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microsoft/pict

Pairwise Independent Combinatorial Tool observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/microsoft/pict · C++ · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

67/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 3974
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 8
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1462 stars · 324 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

PICT is a command-line tool from Microsoft that generates compact pairwise (combinatorial) test cases from a model file of parameters and values. It also includes a benchmark harness for measuring suite sizes across randomized seeds.

Use cases

  • generate pairwise test cases from a parameter model
  • reduce thousands of configuration combinations to a manageable test suite
  • generate test configurations for system setup scenarios
  • benchmark combinatorial test generation across random seeds
  • design combinatorial coverage test suites

When to choose

  • you need efficient pairwise or combinatorial test coverage
  • exhaustive testing of parameter combinations is impractical
  • you want a fast, scriptable CLI for test case generation

When to avoid

  • you need fully exhaustive combination testing
  • you require a GUI-based test management tool
  • you need pairwise testing integrated directly into a test framework

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

testing benchmarking cli testing developer-tools windows cross-platform cli pairwise-testing combinatorial-testing test-case-generation command-line linux macos

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