Dotnet test
dotnet test is a .NET CLI command that builds a project or solution and discovers and executes its tests.
.NET in Action, Second Edition
dotnet test is a .NET CLI command that builds a test project, discovers its tests, and executes them.
- How it is used
- Runs xUnit tests after library or API test projects are scaffolded.
- How deep it goes
- Shows project setup, test execution, and failure output, but gives no command-option reference.
- Examples
- Uses Sudoku board-validity assertions and an HTTP OK response test against a controller.
- What you can do after
- Operate/configure it to run xUnit projects and use assertion failures to locate a failing test.
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ASP.NET Core in Action, 3e
dotnet test is a .NET CLI command that restores and builds a test project and then runs its tests.
- How it is used
- Runs automated tests from .NET test projects through the command line or Visual Studio.
- How deep it goes
- Explains project scope, restore and build behavior, and test-runner integration without detailing individual test implementation.
- Examples
- Uses a dotnet test command, project-folder and solution-folder execution, and Visual Studio Test Explorer as concrete examples.
- What you can do after
- Operate/configure it to restore, build, and execute tests for a project or solution.
Related concepts
- .NET CLIuses · .NET CLI is the command-line toolset for creating, building, running, testing, publishing, and managing .NET applications and projects.
- solutionuses · A solution is a development container, typically represented by a .NET solution file, that organizes related projects and their build configuration.
- test projectuses · A unit test project is a software project containing automated tests that exercise application components and the dependencies needed to run them.
- testing SDKused by · A testing SDK is a software development kit that supplies project configuration and tooling for building and running tests.
- projectuses · A software project is a managed collection of source files, configuration, dependencies, and build settings that defines a software unit and how it is produced.
- test-runner adapterused by · A test-runner adapter is a software component that connects a testing framework's tests to a test runner.
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