swiftlang · grynspan · Dec 2, 2025 · Nov 11, 2025 · Nov 11, 2025 · Nov 11, 2025
@@ -19,19 +19,6 @@ private import _TestingInternals
 /// record the attachment, call ``Attachment/record(_:sourceLocation:)``.
 /// Alternatively, pass your attachable value directly to ``Attachment/record(_:named:sourceLocation:)``.
 ///
-/// By default, the testing library saves your attachments as soon as you call
-/// ``Attachment/record(_:sourceLocation:)`` or
-/// ``Attachment/record(_:named:sourceLocation:)``. You can access saved
-/// attachments after your tests finish running:
-///
-/// - When using Xcode, you can access attachments from the test report.
-/// - When using Visual Studio Code, the testing library saves attachments to
-///   `.build/attachments` by default. Visual Studio Code reports the paths to
-///   individual attachments in its Tests Results panel.
-/// - When using Swift Package Manager's `swift test` command, you can pass the
-///   `--attachments-path` option. The testing library saves attachments to the
-///   specified directory.
-///
 /// @Metadata {
 ///   @Available(Swift, introduced: 6.2)
 ///   @Available(Xcode, introduced: 26.0)

@@ -45,15 +45,6 @@
 /// Instead, the testing library provides additional initializers on [`Attachment`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/testing/attachment)
 /// that take instances of such types and handle converting them to image data when needed.
 ///
-/// You can attach instances of the following system-provided image types to a
-/// test:
-///
-/// | Platform | Supported Types |
-/// |-|-|
-/// | macOS | [`CGImage`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coregraphics/cgimage), [`CIImage`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coreimage/ciimage), [`NSImage`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appkit/nsimage) |
-/// | iOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS | [`CGImage`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coregraphics/cgimage), [`CIImage`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coreimage/ciimage), [`UIImage`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/uikit/uiimage) |
-/// | Windows | [`HBITMAP`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/gdi/bitmaps), [`HICON`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/menurc/icons), [`IWICBitmapSource`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/wincodec/nn-wincodec-iwicbitmapsource) (including its subclasses declared by Windows Imaging Component) |
-///
 /// You do not generally need to add your own conformances to this protocol. If
 /// you have an image in another format that needs to be attached to a test,
 /// first convert it to an instance of one of the types above.

@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 /// instance of this type, the testing library infers which format to use based
 /// on the attachment's preferred name.
 ///
-/// The PNG and JPEG image formats are always supported. The set of additional
-/// supported image formats is platform-specific:
+/// The testing library always supports the PNG and JPEG image formats. The set
+/// of additional supported image formats is platform-specific:
 ///
 /// - On Apple platforms, you can use [`CGImageDestinationCopyTypeIdentifiers()`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/imageio/cgimagedestinationcopytypeidentifiers())
 ///   from the [Image I/O framework](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/imageio)

@@ -29,15 +29,6 @@ extension Attachment {
   ///     This value is used when recording issues associated with the
   ///     attachment.
   ///
-  /// You can attach instances of the following system-provided image types to a
-  /// test:
-  ///
-  /// | Platform | Supported Types |
-  /// |-|-|
-  /// | macOS | [`CGImage`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coregraphics/cgimage), [`CIImage`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coreimage/ciimage), [`NSImage`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appkit/nsimage) |
-  /// | iOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS | [`CGImage`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coregraphics/cgimage), [`CIImage`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coreimage/ciimage), [`UIImage`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/uikit/uiimage) |
-  /// | Windows | [`HBITMAP`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/gdi/bitmaps), [`HICON`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/menurc/icons), [`IWICBitmapSource`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/wincodec/nn-wincodec-iwicbitmapsource) (including its subclasses declared by Windows Imaging Component) |
-  ///
   /// The testing library uses the image format specified by `imageFormat`. Pass
   /// `nil` to let the testing library decide which image format to use. If you
   /// pass `nil`, then the image format that the testing library uses depends on
@@ -70,22 +61,14 @@ extension Attachment {
   ///   - sourceLocation: The source location of the call to this function.
   ///
   /// This function creates a new instance of ``Attachment`` wrapping `image`
-  /// and immediately attaches it to the current test. You can attach instances
-  /// of the following system-provided image types to a test:
-  ///
-  /// | Platform | Supported Types |
-  /// |-|-|
-  /// | macOS | [`CGImage`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coregraphics/cgimage), [`CIImage`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coreimage/ciimage), [`NSImage`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appkit/nsimage) |
-  /// | iOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS | [`CGImage`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coregraphics/cgimage), [`CIImage`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coreimage/ciimage), [`UIImage`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/uikit/uiimage) |
-  /// | Windows | [`HBITMAP`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/gdi/bitmaps), [`HICON`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/menurc/icons), [`IWICBitmapSource`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/wincodec/nn-wincodec-iwicbitmapsource) (including its subclasses declared by Windows Imaging Component) |
-  ///
-  /// The testing library uses the image format specified by `imageFormat`. Pass
-  /// `nil` to let the testing library decide which image format to use. If you
-  /// pass `nil`, then the image format that the testing library uses depends on
-  /// the path extension you specify in `preferredName`, if any. If you do not
-  /// specify a path extension, or if the path extension you specify doesn't
-  /// correspond to an image format the operating system knows how to write, the
-  /// testing library selects an appropriate image format for you.
+  /// and immediately attaches it to the current test. The testing library uses
+  /// the image format specified by `imageFormat`. Pass `nil` to let the testing
+  /// library decide which image format to use. If you pass `nil`, then the
+  /// image format that the testing library uses depends on the path extension
+  /// you specify in `preferredName`, if any. If you do not specify a path
+  /// extension, or if the path extension you specify doesn't correspond to an
+  /// image format the operating system knows how to write, the testing library
+  /// selects an appropriate image format for you.
   ///
   /// @Metadata {
   ///   @Available(Swift, introduced: 6.3)

@@ -9,15 +9,6 @@
 //
 
 /// A wrapper type for images that can be indirectly attached to a test.
-///
-/// You can attach instances of the following system-provided image types to a
-/// test:
-///
-/// | Platform | Supported Types |
-/// |-|-|
-/// | macOS | [`CGImage`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coregraphics/cgimage), [`CIImage`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coreimage/ciimage), [`NSImage`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appkit/nsimage) |
-/// | iOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS | [`CGImage`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coregraphics/cgimage), [`CIImage`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coreimage/ciimage), [`UIImage`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/uikit/uiimage) |
-/// | Windows | [`HBITMAP`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/gdi/bitmaps), [`HICON`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/menurc/icons), [`IWICBitmapSource`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/wincodec/nn-wincodec-iwicbitmapsource) (including its subclasses declared by Windows Imaging Component) |
 #if SWT_NO_IMAGE_ATTACHMENTS
 @_unavailableInEmbedded
 @available(*, unavailable, message: "Image attachments are not available on this platform.")

@@ -17,6 +17,175 @@ Attach values to tests to help diagnose issues and gather feedback.
 Attach values such as strings and files to tests. Implement the ``Attachable``
 protocol to create your own attachable types.
 
+### Attach data or strings
+
+If your test produces encoded data that you want to save as an attachment, you
+can call ``Attachment/record(_:named:sourceLocation:)``:
+
+```swift
+struct SalesReport { ... }
+
+@Test func `sales report adds up`() async throws {
+  let salesReport = await generateSalesReport()
+  try salesReport.validate()
+  let bytes: [UInt8] = try salesReport.convertToCSV()
+  Attachment.record(bytes, named: "sales report.csv")
+}
+```
+
+You can attach an instance of [`Array<UInt8>`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swift/array),
+[`ContiguousArray<UInt8>`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swift/contiguousarray),
+[`ArraySlice<UInt8>`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swift/arrayslice),
+or [`Data`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/data) as
+these types automatically conform to ``Attachable``.
+
+You can also attach an instance of [`String`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swift/string)
+or [`Substring`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swift/substring). The
+testing library assumes that it should treat attached strings as UTF-8 text
+files. If you want to save a string as an attachment using a different encoding,
+convert it to [`Data`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/data)
+using [`data(using:allowLossyConversion:)`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swift/stringprotocol/data(using:allowlossyconversion:))
+and attach the resulting data instead of the original string.
+
+### Attach encodable values
+
+If you have a value you want to save as an attachment that conforms to either
+[`Encodable`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swift/encodable) or
+[`NSSecureCoding`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/nssecurecoding),
+you can extend it to add conformance to ``Attachable``. When you import the
+[Foundation](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation) module, the
+testing library automatically provides a default implementation of
+``Attachable`` to types that also conform to [`Encodable`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swift/encodable)
+or [`NSSecureCoding`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/nssecurecoding):
+
+```swift
+import Testing
+import Foundation
+
+struct SalesReport { ... }
+extension SalesReport: Encodable, Attachable {}
+
+@Test func `sales report adds up`() async throws {
+  let salesReport = await generateSalesReport()
+  try salesReport.validate()
+  Attachment.record(salesReport, named: "sales report.json")
+}
+```
+
+- Important: The testing library only provides these default implementations if
+  your test target imports the [Foundation](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation)
+  module.
+
+### Attach images
+
+You can attach instances of the following system-provided image types to a test:
+
+| Platform | Supported Types |
+|-|-|
+| macOS | [`CGImage`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coregraphics/cgimage), [`CIImage`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coreimage/ciimage), [`NSImage`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appkit/nsimage) |
+| iOS, tvOS, and visionOS | [`CGImage`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coregraphics/cgimage), [`CIImage`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coreimage/ciimage), [`UIImage`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/uikit/uiimage) |
+| watchOS | [`CGImage`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coregraphics/cgimage), [`UIImage`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/uikit/uiimage) |
+| Windows | [`HBITMAP`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/gdi/bitmaps), [`HICON`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/menurc/icons), [`IWICBitmapSource`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/wincodec/nn-wincodec-iwicbitmapsource) (including its subclasses declared by Windows Imaging Component) |
+
+When you attach an image to a test, you can specify the image format to use in
+addition to a preferred name:
+
+```swift
+struct SalesReport { ... }
+
+@Test func `sales report adds up`() async throws {
+  let salesReport = await generateSalesReport()
+  let image = try salesReport.renderTrendsGraph()
+  Attachment.record(image, named: "sales report", as: .png)
+}
+```
+
+If you don't specify an image format when attaching an image to a test, the
+testing library infers which format to use based on the preferred name you pass.
+
+### Attach other values
+
+If you have a value that needs a custom encoded representation when you save it
+as an attachment, implement ``Attachable/withUnsafeBytes(for:_:)``. The
+implementation of this function calls its `body` argument and passes the encoded
+representation of `self` or, if a failure occurs, throws an error representing
+that failure:
+
+```swift
+struct SalesReport { ... }
+
+extension SalesReport: Attachable {
+  borrowing func withUnsafeBytes<R>(
+    for attachment: borrowing Attachment<Self>,
+    _ body: (UnsafeRawBufferPointer) throws -> R
+  ) throws -> R {
+    let bytes = try salesReport.convertToCSV() // might fail to convert to CSV
+    try bytes.withUnsafeBytes { buffer in // rethrows any error from `body`
+      try body(buffer)
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+If your type conforms to [`Sendable`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swift/sendable),
+the testing library avoids calling this function until it needs to save the
+attachment. If your type does _not_ conform to [`Sendable`](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swift/sendable),
+the testing library calls this function as soon as you record the attachment.
+
+#### Customize attachment behavior
+
+If you can reliably estimate in advance how large the encoded representation
+will be, implement ``Attachable/estimatedAttachmentByteCount``. The testing
+library uses the value of this property as a hint to optimize memory and disk
+usage:
+
+```swift
+extension SalesReport: Attachable {
+  ...
+
+  var estimatedAttachmentByteCount: Int? {
+    return self.entries.count * 123
+  }
+}
+```
+
+You can also implement ``Attachable/preferredName(for:basedOn:)`` if you wish to
+customize the name of the attachment when it is saved:
+
+```swift
+extension SalesReport: Attachable {
+  ...
+
+  borrowing func preferredName(
+    for attachment: borrowing Attachment<Self>,
+    basedOn suggestedName: String
+  ) -> String {
+    if suggestedName.lastIndex(of: ".") != nil {
+      // The name already contains a path extension, so do not append another.
+      return suggestedName
+    }
+
+    // Append ".csv" to the name so the resulting file opens as a spreadsheet.
+    return "\(suggestedName).csv"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+### Inspect attachments after a test run ends
+
+By default, the testing library saves your attachments as soon as you call
+``Attachment/record(_:sourceLocation:)`` or
+``Attachment/record(_:named:sourceLocation:)``. You can access saved attachments
+after your tests finish running:
+
+- When using Xcode, you can access attachments from the test report.
+- When using Visual Studio Code, the testing library saves attachments to
+  `.build/attachments` by default. Visual Studio Code reports the paths to
+  individual attachments in its Tests Results panel.
+- When using Swift Package Manager's `swift test` command, you can pass the
+  `--attachments-path` option. The testing library saves attachments to the
+  specified directory.
+
 ## Topics
 
 ### Attaching values to tests