--- title: "Proposing task-local test traits for Swift Testing" url: https://daily.dev/posts/proposing-task-local-test-traits-for-swift-testing-475cw2i7f source_url: https://www.pointfree.co/blog/posts/217-proposing-task-local-test-traits-for-swift-testing type: article source: "Point-Free Pointers" published: 2026-06-25T16:28:52.896Z updated: 2026-06-25T17:30:04.926Z tags: ["testing", "swift"] reading_time: 2 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Proposing task-local test traits for Swift Testing **[Point-Free Pointers](https://daily.dev/sources/pointfree)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Point-Free has proposed adding a native `.taskLocal` test trait to Swift Testing, eliminating the need to write custom `TestTrait`/`SuiteTrait`/`TestScoping` conformances for every task local you want to override in tests. Currently, binding a task local value for a test requires significant boilerplate per task local. The proposed `.taskLocal(FeatureFlags.$isEnabled, true)` syntax would make this universally available without any custom trait definitions, also removing the need for a dedicated test-support library just to house those traits. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [TaskLocal test traits](https://daily.dev/posts/tasklocal-test-traits-rq0egercs) · Point-Free Pointers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [“Trait-ifying” our libraries to reduce transitive dependencies](https://daily.dev/posts/trait-ifying-our-libraries-to-reduce-transitive-dependencies-gsdlzsapv) · Point-Free Pointers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#testing](https://daily.dev/tags/testing), [#swift](https://daily.dev/tags/swift) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/proposing-task-local-test-traits-for-swift-testing-475cw2i7f)