QuickInObjectiveC.md

Using Quick in Objective-C

Quick works equally well in both Swift and Objective-C.

There are two notes to keep in mind when using Quick in Objective-C, however, which are described below.

The Optional Shorthand Syntax

Importing Quick in an Objective-C file defines macros named it and itShouldBehaveLike, as well as functions like context() and describe().

If the project you are testing also defines symbols with these names, you may encounter confusing build failures. In that case, you can avoid namespace collision by turning off Quick's optional "shorthand" syntax:

#define QUICK_DISABLE_SHORT_SYNTAX 1

#import <Quick/Quick.h>

QuickSpecBegin(DolphinSpec)
// ...
QuickSpecEnd

You must define the QUICK_DISABLE_SHORT_SYNTAX macro before importing the Quick header.

Your Test Target Must Include At Least One Swift File

The Swift stdlib will not be linked into your test target, and thus Quick will fail to execute properly, if you test target does not contain at least one Swift file.

Without at least one Swift file, your tests will exit prematurely with the following error:

*** Test session exited(82) without checking in. Executable cannot be
loaded for some other reason, such as a problem with a library it
depends on or a code signature/entitlements mismatch.

To fix the problem, add a blank file called SwiftSpec.swift to your test target:

// SwiftSpec.swift

import Quick

For more details on this issue, see Quick#164.