This morning, we published the first CTP of xUnit.net 1.5. This release includes a new GUI runner, support for ASP.NET MVC 1.0 RTM (for both C# and VB.NET), and several bug fixes.
A note for Resharper users: support for xUnit.net in Resharper has been moved to the xUnit.net Contrib project, and is no longer part of the core xUnit.net distribution.
New GUI Runner
Our goal with the new UI is to streamline the test running process for test-first developers. It is common for test-first development to result in several test assemblies and thousands of tests. The traditional thinking of test runners and tree representations of tests seems to fall apart when your test list becomes large.
We wanted to give developers a quick way to filter test lists that don’t involve navigating large trees. This first CTP allows users to filter by loaded assembly, as well as using a search box which live-filters the lists of tests. Additionally, the user can use the test list to select a subset of tests to run.
What’s Left To Do?
This runner is still in a very early state. We wanted to get it out and get user feedback. We have several features (and some significant code restructuring) left to implement before it will be ready. We are intending to re-add the automatic assembly reloading feature, as well as additional test list filtering (for example, filtering by traits). Mostly, though, we would like to see the community provide feedback on the general effectiveness of the design for their day to day runner needs.
We will be releasing at least one more CTP before we release the final 1.5 bits. Please take this opportunity to try out the new runner and let us know what you think!
