XUnit.net

Summary

xUnit.net is a free and open-source unit testing tool for the .NET Framework, written by the original author of NUnit. The software can also be used with .NET Core and [2] Mono.

xUnit.net
Original author(s)James Newkirk, Brad Wilson
Developer(s)Microsoft, Outercurve Foundation, .NET Foundation
Stable release
2.6.2[1] / November 18, 2023; 4 months ago (2023-11-18)
Repositorygithub.com/xunit/xunit/
Written inC#
Operating systemWindows, macOS, Linux
Platform.NET Framework, .NET Core, Mono
TypeUnit testing tool
LicenseApache License 2.0
Websitexunit.net

It is licensed under Apache License 2.0, and the source code is available on GitHub.[3] xUnit.net works with Xamarin, ReSharper, CodeRush, and TestDriven.NET.[4] It is authored by James Newkirk and Brad Wilson.[5]

Example edit

Example of an xUnit.net test fixture:

using Xunit;

public class MyTests
{
    [Fact]
    public void MyTest()
    {
        Assert.Equal(4, 2 + 2);
    }
}

After you compile the test, run it in your console:

C:\MyTests\bin\Debug>xunit.console MyTestLibrary.dll
xUnit.net console test runner (64-bit .NET 2.0.50727.0)
Copyright (C) 2007-11 Microsoft Corporation.

xunit.dll:     Version 1.9.1.0
Test assembly: C:\MyTests\bin\Debug\MyTestLibrary.dll

1 total, 0 failed, 0 skipped, took 0.302 seconds

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Releases · xunit/xunit". GitHub.
  2. ^ "How to Test ASP.NET Core Web API". InfoQ.
  3. ^ "About xUnit.net". GitHub. 4 November 2021.
  4. ^ Kanjilal, Joydip (February 10, 2017). "How to work with xUnit.Net framework". InfoWorld.
  5. ^ "Leaving Microsoft". Brad Wilson.

Further reading edit

  • Ayobami, Adewole (2018). C# and .NET Core Test-Driven Development: Dive into TDD to create flexible, maintainable, and production-ready .NET Core applications. Packt Publishing. ISBN 978-1788299923.
  • Nagel, Christian (2021). Professional C# and .NET. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1119797210.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Unit Testing: xUnit | Visual Studio Toolbox | Channel 9