Re: Updates to NUnit 2.5

Hi All,

Latest checkin finishes work on TestCaseFactories, which are
methods, properties or fields that provide test cases to a
parameterized test. There's one outstanding question I could
use some ideas on - see the end of this note.

TestCaseFactoryAttribute is an optional attribute that can
be used to mark these factories. If used, it should specify
the types of the arguments provided... e.g.:
  [TestCaseFactory(typeof(int), typeof(int), typeof(string))]

FactoryAttribute is used on the parameterized test itself and
has the following forms:
  [Factory]
  [Factory(Type factoryType)]
  [Factory(string factoryNames)]
  [Factory(Type factoryType, string factoryNames)]

factoryType is the type of the object that holds the factory,
defaulting to the same class as the test.

factoryName is the name of the method, property or field that
serves as a factory - or several names separated by commas. It
defaults to "find all compatible test factories in the type".

If you are looking for compatible test factories, that's when
you need to mark them with the TestCaseFactoryAttribute. Compatible
means that the types match the argumets of the test method.

Here's the question: I'm still not happy with "Factory" to 
identify indicate that factories should be used, especially
the form without any arguments. MbUnit uses "UsesFactories"
for a similar situation, so that might work. Any ideas?
Note that we will want to use the same attribute on 
individual arguments as well as on methods.

Charlie



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