Testing

A11yUITests is an extension to XCTestCase that adds tests for common accessibility issues that can be run as part of an XCUITest suite. I’ve written a detailed discussion of the tests available if you’re interested in changing/implementing these tests yourself. Alternatively, follow this quick start guide. Getting Started # Adding A11yUITests # I’m assuming you’re already familiar with cocoapods, if not, cocoapods.org has a good introduction. There is one minor difference here compared to most cocoapods, we’re not including this pod in our app, but our app’s test bundle. This means your podfile will look something like this.

For a while now I’ve been looking at possibilities for automated accessibility testing on iOS. Unfortunately, I’ve not found any option so far that I’m happy with. I am a big fan of Apple’s XCUI Test framework. Although it has its limitations, I believe there’s scope for creating valid accessibility tests using this framework. Over the last few months I’ve been trying things out, and here’s what I’ve come up with.