04 Jan 2024
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Comprehensive guide for Xunit, a popular testing framework for C#:
Xunit Basics:
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Fact Attribute:
[Fact] public void TestMethod() { // Test code here }
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Theory Attribute (Parameterized Tests):
[Theory] [InlineData(1, 2)] [InlineData(3, 4)] public void TestMethod(int a, int b) { // Test code using parameters a and b }
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Assert.True:
Assert.True(condition);
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Assert.False:
Assert.False(condition);
Equality Assertions:
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Assert.Equal:
Assert.Equal(expected, actual);
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Assert.NotEqual:
Assert.NotEqual(expected, actual);
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Assert.Collection:
Assert.Collection(collection, item => Assert.Equal(expectedItem, item));
Nullability Assertions:
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Assert.Null:
Assert.Null(actual);
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Assert.NotNull:
Assert.NotNull(actual);
Numeric Assertions:
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Assert.InRange:
Assert.InRange(actual, low, high);
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Assert.NotInRange:
Assert.NotInRange(actual, low, high);
String Assertions:
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Assert.Contains:
Assert.Contains(substring, actual);
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Assert.StartsWith:
Assert.StartsWith(prefix, actual);
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Assert.EndsWith:
Assert.EndsWith(suffix, actual);
Collection Assertions:
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Assert.Empty:
Assert.Empty(collection);
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Assert.NotEmpty:
Assert.NotEmpty(collection);
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Assert.Contains:
Assert.Contains(expectedItem, collection);
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Assert.DoesNotContain:
Assert.DoesNotContain(unexpectedItem, collection);
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Assert.Single:
Assert.Single(collection);
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Assert.Equal (Collection):
Assert.Equal(expectedCollection, actualCollection);
Exception Assertions:
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Assert.Throws:
Assert.Throws<ExceptionType>(() => SomeMethod());
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Assert.ThrowsAny:
Assert.ThrowsAny<ExceptionType>(() => SomeMethod());
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Assert.ThrowsAsync:
await Assert.ThrowsAsync<ExceptionType>(async () => await SomeAsyncMethod());
Xunit Class Fixtures:
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IClassFixture:
public class MyTestClass : IClassFixture<MyFixtureClass> { // Test code using shared fixture }
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ICollectionFixture:
[CollectionDefinition("MyCollection")] public class MyCollection : ICollectionFixture<MyFixtureClass> { // Collection-wide fixture setup }
Xunit Traits and Categories:
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Trait Attribute:
[Trait("Category", "Integration")] public void IntegrationTest() { // Integration test code }
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Skip Test:
[Fact(Skip = "Reason for skipping")] public void SkippedTest() { // Skipped test code }
Additional Xunit Assertions:
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Approximate Numeric Equality:
Assert.Equal(expected, actual, precision: 2);
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Assert.IsType:
Assert.IsType<ExpectedType>(actual);
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Assert.IsAssignableFrom:
Assert.IsAssignableFrom<IInterfaceType>(actual);
Data Member for Theories:
- InlineData with MemberData:
[Theory] [MemberData(nameof(TestData))] public void TestMethod(int a, int b) { // Test code using parameters a and b } public static IEnumerable<object[]> TestData() { yield return new object[] { 1, 2 }; yield return new object[] { 3, 4 }; }
Xunit Output:
- Capturing Output:
var output = new StringWriter(); Console.SetOut(output); // Test code var capturedOutput = output.ToString();
Timeout for Tests:
- Timeout Attribute:
[Fact(Timeout = 1000)] // Timeout in milliseconds public void TestMethod() { // Test code }
Xunit Assertions with FluentAssertions:
- Using FluentAssertions with Xunit:
actual.Should().Be(expected);
Xunit Class Cleanup:
- IClassFixture with IDisposable:
public class MyTestClass : IClassFixture<MyFixtureClass>, IDisposable { // Test code public void Dispose() { // Cleanup code } }
Xunit Test Ordering:
- Test Order Attribute:
[TestMethod] [TestOrder(1)] public void TestMethod1() { // Test code } [TestMethod] [TestOrder(2)] public void TestMethod2() { // Test code }
These are some of the commonly used Xunit assertions and features. For more details and advanced features, refer to the official Xunit documentation.