MSTest 3.0.0 is broken when targeting .NET Framework 4.8
See original GitHub issueDescribe the bug
Steps To Reproduce
- Create UnitTest project in Visual Studio 2022.
- Make sure target framework is .NET Framework 4.8.
- Build and execute unit tests.
Expected behavior
Tests execute.
Actual behavior
Tests do not execute.
Additional context
See attached sample project TestProject1.zip.
Tests output:
Log level is set to Informational (Default).
Connected to test environment '< Local Windows Environment >'
Source code repository not available. Some features may not work as expected.
Test data store opened in 0.038 sec.
Downloaded solution cache containers in 0.112 sec.
Loaded 0 test records from 0 solution cache containers in 0.279 sec.
========== Starting test discovery ==========
========== Test discovery finished: 1 Tests found in 3.6 sec ==========
Test data store opened in 0.016 sec.
========== Starting test discovery ==========
========== Test discovery skipped: All test containers are up to date ==========
Building Test Projects
========== Starting test run ==========
An exception occurred while invoking executor 'executor://mstestadapter/v2': Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.TestFramework.Extensions, Version=14.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
Stack trace:
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.MSTestAdapter.PlatformServices.TestDeployment.GetDeploymentInformation(String source)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.MSTest.TestAdapter.Execution.TestExecutionManager.ExecuteTestsInSource(IEnumerable`1 tests, IRunContext runContext, IFrameworkHandle frameworkHandle, String source, Boolean isDeploymentDone)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.MSTest.TestAdapter.Execution.TestExecutionManager.ExecuteTests(IEnumerable`1 tests, IRunContext runContext, IFrameworkHandle frameworkHandle, Boolean isDeploymentDone)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.MSTest.TestAdapter.Execution.TestExecutionManager.RunTests(IEnumerable`1 tests, IRunContext runContext, IFrameworkHandle frameworkHandle, TestRunCancellationToken runCancellationToken)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.MSTest.TestAdapter.MSTestExecutor.RunTests(IEnumerable`1 tests, IRunContext runContext, IFrameworkHandle frameworkHandle)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine.Execution.RunTestsWithTests.InvokeExecutor(LazyExtension`2 executor, Tuple`2 executorUri, RunContext runContext, IFrameworkHandle frameworkHandle)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine.Execution.BaseRunTests.<>c__DisplayClass46_0.<RunTestInternalWithExecutors>b__0()
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.PlatformAbstractions.PlatformThread.<>c__DisplayClass0_0.<Run>b__0()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.PlatformAbstractions.PlatformThread.Run(Action action, PlatformApartmentState apartmentState, Boolean waitForCompletion)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine.Execution.BaseRunTests.TryToRunInStaThread(Action action, Boolean waitForCompletion)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine.Execution.BaseRunTests.RunTestInternalWithExecutors(IEnumerable`1 executorUriExtensionMap, Int64 totalTests)
========== Test run finished: 0 Tests (0 Passed, 0 Failed, 0 Skipped) run in 217 ms ==========
Issue Analytics
- State:
- Created 9 months ago
- Reactions:5
- Comments:18 (8 by maintainers)
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Hi @arvindshmicrosoft, we are testing the version internally at the moment. I hope to be able to release this week.
Hey there. I have a fix on-going but in the meantime you can disable AppDomain (if that’s ok for your tests) and it will workaround the issue. Here is a full example of a runsettings to use to disable appdomains: