Activities and Attachments

Split long tests into substeps with activities. Attach output data such as files and screenshots to tests and activities.

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Activities

Grouping Tests into Substeps with Activities

Create named activities within test methods to simplify test reports.

class XCTContext

A proxy for the current testing context.

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protocol XCTActivity

A named substep of a test method.

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Attachments

Adding Attachments to Tests and Activities

Use attachments to store a test's output data for later analysis.

class XCTAttachment

Data from a test method's execution, such as a file, image, screenshot, data blob, or zip archive.

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