VSTest Target

[smack0007]

In my SnowShovel project I'm using an slnproj file to run my tests:

  <Target Name="VSTest">
    <ItemGroup>
      <TestProjects Include="tests/**/*.csproj" />
    </ItemGroup>
    <MSBuild Projects="@(TestProjects)" Targets="VSTest" />
  </Target>

Tests can then be executed with the dotnet cli:

dotnet test SnowShovel.slnproj

I feel like this should be in the box. I'm willing to create a pull request if you can assist me in how to test changes in the project.

[JeffCyr]

Good idea, the VSTest target should be in the box indeed. However I don't want to force a convention by having to put the test projects in a tests/ folder and I'd prefer if it just worked without having to specify the test projects.

All test project define the $(IsTestProject) msbuild property, I think the VSTest target could automagically include only these projects.

I have started a refactoring to use the msbuild sdk, this allows to query the csproj properties and make this feature possible.

I should be able to find some time in a couple of weeks to finish the refactoring and implement this feature, I'll leave the issue open for tracking.

Thanks for the proposal

[smack0007]

Cool, I didn't know about this property $(IsTestProject). If you can use that to identify the test projects then that is better than enforcing the convention that all test projects are under the tests directory.