Dotnet test

As explained in 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.

dotnet test runs the tests in a .NET test project using the .NET SDK, regardless of whether the project uses xUnit, NUnit, MSTest, or another compatible framework. section 35.1

Running the command follows a predictable sequence:

• Run dotnet test from a test-project folder to restore dependencies, build the project, and execute its tests. section 35.3
• Run it from a solution folder to execute all test projects referenced by the solution file. section 35.3
• Use the same .NET SDK infrastructure as Visual Studio's test runner, producing equivalent results. section 35.1 section 35.3

Run a test project

From the unit-test project's folder, run dotnet test. The command restores and builds the test project, then reports the results of its tests. section 35.3

Figure 35.3 You can run tests from the command line using dotnet test. This restores and builds the test project before executing all the tests in the project.

A command-line figure shows dotnet test restoring and building a test project before executing its tests. section 35.3

How ASP.NET Core in Action, 3e covers it

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 it assumes

Assumes a test project with the .NET Test SDK, a test framework, and a compatible runner adapter.

What you can do after

Operate/configure it to restore, build, and execute tests for a project or solution.

How it connects

Connects the .NET SDK with test projects, test frameworks, runner adapters, Visual Studio, and the VSTest protocol.

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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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