How to: Group and Run Automated Tests Using Test Categories

[TestCategory("Nightly"), TestCategory("Weekly"), TestCategory("ShoppingCart"), TestMethod()]

public void DebitTest()
{
}

To run tests that are assigned to the "Nightly" category, run the VSTest.Console.exe using the /TestCaseFilter option, or from MSTest.exe by using the /testcontainer and the /category options:

VSTest.Console.exe

Vstest.console.exe myTestProject.dll /TestCaseFilter:TestCategory=Nightly

MSTest.exe

mstest /testcontainer:MyTestprojectName.dll /category:"Nightly"




You can only use the /category option one time per command line, but you can specify multiple test categories with the test category filter. The test category filter consists of one or more test category names separated by the logical operators '&', '|', '!', '&!'. The logical operators '&' and '|' cannot be used together to create a test category filter.

For Example:


/category:group1 runs tests in the test category "group1".


/category:"group1&group2" runs tests that are in both test categories "group1" and "group2." Tests that are only in one of the specified test categories will not be run.


/category:"group1|group2" runs tests that are in test category "group1" or "group2". Tests that are in both test categories will also be run.


/category:"group1&!group2" runs tests from the test category "group1" that are not in the test category "group2." A test that is in both test category "group1" and "group2" will not be run.