Native ApprovalTests for C++ on Linux, Mac and Windows
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Also known as Golden Master Tests or Snapshot Testing, Approval Tests are an alternative to asserts. If you are unfamiliar with them, we have an overview and a tutorial.
They are great for testing objects with lots of fields, or lists of objects.
Often, you will need to create functions to allow objects to print their state. This is commonly done with an ostream << operator
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You can find examples here: To String
Check out the Features page or upcoming release notes to see what we've been working on lately, or browse the past release notes.
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