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insta: a snapshot testing library for Rust
What are snapshot tests
Snapshots tests (also sometimes called approval tests) are tests that
assert values against a reference value (the snapshot). This is similar
to how assert_eq!
lets you compare a value against a reference value but
unlike simple string assertions snapshot tests let you test against complex
values and come with comprehensive tools to review changes.
Snapshot tests are particularly useful if your reference values are very large or change often.
How it operates
This crate exports multiple macros for snapshot testing:
assert_snapshot!
for comparing basic string snapshots.assert_debug_snapshot!
for comparingDebug
outputs of values.assert_display_snapshot!
for comparingDisplay
outputs of values.assert_yaml_snapshot!
for comparing YAML serialized output of types implementingserde::Serialize
.assert_ron_snapshot!
for comparing RON serialized output of types implementingserde::Serialize
. (requires theron
feature)assert_json_snapshot!
for comparing JSON serialized output of types implementingserde::Serialize
.
Snapshots are stored in the snapshots
folder right next to the test file
where this is used. The name of the file is <module>__<name>.snap
where
the name
of the snapshot. Snapshots can either be explicitly named or the
name is derived from the test name.
Additionally snapshots can also be stored inline. In that case the
cargo-insta
tool is necessary.
See inline snapshots for more information.
For macros that work with serde::Serialize
this crate also permits
redacting of partial values. See redactions for more
information.
What it looks like:
This is what the cargo insta review UI looks like:
![](https://github.com/mitsuhiko/insta/blob/master/assets/review.png?raw=true)
There is also a screencast that shows the entire workflow: watch the insta introduction screencast
Example
Install insta
:
Recommended way if you have cargo-edit
installed:
$ cargo add --dev insta
Alternatively edit your Cargo.toml
manually and add insta
as manual
dependency.
And for an improved review experience also install cargo-insta
:
$ cargo install cargo-insta
use insta::assert_debug_snapshot; #[test] fn test_snapshots() { let value = vec![1, 2, 3]; assert_debug_snapshot!(value); }
The recommended flow is to run the tests once, have them fail and check
if the result is okay. By default the new snapshots are stored next
to the old ones with the extra .new
extension. Once you are satisifed
move the new files over. To simplify this workflow you can use
cargo insta review
which will let you interactively review them:
$ cargo test $ cargo insta review
For more information on updating see Snapshot Updating.
Snapshot files
The committed snapshot files will have a header with some meta information that can make debugging easier and the snapshot:
--- expression: "&User{id: Uuid::new_v4(), username: \"john_doe\".to_string(),}" source: tests/test_user.rs --- [ 1, 2, 3 ]
Snapshot updating
During test runs snapshots will be updated according to the INSTA_UPDATE
environment variable. The default is auto
which will write all new
snapshots into .snap.new
files if no CI is detected.
INSTA_UPDATE
modes:
auto
: the default.no
for CI environments ornew
otherwisealways
: overwrites old snapshot files with new ones unaskednew
: write new snapshots into.snap.new
files.no
: does not update snapshot files at all (just runs tests)
When new
is used as mode the cargo-insta
command can be used to review
the snapshots conveniently:
$ cargo install cargo-insta $ cargo test $ cargo insta review
"enter" or "a" accepts a new snapshot, "escape" or "r" rejects, "space" or "s" skips the snapshot for now.
For more information invoke cargo insta --help
.
Test assertions
By default the tests will fail when the snapshot assertion fails. However if a test produces more than one snapshot it can be useful to force a test to pass so that all new snapshots are created in one go.
This can be enabled by setting INSTA_FORCE_PASS
to 1
:
$ INSTA_FORCE_PASS=1 cargo test --no-fail-fast
A better way to do this is to run cargo insta test --review
which will
run all tests with force pass and then bring up the review tool:
$ cargo insta test --review
Named snapshots
All snapshot assertion functions let you leave out the snapshot name in
which case the snapshot name is derived from the test name (with an optional
leading test_
prefix removed.
This works because the rust test runner names the thread by the test name and the name is taken from the thread name. In case your test spawns additional threads this will not work and you will need to provide a name explicitly.
Explicit snapshot naming can also otherwise be useful to be more explicit when multiple snapshots are tested within one function as the default behavior would be to just count up the snapshot names.
To provide an explicit name provide the name of the snapshot as first argument to the macro:
#[test] fn test_something() { assert_snapshot!("first_snapshot", "first value"); assert_snapshot!("second_snapshot", "second value"); }
This will create two snapshots: first_snapshot
for the first value and
second_snapshot
for the second value. Without explicit naming the
snapshots would be called something
and something-2
.
Redactions
Feature: redactions
For all snapshots created based on serde::Serialize
output insta
supports redactions. This permits replacing values with hardcoded other
values to make snapshots stable when otherwise random or otherwise changing
values are involved. Redactions became an optional feature in insta
0.11 and can be enabled with the redactions
feature./
Redactions can be defined as the third argument to those macros with
the syntax { selector => replacement_value }
.
The following selectors exist:
.key
: selects the given key["key"]
: alternative syntax for keys[index]
: selects the given index in an array[]
: selects all items on an array[:end]
: selects all items up toend
(excluding, supports negative indexing)[start:]
: selects all items starting withstart
[start:end]
: selects all items fromstart
toend
(end excluding, supports negative indexing)..*
: selects all keys on that depth
Example usage:
#[derive(Serialize)] pub struct User { id: Uuid, username: String, extra: HashMap<String, String>, } assert_yaml_snapshot!(&User { id: Uuid::new_v4(), username: "john_doe".to_string(), extra: { let mut map = HashMap::new(); map.insert("ssn".to_string(), "123-123-123".to_string()); map }, }, { ".id" => "[uuid]", ".extra.ssn" => "[ssn]" });
It's also possible to execute a callback that can produce a new value
instead of hardcoding a replacement value by using the
dynamic_redaction
function:
assert_yaml_snapshot!(&User { id: Uuid::new_v4(), username: "john_doe".to_string(), }, { ".id" => dynamic_redaction(|value, _| { // assert that the value looks like a uuid here "[uuid]" }), });
Inline Snapshots
Additionally snapshots can also be stored inline. In that case the format
for the snapshot macros is assert_snapshot!(reference_value, @"snapshot")
.
The leading at sign (@
) indicates that the following string is the
reference value. cargo-insta
will then update that string with the new
value on review.
Example:
#[derive(Serialize)] pub struct User { username: String, } assert_yaml_snapshot!(User { username: "john_doe".to_string(), }, @"");
After the initial test failure you can run cargo insta review
to
accept the change. The file will then be updated automatically.
Features
The following features exist:
ron
: enables RON support (assert_ron_snapshot!
)redactions
: enables support for redactions
Settings
There are some settings that can be changed on a per-thread (and thus per-test) basis. For more information see settings.
Legacy Snapshot Formats
With insta 0.11 the snapshot format was improved for inline snapshots. The old snapshot format will continue to be available but if you want to upgrade them make sure the tests pass first and then run the following command to force a rewrite of them all:
$ cargo insta test --accept --force-update-snapshots
Modules
internals | Exposes some library internals. |
Macros
assert_debug_snapshot | Asserts a |
assert_display_snapshot | Asserts a |
assert_json_snapshot | Asserts a |
assert_ron_snapshot | Asserts a |
assert_snapshot | Asserts a string snapshot. |
assert_yaml_snapshot | Asserts a |
with_settings | Settings configuration macro. |
Structs
MetaData | Snapshot metadata information. |
Settings | Configures how insta operates at test time. |
Snapshot | A helper to work with stored snapshots. |
Functions
dynamic_redaction | Creates a dynamic redaction. |