Quick tip on how to unit test Swift optionals with XCTUnwrap
Learn how to shorten if let and guard statements when unit testing.
06 Mar 2023 · 2 min read
When unit testing optionals in Swift, the first idea on how to do that might be to use if let or guard statements combined with the XCTFail assertion method. For example:
func testMixingSmoothies() throws {let smoothieMaker = SmoothieMaker()guard let bananaSmoothie = smoothieMaker.makeBananaSmoothie() else {XCTFail("bananaSmoothie should not be nil")return}}
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The XCTest framework actually provides a more elegant solution.
It provides the XCTUnwrap method which attempts to unwrap the optional and throws an error i.e. the test fails if the optional is nil.
func testMixingSmoothies() throws {let smoothieMaker = SmoothieMaker()let bananaSmoothie = try XCTUnwrap(smoothieMaker.makeBananaSmoothie())}
This approach eliminates the need to write repeating XCTFail descriptions. All we need to do is to mark our test function with throws.
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