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5 | 2 | |
2,324 | 2,203 | |
2.3% | 0.5% | |
9.7 | 0.0 | |
2 days ago | 21 days ago | |
C# | C# | |
MIT License | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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Verify
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Do you guys mock everything in your Unit Tests?
Bogus - For creating fake data Verify - Snapshot testing for .NET MELT - For testing ILogger usage Stryker - Mutation Testing for .NET TestContainers - run docker programmatically in integration tests
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organizing testing projects
Are you familiar with "snapshot testing" tools such as Verify that store expected output in files. It's still unit testing.
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Add persisted parameters to CLI applications in .NET
We can use Verify to perform snapshot testing and check for the correct output of the program. In order to make things easier and simplify working with process output capturing and invocation, I used CliWrap.
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In EF Core every foreach is a potential runtime error that can't be properly fixed
You will have to write extra code to set up a code base to get it started (there's always a large initial cost in getting things set up, and you'll be writing code that helps get the state of your application setup), but I can assure you that our team paid the initial tax and the only reason our tests change now is because of requirements changes (and maybe sometimes because the testing tools we use like Verify have some breaking changes in behavior when we upgrade). Otherwise, it helps us identify issues in our code, particularly when we do library upgrades or change to a different library. Again, our tests do not change when we completely reimplement anything, just when the external contract changes. We just get to refactor/reimplement and have confidence that the old behavior stays the same. And then you get to hook up a benchmark to your tests and, if your reason for refactoring was performance reasons, you can show that it was effective.
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Perfect Replayability
I assume this means you can take something like this, combine it with Snapshot/Approval testing (link to a library I have used), and then you have some quick-to-generate tests that help guard against regressions (even visual ones) by say:
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?
snapshooter - Snapshooter is a snapshot testing tool for .NET Core and .NET Framework
BDDfy - BDDfy is the simplest BDD framework EVER!
Shouldly - Should testing for .NET—the way assertions should be!
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.
xBehave.net - ✖ An xUnit.net extension for describing each step in a test with natural language.
xUnit - xUnit.net is a free, open source, community-focused unit testing tool for .NET.
Xunit.Gherkin.Quick - BDD in .NET Core - using Xunit and Gherkin (compatible with both .NET Core and .NET)
Bogus - :card_index: A simple fake data generator for C#, F#, and VB.NET. Based on and ported from the famed faker.js.
LightBDD - BDD framework allowing to create easy to read and maintain tests.
MSTest - MSTest framework and adapter
Machine.Specifications - Machine.Specifications is a Context/Specification framework for .NET that removes language noise and simplifies tests.