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.NETCoreApp5.0

Support for writing functional tests for MVC applications. This package was built from the source code at https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/tree/a4938d07a5127ffad8466ddf703a6b5b21f4b0c9

Published
Aug 25, 2020
6y ago
Total Downloads
402.1M
402,052,960

Deprecated Package Version

Reason: Other, Legacy

This package has been deprecated as part of the .NET Package Deprecation effort. You can learn more about it from https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/217

Install

dotnet add package Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testing --version 5.0.0-preview.8.20414.8
ProductVersions
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.NETCoreApp5.0

Changes from Previous Version

No structural changes between v5.0.0-preview.7.20365.19 and v5.0.0-preview.8.20414.8.

Adoption Assessment

API and MVC apps that need realistic middleware, routing and dependency injection coverage without external process orchestration.

Integration Testing Guide
This version is marked prerelease. Validate its API and upgrade path before production use.NuGet marks this package as deprecated. Review the publisher's migration guidance before adopting it.Compatibility metadata lists 1 target framework; confirm the exact target used by your application.
Editorial Note: Bootstraps ASP.NET Core applications in tests via TestServer/WebApplicationFactory for high-fidelity HTTP integration tests. Trade-off: External dependencies still need explicit test doubles or infrastructure provisioning to avoid false confidence.

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