dotnet vstest

       This article applies to: ✔️ .NET Core 3.1 SDK and later versions

              The  dotnet  vstest  command is superseded by dotnet test, which can now be used to
              run assemblies.  See dotnet test.

NAME

       dotnet-vstest - Runs tests from the specified assemblies.

SYNOPSIS

              dotnet vstest [<TEST_FILE_NAMES>] [--Blame] [--Diag <PATH_TO_LOG_FILE>]
                  [--Framework <FRAMEWORK>] [--InIsolation] [-lt|--ListTests <FILE_NAME>]
                  [--logger <LOGGER_URI/FRIENDLY_NAME>] [--Parallel]
                  [--ParentProcessId <PROCESS_ID>] [--Platform] <PLATFORM_TYPE>
                  [--Port <PORT>] [--ResultsDirectory<PATH>] [--Settings <SETTINGS_FILE>]
                  [--TestAdapterPath <PATH>] [--TestCaseFilter <EXPRESSION>]
                  [--Tests <TEST_NAMES>] [[--] <args>...]]

              dotnet vstest -?|--Help

DESCRIPTION

       The dotnet  vstest  command  runs  the  VSTest.Console  command-line  application  to  run
       automated unit tests.

ARGUMENTS

       • TEST_FILE_NAMES

         Run  tests  from  the  specified assemblies.  Separate multiple test assembly names with
         spaces.  Wildcards are supported.

OPTIONS

       • --Blame

         Runs the tests in blame mode.  This option is helpful in isolating the problematic tests
         causing  test  host  to  crash.   It  creates an output file in the current directory as
         Sequence.xml that captures the order of tests execution before the crash.

       • --Diag <PATH_TO_LOG_FILE>

         Enables verbose logs for the test platform.  Logs are written to the provided file.

       • --Framework <FRAMEWORK>

         Target .NET Framework version used for test execution.  Examples  of  valid  values  are
         .NETFramework,Version=v4.6  or  .NETCoreApp,Version=v1.0.   Other  supported  values are
         Framework40, Framework45, FrameworkCore10, and FrameworkUap10.

       • --InIsolation

         Runs the tests in an isolated  process.   This  makes  vstest.console.exe  process  less
         likely to be stopped on an error in the tests, but tests may run slower.

       • -lt|--ListTests <FILE_NAME>

         Lists all discovered tests from the given test container.

       • --logger <LOGGER_URI/FRIENDLY_NAME>

         Specify a logger for test results.

         • To  publish  test  results  to  Team  Foundation  Server,  use the TfsPublisher logger
           provider:

                  /logger:TfsPublisher;
                      Collection=<team project collection url>;
                      BuildName=<build name>;
                      TeamProject=<team project name>
                      [;Platform=<Defaults to "Any CPU">]
                      [;Flavor=<Defaults to "Debug">]
                      [;RunTitle=<title>]

         • To log results to a Visual  Studio  Test  Results  File  (TRX),  use  the  trx  logger
           provider.   This  switch  creates  a file in the test results directory with given log
           file name.  If LogFileName isn’t provided, a unique file name is created to  hold  the
           test results.

                  /logger:trx [;LogFileName=<Defaults to unique file name>]

       • --Parallel

         Run tests in parallel.  By default, all available cores on the machine are available for
         use.  Specify an explicit number of cores by setting the MaxCpuCount property under  the
         RunConfiguration node in the runsettings file.

       • --ParentProcessId <PROCESS_ID>

         Process ID of the parent process responsible for launching the current process.

       • --Platform <PLATFORM_TYPE>

         Target  platform  architecture  used for test execution.  Valid values are x86, x64, and
         ARM.

       • --Port <PORT>

         Specifies the port for the socket connection and receiving the event messages.

       • --ResultsDirectory:<PATH>

         Test results directory will be created in specified path if not exists.

       • --Settings <SETTINGS_FILE>

         Settings to use when running tests.

       • --TestAdapterPath <PATH>

         Use custom test adapters from a given path (if any) in the test run.

       • --TestCaseFilter <EXPRESSION>

         Run  tests  that  match  the  given  expression.   <EXPRESSION>   is   of   the   format
         <property>Operator<value>[|&<EXPRESSION>],  where  Operator  is  one  of  =,  !=,  or ~.
         Operator ~ has `contains'  semantics  and  is  applicable  for  string  properties  like
         DisplayName.   Parentheses  ()  are used to group subexpressions.  For more information,
         see TestCase filter (https://github.com/Microsoft/vstest-docs/blob/main/docs/filter.md).

       • --Tests <TEST_NAMES>

         Run tests with names that match the provided  values.   Separate  multiple  values  with
         commas.

       • -?|--Help

         Prints out a short help for the command.

       • @<file>

         Reads response file for more options.

       • args

         Specifies extra arguments to pass to the adapter.  Arguments are specified as name-value
         pairs of the form <n>=<v>, where <n> is the argument name and <v> is the argument value.
         Use a space to separate multiple arguments.

EXAMPLES

       Run tests in mytestproject.dll:

              dotnet vstest mytestproject.dll

       Run tests in mytestproject.dll, exporting to custom folder with custom name:

              dotnet vstest mytestproject.dll --logger:"trx;LogFileName=custom_file_name.trx" --ResultsDirectory:custom/file/path

       Run tests in mytestproject.dll and myothertestproject.exe:

              dotnet vstest mytestproject.dll myothertestproject.exe

       Run TestMethod1 tests:

              dotnet vstest /Tests:TestMethod1

       Run TestMethod1 and TestMethod2 tests:

              dotnet vstest /Tests:TestMethod1,TestMethod2

SEE ALSO

       • VSTest.Console.exe command-line options

                                            2023-10-25                           dotnet-vstest(1)