Snapit: Snapshot Testing for C
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I wasn't sold about the source level snapshot tests, they seemed clunky and not that universal. But, I am definitely giving snapit a try after this blog post, and the other two linked.
I might have to add a few things, most notably the support for multiline strings for more readable ascii art based prints, but I have a good feeling about this, but will see how it goes.