Execute xunit tests on hosted build controller

Posted on February 11, 2014 by erictummers

You can use xunit to unit test on the hosted build controller by installing the xunit.runner.visualstudio package.

But when the Build is done, there was an error.
$Exception discovering tests from C:\a\bin\xunit.runner.visualstudio.testadapter.dll: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.ObjectModel, Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' or one of its dependencies.$

The testrunner tries to discover the unittests in xunit.runner.visualstudio.testadapter.dll. Why? Because it matches the default test sources spec of *.test*.dll.

Change the spec to something more specific (like *unittest.dll) and everything works fine.

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3 Responses to Execute xunit tests on hosted build controller

Magnus Markling says:

April 22, 2014 at 7:49 pm

This is sooo awesome! You just saved my day, thanks a lot! If you have the time, please see this related issue on GitHub, and provide any additional info you can.
https://github.com/xunit/xunit/issues/47

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Whitney says:

December 31, 2024 at 12:04 pm

Nice post thanks for shaaring

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