[.Net Core] Run unit test in VSCODE

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▌Introduction

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Here are some quick ways to run unit tests in VSCODE.

▌Walk thru

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▋Create a UnitTest project

Take MS TEST project for example.

$ dotnet new mstest --name Test $ cd Test $ dotnet restore $ dotnet build

▋VSCODE extension: C#

Install the C# extension in VSCODE.

And you can run the unit test on code lens.

Or simply use the dotnet cli command.

$ dotnet test

▋VSCODE extension: .NET Core Test Explorer

Install the .NET Core Test Explorer extension in VSCODE.

We can specify the target unit-test project relative path by the following work space settings.

▋settings.json

{

    "dotnet-test-explorer.testProjectPath": "Test"

}

Now we can use the .NET TEST EXPLORER to run the unit tests.