xUnit.net is a free and open-source unit testing tool for the .NET Framework, written by the original author of NUnit. The software can also be used with .NET Core and Mono.
It is licensed under Apache License 2.0, and the source code is available on GitHub. xUnit.net works with Xamarin, ReSharper, CodeRush, and TestDriven.NET. It is authored by James Newkirk and Brad Wilson.
Example Example of an xUnit.net test fixture:
using Xunit;
public class MyTests { [Fact] public void MyTest()
Assert.Equal(4, 2 + 2);
After you compile the test, run it in your console:
C:\MyTests\bin\Debug>xunit.console MyTestLibrary.dll xUnit.net console test runner (64-bit .NET 2.0.50727.0) Copyright (C) 2007-11 Microsoft Corporation.
xunit.dll: Version 1.9.1.0 Test assembly: C:\MyTests\bin\Debug\MyTestLibrary.dll
1 total, 0 failed, 0 skipped, took 0.302 seconds
See also
Test automation List of unit testing frameworks for .NET programming languages (includes column indicating which are based on xUnit) JUnit
References
Further reading
External links
Unit Testing: xUnit | Visual Studio Toolbox | Channel 9