Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost 10.0.1

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dotnet add package Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost --version 10.0.1
                    
NuGet\Install-Package Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost -Version 10.0.1
                    
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<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost" Version="10.0.1" />
                    
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost" Version="10.0.1" />
                    
Directory.Packages.props
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost" />
                    
Project file
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paket add Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost --version 10.0.1
                    
#r "nuget: Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost, 10.0.1"
                    
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#:package Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost@10.0.1
                    
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package.
#addin nuget:?package=Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost&version=10.0.1
                    
Install as a Cake Addin
#tool nuget:?package=Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost&version=10.0.1
                    
Install as a Cake Tool

About

Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost provides an ASP.NET Core web server for testing middleware in isolation.

Key Features

  • Instantiate an app pipeline containing only the components that you need to test
  • Send custom requests to verify middleware behavior

How to Use

To use Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost, follow these steps:

Installation

dotnet add package Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost

Usage

To set up the TestServer, configure it in your test project. Here's an example:

[Fact]
public async Task MiddlewareTest_ReturnsNotFoundForRequest()
{
    // Build and start a host that uses TestServer
    using var host = await new HostBuilder()
        .ConfigureWebHost(builder =>
        {
            builder.UseTestServer()
                .ConfigureServices(services =>
                {
                    // Add any required services that the middleware uses
                    services.AddMyServices();
                })
                .Configure(app =>
                {
                    // Configure the processing pipeline to use the middleware
                    // for the test
                    app.UseMiddleware<MyMiddleware>();
                });
        })
        .StartAsync();

    var response = await host.GetTestClient().GetAsync("/");

    Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.NotFound, response.StatusCode);
}

Main Types

The main types provided by this package are:

  • TestServer: An IServer implementation for executing tests
  • TestServerOptions: Provides options for configuring a TestServer

Additional Documentation

For additional documentation and examples, refer to the official documentation for testing middleware in ASP.NET Core.

Feedback & Contributing

Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost is released as open-source under the MIT license. Bug reports and contributions are welcome at the GitHub repository.

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net10.0 is compatible.  net10.0-android was computed.  net10.0-browser was computed.  net10.0-ios was computed.  net10.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net10.0-macos was computed.  net10.0-tvos was computed.  net10.0-windows was computed. 
Compatible target framework(s)
Included target framework(s) (in package)
Learn more about Target Frameworks and .NET Standard.
  • net10.0

    • No dependencies.

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1.0.1 146,082 12/12/2016 1.0.1 is deprecated because it is no longer maintained.
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1.0.0-rc2-final 16,664 5/16/2016 1.0.0-rc2-final is deprecated because it is no longer maintained.