How to test for an empty table using KIF?

Question

I'm using the KIF test framework. Currently, I'm able to detect that a table is not empty by the following line:

tester().waitForCellAtIndexPath(NSIndexPath(forRow: 0, inSection: 0), 
    inTableViewWithAccessibilityIdentifier: "My Table")

However, I need to be able to test if a table is completely empty. What is the best way to accomplish this using KIF?

Answer 1

Figured it out. You can grab the table and then perform any action you want against it:

//Helper function
extension KIFUITestActor {
    func waitForViewWithAccessibilityIdentifier(accessibilityIdentifier: String) -> UIView? {
        var view: UIView?
        self.waitForAccessibilityElement(nil, view: &view, withIdentifier: accessibilityIdentifier, tappable: false)
        return view
    }
}

if let myTable = tester().waitForViewWithAccessibilityIdentifier("My Table") as? UITableView {
    XCTAssertNil(myTable.cellForRowAtIndexPath(NSIndexPath(forRow: 0, inSection: 1)), "My Table should have been empty.")
}

Since table views can have N number of sections that serve different purposes, it doesn't make much sense for KIF to try to provide a test helper to check for an "empty table".

Edit: I added the helper function definition that was missing from this answer