NUnit - Getting Started

Download

Downloaded NUnit-2.4.7-net-2.0.msi from http://www.nunit.org/index.php?p=download.

Install

I installed to:

C:\tools\NUnit 2.4.7\

Test

To test the installation:

Start, Program Files, NUnit 2.4.3, NUnit GUI (.NET 1.1). This will start the NUnit GUI.
File, Open Project, Open bin/NUnitTests.nunit from the installation folder.
Click Run.

The tests should all pass (yellow and green icons).

Visual Studio

Reference

In your project, add a reference to bin/nunit.framework.dll.

Note: If you make a copy of nunit.framework.dll, don’t forget to copy nunit.framework.xml as well.

Output Type

Set the project up so that it builds as a dll:

Right click on the project, select Properties, Common Properties, General set the Output Type to Class Library.

From the .csproj file:

<Build>
    <Settings
    ...
        OutputType = "Library"

Tests

Sample code:

namespace my_search_test
{
    using NUnit.Framework;

    [TestFixture]
    public class SearchTest
    {
        public SearchTest()
        {
        }

        [SetUp]
        public void Init()
        {
        }

        [TearDown]
        public void Dispose()
        {
        }

        [Test]
        public void testSimpleSearch()
        {
            Assert.AreEqual("A", "A");
        }
    }
}

Test Runner

Graphical

Run the graphical test runner, “NUnit GUI (.NET 1.1)” (which is in the NUnit program group).

Open the dll file built by your project and click Run.

Visual Studio

NUnit and Visual Studio.Net

Right click on the project Properties, Configuration Properties, Debugging.
Set the Debug Mode to Program.
Set the Start Application to:
```
C:\tools\NUnit-2.4.3\bin\nunit.exe
```
…or wherever you installed NUnit to.

Note: There appears to be a little bug in the UI. To access the Start Application field, click Apply to make it active.
Set the Command Line Arguments to “my-test.dll /run”, or whatever your library is called.

Note: Variable substitution does not seem to work in the Command Line Arguments field.
Run your project in the normal way. The NUnit GUI will appear and run your tests.