# Quick/Quick

The Swift (and Objective-C) testing framework.

Repository: https://github.com/Quick/Quick
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/quick
Homepage: http://quick.github.io/Quick/
Language: Swift
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: swift, cocoapods, objective-c, carthage, testing, bdd, ios
Last push: 2026-05-18T15:19:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 60/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 83, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4473, "days_push": 107, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 9827, forks 896 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:37.404368+00:00)

## What it is
Quick is a behavior-driven development (BDD) testing framework for Swift and Objective-C, inspired by RSpec, Specta, and Ginkgo. It lets developers write expressive spec-style tests with describe/it/context blocks and pairs with the Nimble matcher framework.

## Use cases
- write BDD-style tests in Swift
- test iOS apps with describe/it specs
- replace XCTest assertions with readable expectations
- structure unit tests with example groups and contexts
- test Objective-C code with a modern spec framework

## When to choose
- you prefer RSpec-style BDD syntax over XCTest
- you want readable, expressive test expectations via Nimble
- you develop iOS, macOS, or tvOS apps in Swift or Objective-C

## When to avoid
- you want to stick with plain XCTest without extra dependencies
- your project is not in the Apple/Swift ecosystem
- you need a cross-platform testing framework outside Apple platforms

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: testing
- domain: testing, mobile-development, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: bdd, rspec-inspired, nimble, cocoapods, objective-c, unit-testing, swift, ios, macos

## Member repositories
- Quick/Quick (main) score 60

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:37.404368+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:20:56.021830+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Quick/Quick (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:37.404368+00:00, sha aad750bb0007)
  - homepage: http://quick.github.io/Quick/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:20:23.759306+00:00, sha 528f4de004ff)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.