XUnit.net

Software testing framework for .NET software framework

xUnit.net

xUnit.net 1.9.1 GUI on Windows
Original author(s)	James Newkirk, Brad Wilson
Developer(s)	Microsoft, Outercurve Foundation, .NET Foundation

Stable release	2.6.2^[1] / November 18, 2023; 5 months ago (2023-11-18)

Repository	github.com/xunit/xunit/
Written in	C#
Operating system	Windows, macOS, Linux
Platform	.NET Framework, .NET Core, Mono
Type	Unit testing tool
License	Apache License 2.0
Website	xunit.net

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.

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

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

References

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

External links

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

Microsoft free and open-source software (FOSS)

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