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C# Unit Testing with xUnit
Unit testing has become standard practice for today's software developers and xUnit is one of the most popular unit testing frameworks available for .NET. The goal of this... Read more
What you will learn
- Creating unit tests using xUnit
- Running unit tests from Visual Studio
- Mocking dependencies using the Moq framework
- Validating method calls using the Moq framework
- Creating partial mock classes
- Writing testable code
- Build a unit testing suite for your application
- How to use AutoFixture to create test data
Pre-requisites
Familiarity with the C# programming language
Beginner
The courses in this section will help you master the basics of writing unit tests. First, you will learn how to use xUnit, one of the most popular unit testing frameworks used in .NET. Then you will learn how to use Moq, a mocking framework which allows you to replace dependencies in your code when you write tests. Mastering these two frameworks will help you create unit tests for a wide-ranging set of scenarios you encounter when writing code.
Testing .NET Code with xUnit.net: Getting Started
2h 14m
Description
It's usually more expensive, time-consuming, and stressful to fix software bugs after they have been released to production environments. A good set of automated tests helps to verify that the application is working as expected and helps to prevent bugs from getting into production. In this course, Testing .NET Code with xUnit.net: Getting Started, you'll get an overview of automated testing to empower you to be able to start testing your own applications. First, you'll learn how to create xUnit.net automated tests that verify different types of results. Next, you'll explore how to customize and control test execution and categorization. Finally, you'll discover how to reduce the amount of test code you need to write by using the power of data-driven tests. When you're finished with this course, you'll have a foundational knowledge of xUnit.net that will help you to start writing your own automated tests.
Table of contents
- Course Overview
- Getting Started
- Determining Passing and Failing Tests with Asserts
- Understanding and Controlling Test Execution
- Creating Data-driven Tests
Mocking in .NET Core Unit Tests with Moq: Getting Started
1h 57m
Description
Writing unit tests can be difficult, time-consuming, and slow when you can't isolate the classes you want to test from the rest of the system. In this course, Mocking in .NET Core Unit Tests with Moq: Getting Started, you'll learn how to create mocks and use them as dependencies to the classes you want to test. First, you'll discover how to configure mocked methods and properties to return specific values. Next, you'll cover how to perform behavior/interaction testing. Finally, you'll explore how to setup mocked exceptions and events. When you're finished with this course, you'll have the necessary knowledge to use Moq to unit test your classes in isolation by creating and using mock objects.
Table of contents
- Course Overview
- Getting Started with Mocking and Moq
- Mocking Method Calls
- Mocking Properties
- Implementing Behavior Verification Tests
- Using Additional Mocking Techniques
Creating Maintainable Contexts for Automated Testing
1h 26m
Description
In this course, you'll see a demonstration of a typical hand-built test context, and the factors that make it brittle and hard to maintain. By using software principles we're all familiar with, and some patterns we may not have seen before, we can create contexts that remain focused on the information most important to understanding what the tests are trying to tell your team. We'll start with general principles, and then move into the Object Mother pattern, a common approach to extracting test context creation tasks. From there, we'll move into the Object Builder pattern, a more modern and expressive evolution of the Object Mother. Finally, you'll see how to use Roslyn-based C# scripts to generate the tedious parts of the Object Builder pattern, so that you can get back to the interesting stuff. When you’re finished with this course, you will have an appreciation for what makes for a good test context, and the skills to apply this knowledge to your current and future projects.
Table of contents
- Course Overview
- The Problem with Test Suites
- Extracting Test Data into an "Object Mother"
- Evolving an Object Mother into a Builder
- Automating Builder Creation with Code Generation
Intermediate
After you have mastered the basics, the courses in this section will help you write better unit tests. You will learn how to write code that is more testable from the start and by doing so, improving the overall design of your code. Then you will learn how to go from writing individual unit tests to building a whole suite of tests for your application in a thoughtful, pragmatic way.
Writing Testable Code
2h 3m
Description
Testable code is code that makes automated testing quick, easy, and enjoyable. In this course, Writing Testable Code, you'll learn how to write code that is easy to test. These skills are necessary to refactor code that is difficult to test into code that is easily testable. First, you'll be introduced to testable code, and how creating seams in your code makes code testable. Next, you'll learn a series of best practices that makes testing code easier such as, simplifying object construction, working with dependencies, and managing application state. Finally, you'll explore best practices further by walking through a code demo of each practice so you can see first-hand how they're implemented. These skills will make practices like unit testing significantly easier for you. By the end of this course, you'll have the skills necessary for writing testable code.
Table of contents
- Course Overview
- Introduction
- Creating Seams in Code
- Constructing Testable Objects
- Working with Dependencies
- Managing Application State
- Maintaining Single Responsibility
- Next Steps
Building a Pragmatic Unit Test Suite
3h 42m
Description
Unit testing is everywhere. It is one of the most widely spread engineering practices in the world of software development. It’s important to know how to apply it in a way that helps, and not prevents you from building successful products. This course, Building a Pragmatic Unit Test Suite, is going to show you how to do that. First, you'll learn about what makes a test valuable. Next, you'll learn about the different styles of unit testing, as well as the use of mocks. Finally, you'll wrap up the course by learning about integration testing and unit testing anti-patterns. By the end of this course, you’ll know how to make the most out of your unit and integration tests.
Table of contents
- Course Overview
- Introduction
- Understanding Styles of Unit Testing
- Getting the Most out of Your Unit Tests
- Refactoring to More Valuable Unit Tests
- Getting the Most out of Your Integration Tests
- Avoiding Unit Testing Anti-patterns
Advanced
There are a number of open source libraries that can help you write more readable, maintainable unit tests, and the courses in this section are designed to introduce you to the most useful of these libraries. A short investment of time in watching these courses will save you lots of time later as you learn about the advanced capabilities these libraries add to your unit testing toolkit.
Improving Unit Tests with Fluent Assertions
40m
Description
When tests fail it can be hard to understand exactly what caused the failures. If test failure messages are ambiguous or not detailed enough you sometimes have to fire up the debugger and run the test in debug mode just to find out what the failure was. In this course, Improving Unit Tests with Fluent Assertions, you will learn foundational knowledge of Fluent Assertions. First, you will discover how to improve the readability of your test code. Next, you will explore the different ways to assert on different result types such as strings, floating point numbers, collections, and exceptions. Finally, you will gain an understanding of how to improve test failure messages to reduce the need to waste time debugging through failing tests. When you are finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of Fluent Assertions needed to improve readability and test failure messages for automated tests.
Table of contents
- Course Overview
- Improving Unit Tests with Fluent Assertions
Better .NET Unit Tests with AutoFixture: Get Started
1h 59m
Description
The open source AutoFixture library helps reduce the amount of unnecessary code in the arrange phases of test code. It does this by automatically supplying values for test data that are required for the test to function, but where the exact value is unimportant. In addition to simple types, AutoFixture also creates object graphs of test data, reducing the amount of test code that needs to be written and reducing the chances that tests will break compilation when changes are made to production code.
Table of contents
- Introducing AutoFixture
- Creating Anonymous Test Data
- Customizing Object Creation
- Writing Less Test Code and Improving Test Maintenance
Approval Tests for .NET
2h 34m
Description
ApprovalTests is an open source library that enables unit tests to go beyond simple asserts. It allows complex verification of system output that would otherwise be hard and time-consuming to implement using conventional asserting. It is also an essential tool to quickly get legacy code under test before refactoring it.
Table of contents
- Introduction
- Verifying Objects and Arrays
- Reporters
- Testing Application Views
- Introduction to Refactoring Legacy Code With Approval Tests