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ha-ios-testing

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Unit and snapshot testing conventions. Use when writing tests, mocking dependencies by overriding Current, running the Tests-Unit scheme, or adding snapshot tests for new SwiftUI views.

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Testing

Running Tests

bundle exec fastlane test

Or in Xcode: use the Tests-Unit scheme with ⌘U.

Testing Conventions

  • Tests live in Tests/ mirroring the source structure
  • Mock dependencies by overriding Current.* properties in test setup
  • Use Sources/SharedTesting/ for shared test utilities
  • Tests are excluded from SwiftLint enforcement

Snapshot Testing

New SwiftUI views should have snapshot tests using helpers from SharedTesting:

import SharedTesting

func testMyView() {
    assertLightDarkSnapshots(of: MyView()) // tests both light and dark mode
}