Use .Net Core Dependency Injection with test project

Question

I'm trying to configure EntityFramework for integration tests in an MSTest Project, normally I might configure my project through my startup like so:

public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
{
    // Add framework services.
    services.AddApplicationInsightsTelemetry(Configuration);

    var defaultConnectionString = Configuration.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection");

    services.AddEntityFrameworkSqlServer()
        .AddDbContext<AstootContext>(options => 
                options.UseSqlServer(defaultConnectionString))
        .AddDbContext<PublicAstootContext>(options => 
                options.UseSqlServer(defaultConnectionString));
    //...
}

My testing project looks like so:

[TestClass]
public class UnitTest1 : ServiceTestBase
{
    string ConnectionString = @"Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;
                      AttachDbFilename=C:\source\Astoot\RestEzCore.Tests\TestDB\NORTHWND.MDF;
                      Integrated Security=True;
                      Connect Timeout=30;
                      User Instance=True";

    [TestInitialize]
    public void RegisterTestModules
    {

    }

    [TestMethod]
    public void TestMethod1()
    {
    }
}

How can I reuse the same dependency injection my webapi project uses and so configure my tests in a similar fashion.

Cheng Chen · Accepted Answer · 2018-06-19 02:54:12Z

2

Usually you should have MyWebApp that contains MyWebApp.Startup and MyWebApp.appsettings.json, the startup class configures everything (it probably uses the json config file).

Now in MyWebApp.Test(which should reference MyWebApp), create MyWebApp.Test.Startup that inherits from MyWebApp.Startup if you need to override something, and MyWebApp.Test.appsettings.json (to use different configs e.g. ConnectionString), then you can create your test server like this:

var builder = WebHost
    .CreateDefaultBuilder()
    .UseStartup<Startup>()  //the Startup can be MyWebApp.Startup if you have nothing to customize
    .ConfigureAppConfiguration(b => b.AddJsonFile("appsettings.json"));

var server = new TestServer(builder);
var client = server.CreateClient();
//send requests via client

answered Jun 19, 2018 at 2:54

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4 Comments

johnny 5 Over a year ago

it’s there a way I can just use the start up without having to pull in the whole project, ideally I just want to use the servicecollection to grab out what I need for each test

johnny 5 Over a year ago

Or should I just create a new web api project setup my services collection and then add maters nugets

Cheng Chen Over a year ago

@johnny5 The startup class uses other types defined in the project, it can't work without them.

johnny 5 Over a year ago

Thanks, I see so either I have to move so I either have to move a bunch of packages, or reference the project

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