VSCode PICT

This extension generates pairwise test patterns using Microsoft PICT.

Limitations:

Currently, it works only on Microsoft Windows(x64), but we hope to support Mac and Linux in the future.

How to use?

1. Open a new text editor and create a PICT model file as follows.

   #
   # This is a sample model for testing volume creation
   #
   
   Type:          Primary, Logical, Single, Span, Stripe, Mirror, RAID-5
   Size:          10, 100, 500, 1000, 5000, 10000, 40000
   Format method: quick, slow
   File system:   FAT, FAT32, NTFS
   Cluster size:  512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, 16384, 32768, 65536
   Compression:   on, off
   

2. If you would like to specify a parameter arguments for PICT, specify it as is in the header comment section # Options.

   #
   # This is a sample model for testing volume creation
   #
   # Options /o:2 /d:, /a:| /n:~ /r:1 /c
   
   Type:          Primary, Logical, Single, Span, Stripe, Mirror, RAID-5
   Size:          10, 100, 500, 1000, 5000, 10000, 40000
   Format method: quick, slow
   File system:   FAT, FAT32, NTFS
   Cluster size:  512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, 16384, 32768, 65536
   Compression:   on, off
   

   The following parameters can be used.

   Usage: pict model [options]
   
   Options:
     /o:N|max - Order of combinations (default: 2)
     /d:C     - Separator for values  (default: ,)
     /a:C     - Separator for aliases (default: |)
     /n:C     - Negative value prefix (default: ~)
     /e:file  - File with seeding rows
     /r[:N]   - Randomize generation, N - seed
     /c       - Case-sensitive model evaluation
     /s       - Show model statistics
   

3. Save the created model file with a name of your choice, such as 'testcase_001.txt'.

4. Please Open command palette and run Run PICT command.

   

5. After PICT is run, the generated test cases will be displayed in a new editor tab.

   

Additional information

Bundled PICT executable file

https://github.com/microsoft/pict/releases/download/v3.7.4/pict.exe

SHA1 2f3145acec23240c10e9f476c8ca77846d9c458f

VirusTotal scan result https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/80aba862739cf18b4faa13d408163324d188a1c4efccdd977d9c5ba3f8950bbd

References

microsoft/pict

https://github.com/microsoft/pict

Learn how to write test case for PICT

https://github.com/Microsoft/pict/blob/main/doc/pict.md