Unit testing improves the reliability of your application. In this course, Unit Testing in ASP.NET Core Web API, you’ll learn the ins and outs of unit testing with xUnit.net. First, you’ll explore the arrange, act, and assert pattern by covering core unit testing scenarios like asserting on strings, collections, and exceptions. Next, you’ll discover different approaches to set up your test context, work with data-driven tests, and how to isolate tests. Finally, you’ll learn different approaches to testing API-specific concerns like testing controllers, middleware, and filters. At the end of the course, you’ll learn how to integrate testing in your workflow. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge needed to improve your application reliability with unit testing.
Author Name: Kevin Dockx
Author Description:
Kevin Dockx is a freelance solution architect, author & consultant, living in Antwerp (Belgium). He’s mainly focused on solution/application architectures & security for web-based (API) applications built with .NET, but he also keeps an eye out for new developments concerning other products from the .NET stack. He’s a Microsoft MVP and board member of the RD MS Community. He’s also a regular speaker at various (inter)national conferences & user group events, and works on various open source pro… more

Table of Contents

• Course Overview
  1min
• Introduction to Unit Testing
  39mins
• Tackling Basic Unit Testing Scenarios
  59mins
• Setting Up Tests and Controlling Test Execution
  34mins
• Working with Data-driven Tests
  24mins
• Isolating Unit Tests with ASP.NET Core Techniques and Mocking
  46mins
• Unit Testing ASP.NET Core API Controllers
  64mins
• Unit Testing ASP.NET Core Middleware, Filters and Service Registrations
  16mins
• Integrating Unit Tests In Your Development and Release Flows
  27mins