Nullean.VsTest.Pretty.TestLogger 0.11.0

.NET Standard 2.0 This package targets .NET Standard 2.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. 
dotnet add package Nullean.VsTest.Pretty.TestLogger --version 0.11.0
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package Nullean.VsTest.Pretty.TestLogger -Version 0.11.0
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="Nullean.VsTest.Pretty.TestLogger" Version="0.11.0" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="Nullean.VsTest.Pretty.TestLogger" Version="0.11.0" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="Nullean.VsTest.Pretty.TestLogger" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add Nullean.VsTest.Pretty.TestLogger --version 0.11.0
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: Nullean.VsTest.Pretty.TestLogger, 0.11.0"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package Nullean.VsTest.Pretty.TestLogger@0.11.0
#: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=Nullean.VsTest.Pretty.TestLogger&version=0.11.0
                    


                            Install as a Cake Addin
                        

                    

                
#tool nuget:?package=Nullean.VsTest.Pretty.TestLogger&version=0.11.0
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

Nullean.VsTest.Pretty.TestLogger

nullean

A VSTest logger for dotnet test that replaces the default console output: a coloured line for every failed, skipped or slow test, readable stack traces, every failure repeated at the end, and a summary.

NuGet

Install

dotnet add package Nullean.VsTest.Pretty.TestLogger

Quick start

Reference it from the test project, as a build-time dependency only, and point the project at a .runsettings file:

<ItemGroup>
  <PackageReference Include="Nullean.VsTest.Pretty.TestLogger" Version="*" PrivateAssets="All" />
</ItemGroup>
<PropertyGroup>
  <RunSettingsFilePath>$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\.runsettings</RunSettingsFilePath>
</PropertyGroup>

In the .runsettings next to it, turn the console logger off and this one on:

<RunSettings>
  <LoggerRunSettings>
    <Loggers>
      <Logger friendlyName="Console" enabled="False" />
      <Logger friendlyName="pretty" enabled="True" />
    </Loggers>
  </LoggerRunSettings>
</RunSettings>

Or pick it for a single run: dotnet test --logger pretty. Works for F# test projects too.

The end of a dotnet test run with the pretty logger: failures repeated with their messages, stack traces and output, then the summary

  • Clear feedback during tests. Fast passing tests print no line; failed, skipped and slow tests (over two seconds, a fixed threshold) do.
  • Readable stack traces, not a sea of red, with each test's output under its failure.
  • Every failure repeated at the end, marked [FAIL] so they are easy to grep, then a summary of passed, failed, slow and skipped tests.
  • VSTest only. It works with dotnet test on VSTest (xUnit v2, NUnit, MSTest with Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk), not on Microsoft.Testing.Platform, which has no VSTest loggers. Other loggers can run next to it, such as --logger GitHubActions.

To hide the skipped tests of some namespaces, list their prefixes in a run parameter; they still count in the summary:

<TestRunParameters>
  <Parameter name="DisableFullSkipMessages" value="MyTests.Examples.;MyTests.Slow." />
</TestRunParameters>

Learn more

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