Run the NUnit GUI

Purpose:

This process will demonstrate how to run NUnit GUI.

Starting Point:

The Region test in the RegressionTests class must be complete.  You should have been able to successfully run the tests from your Web forms project.  The NUnit software should be installed.

Steps:

  1. Start the NUnit GUI.
  2. Use the Open command from the File menu to locate and load the debug version of your Business Object Tests DLL.  You will find it in the \bin\debug folder under your Business Object Tests project.
  3. The test project should immediately load, showing the TestRegions test in the RegressionTests class in the BusinessObjectTests project in the Northwind solution, all on descending nodes below the name of your DLL.  (The panel would show more tests if there were more in the project, and it will automatically show more as you add the tests and required decorations.)
  4. Select the TestRegions test.  Click on the Run button.  You should see the bar turn green (assuming that this is the same test that you ran successfully a few steps ago).
  5. To enable debugging while running NUnit, select the Debug Processes Command of VisualStudio.NET's Tools menu.  (This should only be done while NUnit is running.)
  6. Select the NUnit GUI from the list, and click the Attach button.
  7. Close the dialog.
  8. Set a break point in you test, and run the test again from the NUnit interface.  You should be able to step through it as you did when debugging the test using the IDE alone.   

Rationale

This is just the way it works.

Discussion:

The only thing that is a pain in the butt here is that you have to reconnect NUnit every time you restart it or Visual Studio if you want .  It would be nice if Visual Studio could automatically detect it.

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