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NSubstitute

NSubstitute is a friendly substitute for .NET mocking frameworks. It has a simple, succinct syntax to help developers write clearer tests. NSubstitute is designed for Arrange-Act-Assert (AAA) testing and with Test Driven Development (TDD) in mind.

Total Downloads
292.4M
292,438,435
Published
Apr 25, 2017
Latest stable version

Install

.NET CLI
dotnet add package NSubstitute --version 2.0.3
Package Manager Console
Install-Package NSubstitute -Version 2.0.3
PackageReference
<PackageReference Include="NSubstitute" Version="2.0.3" />

Frameworks

.NETStandard1.3 .NETFramework3.5 .NETFramework4.0 .NETFramework4.5

Dependencies

Castle.Core
.NETStandard1.3
[4.0.0, )
Microsoft.CSharp
.NETStandard1.3
[4.0.1, )
NETStandard.Library
.NETStandard1.3
[1.6.0, )
System.Linq.Queryable
.NETStandard1.3
[4.0.1, )
[4.1.0, )

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