Kiwi

Spec sheet

Purpose

Kiwi is a Behavior Driven Development library for iOS development.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Intended users

Kiwi is intended for iOS developers seeking a BDD library that integrates with Xcode.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Support

The README directs questions and suggestions other than bug reports to the Google Group, while the wiki directs bug reports and feature requests to GitHub issues.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The repository includes a BSD 3-Clause license.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Asynchronous testing

The official wiki lists asynchronous testing among its reference topics.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Documentation

The project identifies its GitHub wiki as the official documentation source.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Documentation status

The wiki identifies itself as the official documentation and says Kiwi 1.0 is legacy and no longer updated.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Expectations

The official wiki includes reference material for expectations.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Framework

The podspec declares XCTest as a framework dependency.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Installation

The README documents installation through CocoaPods or Carthage.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Language and environment

Specs are written in Objective-C and run within Xcode.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Language and IDE

Specs are written in Objective-C and run within Xcode.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Mocks and stubs

The official wiki includes reference material for mocks and stubs.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Platform targets

The podspec sets deployment targets of iOS 8.0 and OS X 10.8.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Readable specs

The project says Kiwi aims to make tests more readable than those possible with the bundled test framework.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Spec structure

The README shows specs organized with describe, context, and it blocks.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Test capabilities

The official documentation lists specs, expectations, mocks and stubs, and asynchronous testing as reference topics.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Version status

The wiki says Kiwi 2.0 is the most recent version and in active development, while Kiwi 1.0 is legacy and no longer updated.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Warranty

The license provides the software “AS IS” and disclaims express and implied warranties.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Where Specifiction places it

• BDD Testing Tools#27 of 306.9