Test assembly .dll files, specflow.json or App.config do not exist in project with Specflow

Answered

Petar Popovic

July 06, 2022 08:52 Edited

I am trying to setup SpecFlow LivingDoc+ with test results in Azure Devops.
Project already uses Specflow and was created as .NET 6 project

• Project info:
• C#
• Unit testing (NuGet packages installed): MSTest, Xunit
• Existing tests run fine via VS Test Explorer
• Specflow is installed and all existing Features already use it
• Feature files are under project name/test/Features
• Test assembly .dll file does not exist
• specflow.json (or App.config) do not exist in the project

Is there a way for me to generate or create test assembly dll files and specflow.json manually so I can generate LivingDoc?

 

I have done the following:

Add NuGet Packages

• CMD:

• CD to root of the project
• dotnet add package SpecFlow.Plus.LivingDocPlugin

 

• Manage NuGet packages > SpecFlow.Plus.LivingDocPlugin > install for all project paths with Integration, UI, and E2E tests
• Also Specflow packages for the rest of the test frameworks

 

Install CLI tool

• CMD:

• dotnet tool install --global SpecFlow.Plus.LivingDoc.CLI
• dotnet tool update --global SpecFlow.Plus.LivingDoc.CLI

 

• VS Main Menu > Build > Rebuild Solution
• Test Explorer > Run all tests

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  Andreas Willich

  July 06, 2022 09:33

  The Test Assembly is created when you build the project. It is the output assembly of the project.

  specflow.json/app.config is not needed for SpecFlow+ LivingDoc. You want to get the TestExecution.json which gets generated when you run the tests.

   

  Aren't they generated after you have run your tests?

  I am not exactly sure which issue you have at the moment.

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  Petar Popovic

  July 06, 2022 09:58

  Hi Andreas Willich no, the TestExecution.json is not generated after test run, I searched the entire project structure.
  
  What can I check on my side to troubleshoot why it doesn't generate?

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  Petar Popovic

  July 06, 2022 10:39 Edited

  This is now resolved, TestExecution.json was not displaying when searching inside IDE, but I found it manually.

  
  LivingDoc html now generates fine on my Desktop when using the standard command:
  
  

  livingdoc test-assembly C:\path\Application\bin\Debug\net6.0\Application.dll -t C:\path\Application\bin\Debug\net6.0\TestExecution.json --output C:\Users\Petar\Desktop

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