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Ploch.TestingSupport.XUnit2.Dependencies

Legacy meta-package: single reference for xUnit v2 test dependencies in older projects.

Overview

Ploch.TestingSupport.XUnit2.Dependencies is a meta-package for test projects that have not yet been migrated to xUnit v3. Like its xUnit v3 counterpart, it carries no compilable source and exists only to bundle a curated set of testing packages under a single project reference.

It targets net6.0 with SuppressTfmSupportBuildErrors=true, which allowed it to be consumed by projects on older target frameworks during the workspace's migration period.

New test projects should use Ploch.TestingSupport.XUnit3.Dependencies instead. xUnit v2 is no longer actively maintained and receives only critical fixes.

Bundled Packages

Package Notes
xunit xUnit v2 test framework
xunit.analyzers Roslyn analyser for xUnit best practices
xunit.runner.visualstudio Visual Studio test runner adapter
Xunit.SkippableFact Allows [SkippableFact] and [SkippableTheory] for runtime skip conditions
FluentAssertions Fluent assertion library
FluentAssertions.Analyzers Roslyn analyser for FluentAssertions usage
Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk MSBuild/dotnet test integration
coverlet.msbuild Code coverage collection via MSBuild

Installation

<ItemGroup>
    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\ploch-common\src\TestingSupport.XUnit2.Dependencies\Ploch.TestingSupport.XUnit2.Dependencies.csproj" />
</ItemGroup>

Migration

To migrate a test project from xUnit v2 to xUnit v3:

  1. Replace the reference to Ploch.TestingSupport.XUnit2.Dependencies with Ploch.TestingSupport.XUnit3.Dependencies.
  2. Update the TargetFramework to net8.0 or later.
  3. Replace [SkippableFact] / [SkippableTheory] with the [SupportedOSPlatform] attribute from Ploch.TestingSupport.XUnit3 for OS-conditional skipping, or use xUnit v3's built-in Skip property on [Fact] and [Theory].
  4. Review data attributes — xUnit v3's ITheoryDataRow API differs from v2's IEnumerable<object[]>.
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