mstest implements the assert.throws functionality similar to unit testing in nunit

  • 2020-10-31 21:44:10
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We did a unit test on NUnit and there was an assertion that Assert. Throws worked well, but when we were using MsTest you had to write this:


[TestMethod]
[ExpectedException(typeof(ArgumentNullException))]
public void WriteToTextFile()
{
PDFUtility.WriteToTextFile("D:\\ACA.pdf", null);
}

Now let's extend 1 to implement a similar success, add 1 class, the code is as follows:


/// <summary>
/// Useful assertions for actions that are expected to throw an exception.
/// </summary>
public static class ExceptionAssert
{
/// <summary>
/// Executes an exception, expecting an exception to be thrown.
/// Like Assert.Throws in NUnit.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="action">The action to execute</param>
/// <returns>The exception thrown by the action</returns>
public static Exception Throws(Action action)
{
return Throws(action, null);
}

/// <summary>
/// Executes an exception, expecting an exception to be thrown.
/// Like Assert.Throws in NUnit.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="action">The action to execute</param>
/// <param name="message">The error message if the expected exception is not thrown</param>
/// <returns>The exception thrown by the action</returns>
public static Exception Throws(Action action, string message)
{
try
{
action();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// The action method has thrown the expected exception.
// Return the exception, in case the unit test wants to perform further assertions on it.
return ex;
}

// If we end up here, the expected exception was not thrown. Fail!
throw new AssertFailedException(message ?? "Expected exception was not thrown.");
}

/// <summary>
/// Executes an exception, expecting an exception of a specific type to be thrown.
/// Like Assert.Throws in NUnit.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="action">The action to execute</param>
/// <returns>The exception thrown by the action</returns>
public static T Throws<T>(Action action) where T : Exception
{
return Throws<T>(action, null);
}

/// <summary>
/// Executes an exception, expecting an exception of a specific type to be thrown.
/// Like Assert.Throws in NUnit.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="action">The action to execute</param>
/// <param name="message">The error message if the expected exception is not thrown</param>
/// <returns>The exception thrown by the action</returns>
public static T Throws<T>(Action action, string message) where T : Exception
{
try
{
action();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
T actual = ex as T;
if (actual == null)
{
throw new AssertFailedException(message ?? String.Format("Expected exception of type {0} not thrown. Actual exception type was {1}.", typeof(T), ex.GetType()));
}

// The action method has thrown the expected exception of type 'T'.
// Return the exception, in case the unit test wants to perform further assertions on it.
return actual;
}

// If we end up here, the expected exception of type 'T' was not thrown. Fail!
throw new AssertFailedException(message ?? String.Format("Expected exception of type {0} not thrown.", typeof(T)));
}
}

Ok, now we can do this in MsTest, look at the following code:

[TestMethod]
 public void WriteToTextFile2()
{
//Implement Assert.Throws in MSTest
ExceptionAssert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(()=> PDFUtility.WriteToTextFile("D:\\ACA.pdf", null)
 ,"Output file path should not be null");
 }
 


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