web api integration testing

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I have an integrationtest project and a web api project in the same solution. The integration tests use RestSharp to call the web api. When running the integration tests I want the web api project to launch first. Is that possible?

Davin Tryon · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-24 11:10:08Z

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The best way I've found to do this is to Self Host the target WebApi project. Then, if you want to run these tests on a build server etc, you don't need a web server installed.

This is a pretty good walk-through on setting up a Self Host.

Essentially, you use the HttpSelfHostServer class with HttpSelfHostConfiguration to host the target project.

answered Jan 24, 2014 at 11:10

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Rune Over a year ago

Is it possible to use RestSharp client with HttpSelfhostServer?

Davin Tryon Over a year ago

Yeah, you will be speaking HTTP so any HTTP client will do. Self Hosting is like creating an in memory web server.

tmaj Over a year ago

stackoverflow.com/questions/14698130/… suggests to use HttpServer over HttpSelfHostServer

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