NextUnit.Platform 1.13.0

NextUnit

A modern, high-performance test framework for .NET 10+ with zero-reflection execution and xUnit-style assertions.

Features

• Zero-reflection execution - Source generators produce delegate-based test registry
• Familiar assertions - Assert.Equal, Assert.True, Assert.Throws, etc.
• Multi-scope lifecycle - [Before]/[After] at Test, Class, Assembly, or Session level
• Fine-grained parallelism - [ParallelLimit(N)], [NotInParallel("key")], [ParallelGroup]
• Parameterized tests - [Arguments], [TestData], [Matrix] attributes
• Combined data sources - [Values], [ValuesFromMember], [ValuesFrom<T>] with Cartesian product
• Class data source - [ClassDataSource<T>] with shared instance support
• Category/Tag filtering - [Category], [Tag] with CLI and environment variable support
• Test dependencies - [DependsOn] for ordered execution with ProceedOnFailure option
• Explicit tests - [Explicit] to exclude from default runs
• Roslyn analyzers - Compile-time test validation
• VSTest integration - Works with Visual Studio Test Explorer and dotnet test
• Native AOT compatible

Quick Start

Installation

dotnet add package NextUnit

Project Configuration

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <PackageReference Include="NextUnit" Version="1.13.0" />
  </ItemGroup>
</Project>

Writing Tests

using NextUnit;

public class CalculatorTests
{
    [Test]
    public void Add_ReturnsSum()
    {
        Assert.Equal(4, 2 + 2);
    }

    [Test]
    public void Divide_ThrowsOnZero()
    {
        Assert.Throws<DivideByZeroException>(() => { var x = 1 / 0; });
    }

    [Test]
    [Arguments(2, 3, 5)]
    [Arguments(-1, 1, 0)]
    public void Add_Parameterized(int a, int b, int expected)
    {
        Assert.Equal(expected, a + b);
    }
}

Running Tests

dotnet test                                    # Run all tests
dotnet test --filter "FullyQualifiedName~Calc" # Filter by name

Assertions

Lifecycle Hooks

public class DatabaseTests
{
    [Before(LifecycleScope.Test)]   // Before each test
    public void Setup() { }

    [After(LifecycleScope.Test)]    // After each test
    public void Cleanup() { }

    [Before(LifecycleScope.Class)]  // Once before all tests in class
    public void ClassSetup() { }

    [Test]
    public void MyTest() { }
}

Scopes: Test, Class, Assembly, Session

Parallel Execution

[NotInParallel]      // Run tests serially
public class SlowTests { }

[ParallelLimit(2)]   // Max 2 concurrent tests
public class ModerateTests { }

Filtering

[Category("Integration")]
[Tag("Slow")]
public class MyTests { }

# Environment variables
NEXTUNIT_INCLUDE_CATEGORIES=Integration dotnet test
NEXTUNIT_EXCLUDE_TAGS=Slow dotnet test

Performance

See benchmark results for comparison with xUnit, NUnit, and MSTest.

Documentation

• Getting Started
• Migration from xUnit
• Best Practices
• Performance Analysis
• CI/CD Integration
• Changelog

Sample Projects

• Class Library Testing - Business logic testing patterns
• Console App Testing - CLI argument parsing, file processing
• Framework Tests - All NextUnit features demonstrated

Contributing

1. Open an issue to discuss your idea
2. Fork and create a feature branch
3. Write tests for your changes
4. Submit a PR

Note: English-only for code, comments, and documentation.

dotnet build --configuration Release
dotnet test samples/NextUnit.SampleTests/NextUnit.SampleTests.csproj

License

MIT License

Acknowledgments

Inspired by TUnit (architecture), xUnit (assertions), and NUnit/MSTest.