                                        2. Set Generators
                                          1. Unique Element Sets
                                            1. Size Constraints
                                            2. Dictionary Generators
                                              1. Key-Value Pairs
                                                1. Schema-Based Generation
                                                2. Tuple Generators
                                                  1. Fixed Arity
                                                    1. Heterogeneous Types
                                                    2. Array Generators
                                                    3. Constrained Generation
                                                      1. Range Constraints
                                                        1. Pattern Constraints
                                                          1. Predicate Constraints
                                                            1. Size Constraints
                                                          2. Generator Composition
                                                            1. Combining Generators
                                                              1. Sequential Composition
                                                                1. Parallel Composition
                                                                  1. Conditional Composition
                                                                  2. Nested Structure Generation
                                                                    1. Recursive Data Structures
                                                                      1. Tree Generation
                                                                        1. Graph Generation
                                                                        2. Dependent Value Generation
                                                                          1. Correlated Fields
                                                                            1. Conditional Dependencies
                                                                              1. Cross-Field Constraints
                                                                            2. Custom Generator Development
                                                                              1. Domain-Specific Generators
                                                                                1. Business Object Generators
                                                                                  1. Protocol Message Generators
                                                                                    1. File Format Generators
                                                                                    2. Generator Design Principles
                                                                                      1. Completeness
                                                                                        1. Efficiency
                                                                                          1. Maintainability
                                                                                            1. Reusability
                                                                                            2. Advanced Generation Techniques
                                                                                              1. Weighted Generation
                                                                                                1. Biased Generation
                                                                                                  1. Stratified Generation
                                                                                                    1. Adaptive Generation
                                                                                                  2. Generation Constraints and Filtering
                                                                                                    1. Precondition Filtering
                                                                                                      1. Valid Input Filtering
                                                                                                        1. Assumption-Based Filtering
                                                                                                          1. Performance Considerations
                                                                                                          2. Generation Efficiency
                                                                                                            1. Filter Effectiveness
                                                                                                              1. Generator Exhaustion
                                                                                                                1. Alternative Approaches
                                                                                                                2. Constraint Satisfaction
                                                                                                                  1. Constraint Solving
                                                                                                                    1. Backtracking Strategies
                                                                                                                      1. Optimization Techniques