Why must I include the received files in my source control with ApprovalTest?

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I was reading the documentation of ApprovalTest - Getting Started.pdf (it's in the zip here) and the last thing it says under Approving The Result is "Note: you must include the received files in your source control."

This really confused me. Can someone explain why this is? Is this a typo that meant to say: "Note: you must include the approved files in your source control."?

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 09 '13 at 01:03

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Yes, you must include only approved files in your source control. Received files should be automaticaly deleted after execution, if there are no any differences with approved. If there are any differences, approvals tests do not pass.

answered Jan 09 '13 at 01:03

Akim

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OK thanks a lot. I don't feel like creating a bunch of individual questions for this, but maybe I should: Is approval-tests on a public maven repository? I couldn't find it from a search. – Daniel Kaplan Jan 09 '13 at 01:09
I have no idea because of using ApprovalTests with other languages – Akim Jan 09 '13 at 06:33
I'm not seeing it in Maven Central – Jon Onstott Jun 20 '14 at 22:35
I couldn't find it in a public repo either and this site confirmed that. https://github.com/mzagar/approvals-example – Trevor Allred Apr 13 '15 at 23:27

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 11 '13 at 19:49

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Thanks for bringing this documentation error to our attention, we fixed the document. This is a typo - it should read 'approved files'.

answered Jan 11 '13 at 19:49

Lynn Langit

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In the Approval Library zip file, it still says "received files" in the getting started PDF. This is in version 013. – Jon Onstott Jun 20 '14 at 22:34

Why must I include the received files in my source control with ApprovalTest?

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