Using xUnit for Test-Driven Development in .NET

INTERACTIVE COURSE

Using xUnit for Test-Driven Development in .NET

Beginner

51 Lessons

11h

Certificate of Completion

AI Explanations

AI Explanations

Using xUnit for Test-Driven Development in .NET

37 Playgrounds

6 Quizzes

31 Illustrations

Takeaway Skills

Familiarity with the principles of test-driven development

The ability to write automated tests in .NET using xUnit

An understanding of unit and integration tests

Familiarity with testing best practices

An understanding of the test pyramid to produce bug-free software

Course Overview

Test-driven development (TDD) is a proven way of developing high-quality applications with clean and well-maintainable code. In this course, you will learn how to use the xUnit testing library to apply the principles of test-driven development on .NET. You will start this course by reviewing the fundamentals of xUnit and how automated testing works on .NET. Then, you will practice the key TDD fundamentals. After this, you will move to more advanced topics, such as mocking, understanding the testing pyramid...Show More

Course Content

1

Introduction to Automated Testing

Getting Started

Introduction to Automated Testing

Introduction to xUnit

Parametrized vs. Nonparametrized Tests

The Importance of Setup and Teardown

Quiz: Introduction to Automated Tests

Challenge: Adding an Automated Test

Solution Review: Adding an Automated Test

2

Test-Driven Development

The Advantages and Disadvantages of TDD The Three Stages of TDD: Red, Green, and Refactor The Red Stage: Writing the Initial Tests The Green Stage: Making the Tests Pass The Refactor Stage: Cleaning Up the Code Quiz: TDD Challenge: Applying TDD Solution Review: Applying TDD

3

Assertions as a Key Part of Automated Tests

Introduction to Assertions Assertion Types Supported by xUnit Using Fluent Assertions to Improve Readability Assertion Methods Available in Fluent Assertions Using Shouldly to Improve Readability Assertion Methods Available in Shouldly Quiz Yourself on Automated Test Assertions Challenge: Converting xUnit Assertions to Fluent Assertions Solution Review: Converting xUnit Assertions to Fluent Assertions

4

Different Types of Automated Tests

Introduction to Testing Pyramids Unit Tests and Where to Use Them Integration Tests and Where to Use Them End-to-End Tests and Where to Use Them Quiz: Different Types of Automated Tests Challenge: Applying an Integration Test Solution Review: Applying an Integration Test

5

Mocking External Dependencies

Introduction to Mocking Introduction to Stubbing Using the Moq Library for Mocking Using the NSubstitute Library for Mocking Faking Database Interactions with Entity Framework Core Quiz: Mocking, Stubbing, and Faking Challenge: Mocking an External Service Solution Review: Mocking an External Service

6

Working with Code Coverage Metrics

6 Lessons

7

Summary

2 Lessons

8

Appendix

3 Lessons

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