@ctietze The Swift version is pretty new, so it's pretty unknown to most folks. I want to get the word out!

If the expected/actual objects are simple values, normal XCTest assertions are the way to go. So when would I use #ApprovalTests? Here are some examples:

- Comparing complex objects (structs, JSON)
- Running the same test with a list of different inputs
- Combinations of multiple inputs
- Any data that is easier to understand (and compare) when visualized instead of just printed out
- Changes in state over time
- Using "data scrubbers" to replace test-unfriendly data like date/time before comparing

Look through the "approved" files in this directory and subdirectories for examples: https://github.com/approvals/ApprovalTests.Swift/tree/master/ApprovalTests_SwiftTests

@qcoding Hi Jon! I know, of course :) I just never saw anyone in my vicinity use these. And since your advice help up really well over the years, I am indeed wondering if I'm missing out on something!

So questions I have to fellow app devs would be:

- when did you figure that they solve a problem you have?

- which kind of tests did you transform into #ApprovalTests? Why these, why not others?

https://github.com/approvals/ApprovalTests.Swift

Is anyone here using #ApprovalTests in #Swift / #Xcode?

I don't quite get it and would like to learn more.

https://github.com/approvals/ApprovalTests.Swift

Is anyone here using #ApprovalTests in #Swift / #Xcode?

I don't quite get it and would like to learn more.

Familiar with #JUnit? You might see some uses for https://touca.io. Know your way around #ApprovalTests? Touca is similar, but with some useful twists.

Watch Pejman Ghorbanzade explain and demonstrate for #jcjug: https://youtu.be/Nn5We6yQ8Kg

Announcing next month’s Jersey City #Java User Group: Emily Bache with a hands-on-code session using #ApprovalTests with #LegacyCode.

https://meetu.ps/e/JBJyd/1yLjK/a

#codingtour Day 3 at @MATHEMA123 / Redheads:

- Fascinating results giving #MobProgramming head start on Gilded Rose with #ApprovalTests
- Intro to #TDD with MSUnit, designing an API and debugging serial comms to pass
- Walked, ate Schweinebraten, watched Hrvatska
- Passt schon