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ashawley/scalatestplus-scalacheck — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2019-09-20

Audience · developerComplexity · 2/5DormantSetup · easy

In one sentence

An integration library that lets ScalaTest and ScalaCheck work together smoothly, combining organized test structure with automatic random test-case generation to catch edge-case bugs.

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    What it does
      Integrates two tools
      Property testing
      Random input generation
    Tech stack
      ScalaTest
      ScalaCheck
      JVM and JS and Native
    Use cases
      Find edge cases
      Property-based tests
      Multi-version support
    Audience
      Scala developers
      QA engineers
    Notes
      Mature library
      Widely used
      Multi-platform builds

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Write property-based tests in Scala that automatically generate hundreds of random inputs to find edge cases.

USE CASE 2

Combine ScalaTest's organized test structure with ScalaCheck's random generators in a single readable test file.

USE CASE 3

Run the same test suite on JVM, JavaScript, and Native targets to verify cross-platform correctness.

What is it built with?

ScalaScalaTestScalaCheck

How does it compare?

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Language—CSS—
Last pushed2019-09-202022-10-032020-05-03
MaintenanceDormantDormantDormant
Setup difficultyeasyeasyeasy
Complexity2/52/51/5
Audiencedevelopervibe coderops devops

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 30min
The explanation does not state a specific license.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
I'm adding scalatestplus-scalacheck to my Scala project. Show me how to write a property-based test that checks a list-sorting function against random inputs.
Prompt 2
Explain how ScalaCheck's generators integrate with ScalaTest's assertion style using scalatestplus-scalacheck.
Prompt 3
Help me set up scalatestplus-scalacheck for a project that targets JVM, Scala.js, and Scala Native.
Prompt 4
My property-based test found a failing edge case, show me how to read the shrunk counterexample scalatestplus-scalacheck reports.

Frequently asked questions

What is scalatestplus-scalacheck?

An integration library that lets ScalaTest and ScalaCheck work together smoothly, combining organized test structure with automatic random test-case generation to catch edge-case bugs.

Is scalatestplus-scalacheck actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2019-09-20).

What license does scalatestplus-scalacheck use?

The explanation does not state a specific license.

How hard is scalatestplus-scalacheck to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is scalatestplus-scalacheck for?

Mainly developer.

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