Questions tagged [vstest.console.exe]
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TFS Tests do not match framework settings
I am attempting to move a solution from TFS 2012 to TFS 2018 SP2RC2 but I can't get the unit tests to run correctly. All projects have been re-targeted to 4.7.1 and are built as x86 platform. We have a testsettings file that supplies nothing but…

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vstest.console.exe execution model and isolation behaviors
I'm trying to determine the considerations that should be made when writing tests that are going to run under vstest.console.exe.
Example 1: Let's say that I have two tests both of which rely on MyClass.Singleton.Counter having a value of zero. Now…

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VSTest: A testsettings file or a runsettings with a ForcedLegacyMode set to true is not supported with the MSTest V2 Adapter. No test is available
How to use .testsettings file running unit tests via vstest.console.exe? I created empty visual studio solution, created empty unit test project, added Local.testsettings file as a solution item.
[TestClass]
public class UnitTest1
{
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Why is vstest.console.exe suddenly giving me a warning about isolation mode?
I have a Jenkins server running tests using vstest.console.exe. All of a sudden, between two builds with no change to the contents of the workspace, it is reporting that it is running in isolation mode:
10:52:38 D:\Program Files…

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Why doesn't VSTS Build "Visual Studio Test" step find my NUnit tests?
I've configured a VSTS build job to build my MockingFrameworkExamples .NET 4.7.1 (C#) solution from GitHub. This solution includes five assemblies with NUnit v3.10 unit tests.
I included a Visual Studio Test step in the build definition, but when it…

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Can vstest.console.exe run an appx without a security certificate
I'm trying to set up automated builds on my build agent using MSBuild on the command line. The two projects I'm focussed on at the moment are a UWP and it's associated unit test project.
To build, I have to use…

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AppDomain.DynamicDirectory is not generated
I am creating a AppDomain using the below code
String pa = @"C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\2\db5fjamk.xnl";
System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(pa);
AppDomainSetup setup = new AppDomainSetup();
setup.ApplicationBase =…

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Selenium screenshots in VSTS (Azure DevOps)
According to my searches, it should "just work". This is the best article I found. I've followed the steps, but nowhere in the VSTS (Azure DevOps) interface does it indicate there are any screenshots attached.
I am running this on a privately hosted…

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vstest.console.exe generate cover for only Moq.dll
I am trying to generate code coverage report using vstest.console.exe. I am also using .runsettings file and passing it as a parameter.
Whatever I am trying to do, it generates a coverage report for only moq.dll.
I am sharing below the full text of…

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Vstest.console.exe can't find nunit tests
I have VS 2017 and .net 4.6
On trying to run via cmd prompt using vstest.console:
vstest.console.exe bin\Release\Tests.dll /UseVsixExtensions:true
I am getting warning "No test is available in /bin/Release/test.dll Make sure that installed test…

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vstset.console.exe assembly resolution fails
I have a UnitTests.dll, to which Common.dll is referenced (both built with VS2015).
I have following directory structure:
C:\Test\
- UnitTests.dll
- UnitTests.runsettings
C:\Bin\
- Common.dll
UnitTests.runsettings content is as…

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How to only run previously failed tests with dotnet vstest
I have a test suite of over 10,000 tests and sometimes only want to rerun the tests, that failed on the previous run, using the dotnet vstest CLI.

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How to install vstest.console.exe offline
I am supposed to do an offline installation of vstest.console.exe in the folder path as follows: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\TestWindow
I have tried using offline packages such as…

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Why does TFS agent doesn't discover a VSTEST capability
We have TFS 2015 server and also a build server with Visual Studio 2017 Ultimate. TFS agent is not able to detect VisualStudio or VsTest capabilities (as it should) but when added manually, there is still a problem.
When it comes to Visual Studio …

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VSTest.Console.exe Could not load file or assembly Microsoft.TestPlatform.CoreUtilities
I'm trying to set up a C# project with the latest version of Visual Studio, 2022; this is with .Net 6 on Windows 10. It's a simple console program, and I've set up the project and a corresponding unit test project basically following the steps…

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