12 best C# Testing Generic libraries in 2024

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Writing tests comes with a lot of benefits and is a crucial part of your development process. You should always write tests after you write code and make sure the new test fails before you fix the bug. Software testing is an integral part of the software development process. So, it's very important to choose the right C# library for advanced automated testing. Now we can look at 12 best C# Testing libraries in 2022. Most of these libraries can be used for multiple purposes like testing, debugging, etc. Write tests that are expressive, human readable and easy to maintain. ReportGenerator - converts coverage reports generated; GenFu - generate realistic test data; nbuilder - Rapid generation of test objects in .NET.

Bogusby bchavez

C# doticonstar image 7300 doticonVersion:v34.0.2doticon
License: Others (Non-SPDX)

:card_index: A simple fake data generator for C#, F#, and VB.NET. Based on and ported from the famed faker.js.

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            Bogusby bchavez

            C# doticon star image 7300 doticonVersion:v34.0.2doticon License: Others (Non-SPDX)

            :card_index: A simple fake data generator for C#, F#, and VB.NET. Based on and ported from the famed faker.js.
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                      QuestPDFby QuestPDF

                      C# doticonstar image 6819 doticonVersion:2023.5doticon
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                      QuestPDF is a modern open-source .NET library for PDF document generation. Offering comprehensive layout engine powered by concise and discoverable C# Fluent API. Easily generate PDF reports, invoices, exports, etc.

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                                QuestPDFby QuestPDF

                                C# doticon star image 6819 doticonVersion:2023.5doticonno licences License: No License

                                QuestPDF is a modern open-source .NET library for PDF document generation. Offering comprehensive layout engine powered by concise and discoverable C# Fluent API. Easily generate PDF reports, invoices, exports, etc.
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                                          ReportGeneratorby danielpalme

                                          C# doticonstar image 2176 doticonVersion:v5.1.22doticon
                                          License: Permissive (Apache-2.0)

                                          ReportGenerator converts coverage reports generated by coverlet, OpenCover, dotCover, Visual Studio, NCover, Cobertura, JaCoCo, Clover, gcov or lcov into human readable reports in various formats.

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                                                    ReportGeneratorby danielpalme

                                                    C# doticon star image 2176 doticonVersion:v5.1.22doticon License: Permissive (Apache-2.0)

                                                    ReportGenerator converts coverage reports generated by coverlet, OpenCover, dotCover, Visual Studio, NCover, Cobertura, JaCoCo, Clover, gcov or lcov into human readable reports in various formats.
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                                                              GenFuby MisterJames

                                                              C# doticonstar image 804 doticonVersion:1.6.0doticon
                                                              License: Others (Non-SPDX)

                                                              GenFu is a library you can use to generate realistic test data. It is composed of several property fillers that can populate commonly named properties through reflection using an internal database of values or randomly created data. You can override any of the fillers, give GenFu hints on how to fill them.

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                                                                        GenFuby MisterJames

                                                                        C# doticon star image 804 doticonVersion:1.6.0doticon License: Others (Non-SPDX)

                                                                        GenFu is a library you can use to generate realistic test data. It is composed of several property fillers that can populate commonly named properties through reflection using an internal database of values or randomly created data. You can override any of the fillers, give GenFu hints on how to fill them.
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                                                                                  httpstatusby aaronpowell

                                                                                  C# doticonstar image 583 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon
                                                                                  License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                  Easily generate different HTTP responses for testing

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                                                                                            httpstatusby aaronpowell

                                                                                            C# doticon star image 583 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                            Easily generate different HTTP responses for testing
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                                                                                                      nbuilderby nbuilder

                                                                                                      C# doticonstar image 415 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon
                                                                                                      License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                                      Rapid generation of test objects in .NET

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                                                                                                                nbuilderby nbuilder

                                                                                                                C# doticon star image 415 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                                                Rapid generation of test objects in .NET
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                                                                                                                          httpstatusby Readify

                                                                                                                          C# doticonstar image 366 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon
                                                                                                                          License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                                                          Easily generate different HTTP responses for testing

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                                                                                                                                    httpstatusby Readify

                                                                                                                                    C# doticon star image 366 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                                                                    Easily generate different HTTP responses for testing
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                                                                                                                                              C# doticonstar image 164 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon
                                                                                                                                              License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                                                                              An extension for Visual Studio that generates a unit test boilerplate from a given class, setting up mocks for all dependencies. Supports NUnit, Visual Studio Test, Moq and SimpleStubs.

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                                                                                                                                                        UnitTestBoilerplateGeneratorby microsoft

                                                                                                                                                        C# doticon star image 164 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                                                                                        An extension for Visual Studio that generates a unit test boilerplate from a given class, setting up mocks for all dependencies. Supports NUnit, Visual Studio Test, Moq and SimpleStubs.
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                                                                                                                                                                  Xunit.StaFactby AArnott

                                                                                                                                                                  C# doticonstar image 75 doticonVersion:v1.2.22-alphadoticon
                                                                                                                                                                  License: Others (Non-SPDX)

                                                                                                                                                                  Run your xunit-based tests on an STA thread with the WPF Dispatcher, a WinForms SynchronizationContext, or even a cross-platform generic UI thread emulation with a SynchronizationContext that keeps code running on a "main thread" for that test.

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                                                                                                                                                                            Xunit.StaFactby AArnott

                                                                                                                                                                            C# doticon star image 75 doticonVersion:v1.2.22-alphadoticon License: Others (Non-SPDX)

                                                                                                                                                                            Run your xunit-based tests on an STA thread with the WPF Dispatcher, a WinForms SynchronizationContext, or even a cross-platform generic UI thread emulation with a SynchronizationContext that keeps code running on a "main thread" for that test.
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                                                                                                                                                                                      Unitverseby mattwhitfield

                                                                                                                                                                                      C# doticonstar image 65 doticonVersion:0.194.0doticon
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                                                                                                                                                                                      A unit test generation extension for Visual Studio that aims to always produce code that compiles - covering the basic cases automatically and preparing as much as it can for the complex cases.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                Unitverseby mattwhitfield

                                                                                                                                                                                                C# doticon star image 65 doticonVersion:0.194.0doticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                                                                                                                                A unit test generation extension for Visual Studio that aims to always produce code that compiles - covering the basic cases automatically and preparing as much as it can for the complex cases.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                          A Visual Studio extension for generating unit tests and IntelliTests using NUnit

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                    nunit-vs-testgeneratorby nunit

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                    A Visual Studio extension for generating unit tests and IntelliTests using NUnit
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Product_COM_Testby overkillprojects

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              C# doticonstar image 5 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Generic WPF/C# sketch for testing CDC applications

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Product_COM_Testby overkillprojects

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        C# doticon star image 5 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon License: Permissive (Unlicense)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Generic WPF/C# sketch for testing CDC applications
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