Global test initialize method for MSTest
C#MstestC# Problem Overview
Quick question, how do I create a method that is run only once before all tests in the solution are run.
C# Solutions
Solution 1 - C#
Create a public static method, decorated with the AssemblyInitialize attribute. The test framework will call this Setup method once per test run:
[AssemblyInitialize]
public static void MyTestInitialize(TestContext testContext)
{}
For TearDown its:
[AssemblyCleanup]
public static void TearDown()
{}
EDIT:
Another very important detail: the class to which this method belongs must be decorated with [TestClass]
. Otherwise, the initialization method will not run.
Solution 2 - C#
Just to underscore what @driis and @Malice said in the accepted answer, here's what your global test initializer class should look like:
namespace ThanksDriis
{
[TestClass]
class GlobalTestInitializer
{
[AssemblyInitialize()]
public static void MyTestInitialize(TestContext testContext)
{
// The test framework will call this method once -BEFORE- each test run.
}
[AssemblyCleanup]
public static void TearDown()
{
// The test framework will call this method once -AFTER- each test run.
}
}
}
Solution 3 - C#
Sorry for the crappy formatting...
/// <summary>
/// Use TestInitialize to run code before running each test
/// Runs before every test executes
/// </summary>
[TestInitialize()]
public void TestInitialize()
{
...
...
}
/// <summary>
/// Use TestCleanup to run code after each test has run
/// Runs after every test executes
/// </summary>
[TestCleanup()]
public void TestCleanup()
{
...
...
}