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Generic repository unit testing best practice?
How can I unit test my generic repository?
Unit testing code:
[TestClass]
public class UnitTestLanguage
{
private IUnityContainer _unityContainer;
private IUnitOfWork _uow;
private ...
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How to verify methods with list as arguments using Typemock [migrated]
In one of my tests in C# using typemock, I need to verify if a function is called with some argument or not. The argument happens to be List. and the method is protected.
The following is the ...
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Does non-virtual-by-default lead us to composition-over-inheritance?
There are some design guidelines about testable code in “The Art of Unit Testing”. The first one is “Make methods virtual by default”. I’m curious to know your idea about non-virtual-by-default ...
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Unit test SHA256 wrapper queries
I am just beginning to write unit tests. So please bear with me. I have the following SHA256 wrapper.
public static string SHA256(string plainText)
{
StringBuilder sb = new ...
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Need help understanding Mocks and Stubs
I'm new to use mocking frameworks and I have a few questions on the things that I am not clear on. I'm using Rhinomocks to generate mock objects in my unit tests. I understand that mocks can be ...
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Unit-Testing functions which have parameters of classes where source code is not accessible
Relating to this question, I have another question regarding unit testing functions in the utility classes:
Assume you have function signatures like this:
public function void ...
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Unit Test OR Console Application [closed]
I am to write some one-off code in c#.net that will do some db manipulation of existing records and call a third party REST Api to update those records.
I proposed writing a unit test that does it. ...
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How do you distinguish your public API interfaces from the interfaces you use for testing/mocking?
Mocking frameworks are useful for creating mock objects that isolate the code under test from its surrounding software environment. Some mocking frameworks cannot mock non-virtual methods, so they ...
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Should I make a seperate unit test for a method, if it only modifies the parent state?
Should classes, that modify the state of the parent class, but not itself, be unit tested separately? And by separately, I mean putting the test in the corresponding unit test class, that tests that ...
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Is it a bad practice to modify code strictly for testing purposes
I have a debate with a programmer colleague about whether it is a good or bad practice to modify a working piece of code only to make it testable (via unit tests for example).
My opinion is that it ...
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Should an integration test be used in place of a unit test involving personal data?
I am trying to develop a series of unit tests for a production system that are dependent on a person's social security number. While I am more than comfortable hard coding a clearly bad social ...
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How can I test parts of my application against the output of third party application?
I have a fairly new C# application, approximately 6 months old, that we are now trying to incorporate testing into. (Should have been done from the start but I can't change the past)
Parts of this ...
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Testcase runner for parametrized testcases
Let me explain my situation. I'm planning a kind of test case runner for doing testcases on external devices, which are microcontroller based. Lets consider the devices:
Device 1
Device 2
There ...
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In Unit Testing, why would I create a Repository twice?
The other day I was reading a little about Unit Testing and I saw some examples where people create a repository interface (i.e. IExampleRepository) and then create the real repository (public class ...
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How to write unit tests without mocking data
My design doesn't allow me to mock the data so I am using sqlite as test database that has minimum data to run the unit tests. Below is the pseudo code
//Method to be tested
public IList<Funds> ...
