how can i move to swift test?
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To move to Swift Testing from XCTest, you can follow these steps:
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Understand the Differences: Swift Testing has some similarities to XCTest but also important differences. For example, Swift Testing uses the
@test
attribute to denote test functions explicitly, whereas XCTest uses methods whose names begin withtest
. Swift Testing also supports traits for specifying information per test or suite and runs tests in parallel using Swift concurrency. -
Migrate Test Functions: Convert your XCTest methods to Swift Testing functions by adding the
@test
attribute. You can use instance methods, static methods, or global functions in Swift Testing. -
Handle Assertions and Asynchronous Conditions: Translate assertions and handle asynchronous waiting conditions using the new Swift Testing APIs. Avoid calling XCTest assertion functions from Swift Testing tests or vice versa. Refer to the documentation on migrating tests from XCTest for detailed guidance.
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Use Parameterized Tests: Consolidate multiple XCTest methods with similar structures into one parameterized test in Swift Testing. This helps reduce redundancy and makes your tests more maintainable.
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Organize Tests with Tags and Suites: Use tags to organize and filter your tests. Swift Testing allows you to selectively run tests across your test suite based on tags or other criteria.
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Run Tests in Parallel: Swift Testing runs tests in parallel by default, leveraging Swift concurrency. This can significantly reduce the time it takes to run your tests and help identify dependencies between them.
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Integrate with Tools and IDEs: Swift Testing is integrated into major tools and IDEs in the Swift ecosystem, including Swift Package Manager, Xcode 16, and Visual Studio Code with the Swift extension.
For a detailed walkthrough of these steps, you can refer to the session Meet Swift Testing and Go further with Swift Testing.
Relevant Sessions
Go further with Swift Testing
Learn how to write a sweet set of (test) suites using Swift Testing’s baked-in features. Discover how to take the building blocks further and use them to help expand tests to cover more scenarios, organize your tests across different suites, and optimize your tests to run in parallel.
Meet Swift Testing
Introducing Swift Testing: a new package for testing your code using Swift. Explore the building blocks of its powerful new API, discover how it can be applied in common testing workflows, and learn how it relates to XCTest and open source Swift.
What’s new in Swift
Join us for an update on Swift. We’ll briefly go through a history of Swift over the past decade, and show you how the community has grown through workgroups, expanded the package ecosystem, and increased platform support. We’ll introduce you to a new language mode that achieves data-race safety by default, and a language subset that lets you run Swift on highly constrained systems. We’ll also explore some language updates including noncopyable types, typed throws, and improved C++ interoperability.
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