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Testcontainers for .NET is a library to support tests with throwaway instances of Docker containers for all compatible .NET Standard versions.

Published
Nov 26, 2024
1y ago
Total Downloads
122.6M
122,597,442

Install

dotnet add package Testcontainers --version 4.1.0-beta.12035377103
ProductVersions
.NET
net6.0net8.0
.NET Standard
netstandard2.0netstandard2.1

README

Changes from Previous Version

No structural changes between v4.1.0-beta.11746011829 and v4.1.0-beta.12035377103.

Adoption Assessment

Teams that need production-like dependency behavior in CI, including version pinning and reproducible startup contracts.

Integration Testing Guide
This version is marked prerelease. Validate its API and upgrade path before production use.No SPDX license expression is published. Review the license text and your organisation's policy before redistribution.Compatibility metadata lists 4 target frameworks; confirm the exact target used by your application.The published metadata declares 28 direct dependency entries across framework groups. Inspect the resolved dependency graph for your target framework.
Editorial Note: Provision disposable Docker-based dependencies (databases, brokers, caches) directly from tests. Trade-off: Container startup overhead and host prerequisites require thoughtful fixture reuse and pipeline tuning.

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