Open Source Objective C Software Testing Tools

CocoaRestClient is a Mac OS X app for testing HTTP/Restful endpoints. I love curl, but sometimes I need my output XML or JSON pretty printed. I want to be able to save frequent PUT and POST bodies for later and copy and paste responses easily. Think of this as a curl with a light UI. The goal of this project is to build a lightweight native Cocoa app for testing and debugging HTTP Restful services. This project was greatly inspired by the Java rest-client.

EarlGrey is a native iOS UI automation test framework that enables you to write clear, concise tests. With the EarlGrey framework, you have access to enhanced synchronization features. EarlGrey automatically synchronizes with the UI, network requests, and various queues; but still allows you to manually implement customized timings, if needed. EarlGrey’s synchronization features help to ensure that the UI is in a steady state before actions are performed. This greatly increases test stability and makes tests highly repeatable. EarlGrey works in conjunction with the XCTest framework and integrates with Xcode’s Test Navigator so you can run tests directly from Xcode or the command line (using xcodebuild). To prioritize and improve EarlGrey, the framework collects usage data and uploads it to Google Analytics. More specifically, the framework collects the MD5 hash of Bundle ID, Test Class Names and Test Method Names.

KIF, which stands for Keep It Functional, is an iOS integration test framework. It allows for easy automation of iOS apps by leveraging the accessibility attributes that the OS makes available for those with visual disabilities. KIF builds and performs the tests using a standard XCTest testing target. Testing is conducted synchronously in the main thread (running the run loop to force the passage of time) allowing for more complex logic and composition. This also allows KIF to take advantage of the Xcode Test Navigator, command line build tools, and Bot test reports. KIF uses undocumented Apple APIs. This is true of most iOS testing frameworks, and is safe for testing purposes, but it's important that KIF does not make it into production code, as it will get your app submission denied by Apple. Follow the instructions below to ensure that KIF is configured correctly for your project.

Ships Clock will ring a bell on every half-hour in the style of the standard ship's clock used for centuries on sailing ships around the world and still used in the world's navies today.

iPhone Browser Simulator provides an iPhone sized web view with which to test your iPhone targetted apps, all in a pretty iPhone-inspired package.

1337writer is a converter for 'normal' text to 1337 / l33t text (leetspeech). simply input your text and the programm will output the 1337 version. (hardcore 1337 or simple 1337).

Astral Projection is a testing tool for iOS applications that use the CoreLocation framework. AP allows for testing location-aware apps on both the device and the simulator, using configurable location data sources like a GPX file or a remote agent.

Bluepill is a tool to run iOS tests in parallel using multiple simulators. The exit code of Bluepill uses bit indicators that could represent multiple exit statuses. If you're using Fastlane to run your tests, you're in luck! You can integrate Bluepill into your project with very little change to your existing setup. Just integrate one of the following Fastlane plugins, and you'll be on your way. Bluepill is a reliable iOS testing tool that runs UI tests using multiple simulators on a single machine.

FLEX (Flipboard Explorer) is a set of in-app debugging and exploration tools for iOS development. When presented, FLEX shows a toolbar that lives in a window above your application. From this toolbar, you can view and modify nearly every piece of state in your running application. Access any live object via a scan of the heap. View the file system within your app's sandbox. Browse SQLite/Realm databases in the file system. Trigger 3D touch in the simulator using the control, shift, and command keys. Explore all classes in your app and linked systems frameworks (public and private). Unlike many other debugging tools, FLEX runs entirely inside your app, so you don't need to be connected to LLDB/Xcode or a different remote debugging server. It works well in the simulator and on physical devices.

KeepingYouAwake is a small menu bar utility for macOS (Version 10.12 and newer) that can prevent your Mac from entering sleep mode for a predefined duration or as long as it is activated. The app is a small wrapper around Apple's caffeinate command line utility. All current versions of macOS ship with this tool by default. On a MacBook this only works as long as the lid is open. This utility will not harm your Mac because it is based on an official command line tool by Apple. Version 1.5.2 is the latest release that supports macOS Yosemite and El Capitan. KeepingYouAwake uses Sparkle's ui-separation-and-xpc branch to deliver updates. You can build and sign Sparkle with make Vendor. To build a release version of the app just run make dist.

PanicMaker is a software that makes an REAL Kernel Panic on Mac OS X. First releases are developed in AppleScript. PanicMaker requires a Intel Mac with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.

This little application is a game helper, for those who would like to keep their score sheet on a screen, not on a paper.

xctool is an archived build tool developed by Facebook for running Xcode builds and tests from the command line. It aimed to provide better output formatting, faster test execution, and improved integration with CI systems. Although deprecated, it was widely used before xcodebuild matured with similar functionality.