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Avoiding mocking UserDefaults
Discover page available: Unit TestingStruggling with mocking UserDefaults
in a test? The good news is: you don't need mocking - just create a real instance:
class LoginTests: XCTestCase {
private var userDefaults: UserDefaults!
private var manager: LoginManager!
override func setUp() {
super.setup()
userDefaults = UserDefaults(suiteName: #file)
userDefaults.removePersistentDomain(forName: #file)
manager = LoginManager(userDefaults: userDefaults)
}
}

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