Test and Coverage MSBuild Target

Adds a custom MSBuild target which will run tests and generate a coverage report locally.

Mostly just a convenience so that those who use test-driven coverage reports in their CI pipeline can check coverage locally before pushing

How to use

This may vary depending on which IDE (if any) you choose to use, but should be sufficient to get you going.

Add the package source

If you don't already have a GitHub PAT, create one here with minimal read:packages permissions to access public repositories.

Run this:

dotnet nuget add source "https://nuget.pkg.github.com/DanBlumenfeld/index.json" --name "Github Feed - DanBlumenfeld" --username "[github username]" --password "[PAT]"

Add a reference to the package in each test project

Modify your .csproj as shown:

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
  </PropertyGroup>

  <ItemGroup>
    <PackageReference Include="TestAndCoverageTarget" Version="1.0.0" />
  </ItemGroup>
</Project>

Restore the package

dotnet restore

Run the custom target

Command line

dotnet msbuild -target:TestAndCoverageReport

Launch profile

In launchsettings.json:

{
  "profiles": {
    "Test & Coverage": {
      "commandName": "Executable",
      "executablePath": "dotnet",
      "commandLineArgs": "msbuild -target:TestAndCoverageReport",
      "workingDirectory": "$(ProjectDir)",
      "launchBrowser": false,
      "environmentVariables": {
        "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
      }
    }
  }
}

Review the coverage report

Found at {ProjectDir}/CoverageReport/index.html