I have only used NUnit and MSTest from build view point (i.e. I didn’t write
the tests just organised running them in the build). I was disappointed with
MSTest as the only way I found to run it was to install a full version of
Visual Studio 2010 (not sure if this still the case in 2012) on my build
machine which doesn’t feel correct to me.
I would suggest that unit test frameworks should run using something that is
available as a standalone install.
Neil
From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com]
Sent: 07 January 2013 19:04
To: Windows Installer XML toolset developer mailing list
Subject: [WiX-devs] Request For Opinions: Test infrastructure
You may have noticed that the WiX toolset test infrastructure is not terribly
well organized. The concepts of unit testing and TDD came long well after the
bulk of the code was writtten (I don't have a good excuse for lack of
integration tests <smile/>). There have been a few attempts to create a
comprehensive system but they didn't necessarily connect terribly well.
Honestly, the Burn integrated tests a probably the best we have, which is great
since it's one of the more complicated beasties in the WiX toolset.
So, I'm looking at addressing the test problem.
There is no shortage of testing systems out there from MSTest to NAnt to xUnit
to "flavor of the month". I'm looking for opinions on the best test
infrastructure that you think would work for the WiX toolset (and why). The
internet is littered with comparisons of different testing technologies for use
against web sites... but we're not building a web site here. <smile/>
Before I toss my opinion in here what do you think?
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