Function normalizeString

src/snapshot-tests/json-normalize.ts:30–91

(
  value: string,
  options: NormalizeStructuredEnvelopeOptions,
  key?: string,
  path: string[] = [],
)

}

function normalizeString(
  value: string,
  options: NormalizeStructuredEnvelopeOptions,
  key?: string,
  path: string[] = [],
): string {
  const parentKey = path.at(-2);
  const isVerboseRuntimeCaptureRef =
    path.includes('capture') && (path.includes('elements') || path.includes('actions'));
  let result = normalizeBaseString(value, options);

  if (parentKey === 'stderr') {
    result = result.replace(/^\[\d+\/\d+\] /, '[<STEP>] ');
  }

  if (key === 'rawResponseJsonPath') {
    return '<RAW_RESPONSE_JSON_PATH>';
  }

  if (key === 'screenHash') {
    return '<SCREEN_HASH>';
  }

  if (
    key !== undefined &&
    ELEMENT_REF_KEYS.has(key) &&
    isElementRef(result) &&
    !isVerboseRuntimeCaptureRef
  ) {
    return '<ELEMENT_REF>';
  }

  if (key === 'AXFrame') {
    // Round embedded floats to 1 decimal place for rounding-stable comparison with
    // the sibling `frame` object. e.g. 82.666664123535156 -> 82.7, 250.5 stays 250.5.
    result = result.replace(/(\d+)\.(\d{2,})/g, (_full, intPart: string, fracPart: string) => {
      const value = parseFloat(`${intPart}.${fracPart}`);
      return (Math.round(value * 10) / 10).toString();
    });
  }

  // Simulator state (e.g. 'Booted' | 'Shutdown') is inherently volatile across
  // test runs — any previous test may have booted or shut down a simulator.
  // Replace with a stable placeholder.
  if (key === 'state' && path.includes('simulators')) {
    return '<SIM_STATE>';
  }

  if (key === 'state' && isDeviceListPath(path)) {
    return '<DEVICE_STATE>';
  }

  if (key === 'osVersion' && path.includes('devices')) {
    return '<OS_VERSION>';
  }

  if (key === 'runtime' && isIosRuntimeLabel(result)) {
    return 'iOS <VERSION>';