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| 3,219 | 2,206 | |
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| MIT License | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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AutoFixture
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API: Go, .NET, Rust
Yes, it does feel like some of the "standard stuff" in other more nuanced languages are missing (especially miss AutoFixture ngl). Some of those are a conscious decison by the golang team for example.
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Integration Testing Postgres Store
Our first test is very easy, I like to name my tests as MethodName_GivenCondition_ShouldExpectedResult to follow the pattern, I have added GetById_GivenRecordDoesNotExist_ShouldReturnNull and I am going to leavarage excellent AutoFixture to get a new Guid as parameter. For this test we don't need arrange part, we would skip to the act and then assert. For Assertion I am going to use FluentAssertions. For this test we need to assert the returned result is null.
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Setting up a simple testing project with C#
The next test to talk about, is that if this was a bank, we would have multiple customers, who can hold multiple accounts that we need to calculate the interest for. You could manually construct these objects if you want, but I'm going to use a package called AutoFixture to make life easier.
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AutoFixture Tips and Tricks
AutoFixture is an amazing library that simplifies the process of creating test data in .NET. If for some reason you don't use this fantastic tool, it's time to consider it. Today, I'm going to share some tips for using AutoFixture that will be beneficial for developers of all skill levels. Let's get started!
- Integration tests without API dependencies with ASP.NET Core and WireMock.Net
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I need a C# crash course for experienced developers
AutoFixture
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Reduce your tests cognitive complexity with AutoFixture
Ensuring that your test is still readable and not bloated by the setup of those variables may be quite a challenge but hopefully no more with AutoFixture, let's see how!
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Practical complex data for unit testing
One neat library for creating and generating test data is AutoFixture. The creators describe it as follows:
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14 .NET packages I always recommend
First time I heard of Bogus, looks interesting, been using AutoFixture for those will definitely take a look at it.
- LPT: There is a library called Bogus, you should know it exists much earlier than I did in my career.
SpecFlow
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I need a place to post programming questions
You can also try posting an issue to the SpecFlow GitHub repo. That sometimes gets me an answer. And when all else fails, I just bite the bullet and post to Stack Overflow.
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Specflow on Docker
Or here... https://github.com/SpecFlowOSS/SpecFlow/blob/master/Dockerfile
What are some alternatives?
Bogus - :card_index: A simple fake data generator for C#, F#, and VB.NET. Based on and ported from the famed faker.js.
BDDfy - BDDfy is the simplest BDD framework EVER!
NSubstitute - A friendly substitute for .NET mocking libraries.
Fluent Assertions - A very extensive set of extension methods that allow you to more naturally specify the expected outcome of a TDD or BDD-style unit tests. Targets .NET Framework 4.7, as well as .NET Core 2.1, .NET Core 3.0, .NET 6, .NET Standard 2.0 and 2.1. Supports the unit test frameworks MSTest2, NUnit3, XUnit2, MSpec, and NSpec3.
FakeItEasy - The easy mocking library for .NET
xBehave.net - ✖ An xUnit.net extension for describing each step in a test with natural language.
Moq - Repo for managing Moq 4.x [Moved to: https://github.com/moq/moq]
Xunit.Gherkin.Quick - BDD in .NET Core - using Xunit and Gherkin (compatible with both .NET Core and .NET)
NBuilder - Rapid generation of test objects in .NET
LightBDD - BDD framework allowing to create easy to read and maintain tests.
FsCheck - Random Testing for .NET
Machine.Specifications - Machine.Specifications is a Context/Specification framework for .NET that removes language noise and simplifies tests.