Re: Load test dll dynamically at runtime

That's a clever approach, but if the motivation is to avoid the time 
it takes for NUnit to load the assembly, it doesn't do the job. I
really can't imagine any way to get NUnit to load assemblies without
taking the time it takes to do it. :-)

However, I guess it's already clear that I don't understand the question.:-)

Charlie

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] 
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf 
> Of Eric Mangold
> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 11:11 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Nunit-users] Load test dll dynamically at runtime
> 
> If there is no good API to use for this, then you could do 
> the following:
> 
> Configure NUnit settings to automatically run the test suite 
> once it is loaded.
> 
> Copy the DLL that you wish to test to a TEMPORARY path, and 
> launch NUnit with that path. The DLL will be loaded and tests 
> will run.
> 
> Now simply copy different DLLs (as per user interaction) to 
> that same temp path. NUnit will notice the change on disk and 
> will reload the DLL and execute the tests (shouldn't matter 
> that it is an entirely different assembly).
> 
> -Eric Mangold
> 
> On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 6:10 AM,  
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Yes, I saw that there are many options while invoking the nunit.exe 
> > and supplying the command line parameters. Generally the nunit.exe 
> > takes around
> > 5-7 seconds for complete invocation and loading of the 
> particular dll. 
> > It would be the last option I would want to revert to beacuse 
> > switching between dlls from the wrapper application can be done 
> > immediately and I was hoping to quickly load that dll loading Nunit.
> >
> > This is why I dont want to kill and restart the nunit.exe 
> once loaded 
> > by the application. I am looking for any way (may be through some 
> > methods or API from the Nunit) to be able to change the dll 
> without resarting the exe.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Grishma Khandwalla
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Schnick, Michael" <[email protected]>
> >
> > 08/26/2008 03:56 PM
> >
> > To
> > <[email protected]>, "Tom Fanning" 
> > <[email protected]> cc <[email protected]>
> > Subject
> > RE: [Nunit-users] Load test dll dynamically at runtime
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Is there any reason why you cannot use the actually 
> nunit.exe (which 
> > provides the kind of GUI you describe).
> > It seems to support some command-line parameters that 
> indicate which 
> > DLL should be loaded (inputfile parameter).
> >
> > Calling this program from the wrapper script / wrapper application 
> > should bring you forward.
> > Is the start time of nunit.exe really too long? Is start 
> time of the 
> > GUI that crucial (compared to the length of the tests)?
> >
> > Best regards
> > Michael
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: [email protected]
> > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of 
> > [email protected]
> > Sent: Dienstag, 26. August 2008 12:22
> > To: Tom Fanning
> > Cc: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [Nunit-users] Load test dll dynamically at runtime
> >
> >
> > Tom,
> >
> > I invoke the GUI from the wrapper application which in 
> short decides 
> > which dll is to be invoked for testing. On the GUI it gives 
> the user 
> > (end
> > customer) the option to select the testcases, run and re-run the 
> > failed test cases and options like that. Also, all my test related 
> > data is displayed on the Console.Out and Console.Error tabs.
> >
> > Hence, I need some way out without touching the already 
> written test 
> > code with the Nunit GUI.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Grishma
> >
> > "Tom Fanning" <[email protected]>
> >
> > 08/26/2008 03:39 PM
> >
> > To
> > <[email protected]>
> > cc
> >
> > Subject
> > RE: [Nunit-users] Load test dll dynamically at runtime
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi Grisma
> >
> > Sorry for the mess my company's signature has made of the 
> formatting.
> >
> > Any particular reason you need to use the GUI?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Tom
> >
> >
> > From: [email protected] 
> > [mailto:[email protected]]
> > Sent: 26 August 2008 10:12
> > To: Tom Fanning
> > Cc: [email protected]
> > Subject: RE: [Nunit-users] Load test dll dynamically at runtime
> >
> > Hi Tom,
> >
> > I need to use specifically the nunit.exe for its GUI.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Regards,
> > Grishma Khandwalla
> >
> >
> > "Tom Fanning" <[email protected]>
> > 08/26/2008 02:18 PM
> > To
> > <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>
> > cc
> >
> > Subject
> > RE: [Nunit-users] Load test dll dynamically at runtime
> >
> >
> > Check out nunit-console.exe, included in the nunit installation.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Tom
> >
> >
> >
> > From: [email protected]
> > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of 
> > [email protected]
> > Sent: 26 August 2008 06:32
> > To: Charlie Poole; [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [Nunit-users] Load test dll dynamically at runtime
> >
> >
> > Thanks Charlie for the quick response..
> >
> > I think I did a bad job at specifying the problem. I want to 
> > automatically launch the nunit.exe, load the dll 
> programmatically and 
> > run it (without user intervention like selecting the 
> assembly from the 
> > file menu). I agree that multiple dlls can be loaded and 
> executed, but 
> > from all the dlls present only one dll is to be loaded and 
> executed at 
> > a time (as per user's choice done initially during 
> configuration. This 
> > can be in an XML file for Nunit to automatically read, load the 
> > corresponding dll and run). At a time only one dll is running. I do 
> > not want to show the other dlls as it would seem that all 
> dlls can be run one after the other which is not possible.
> >
> > Could you point me to any specific API's from the Nunit dll like 
> > nunit.core or something whose methods can help me achieve 
> this functionality.
> >
> > Another approach that I was trying was to combine all the test dll 
> > methods into one dll having different test suites. This can 
> be loaded 
> > in nunit.exe and the part I got stuck on  was how to include or 
> > exclude certain test suite without restarting the nunit.exe. 
> > Restarting is not an option coz it will lead to delays 
> while exiting and loading the dll again.
> >
> > I hope you getting the essence here. My aim is to achieve as much 
> > automation possible.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Regards,
> > Grishma Khandwalla
> > "Charlie Poole" <[email protected]> Sent by: 
> > [email protected]
> > 08/25/2008 10:43 PM
> >
> > To
> > <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>
> > cc
> >
> > Subject
> > Re: [Nunit-users] Load test dll dynamically at runtime
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Of course, I may not have understood your question, but it 
> seems that 
> > NUnit already does what you want.
> >
> > The user can use File | Open to navigate to a particular 
> assembly and 
> > open it.
> >
> > Dlls are closed from the menu or when loading a new one.
> >
> > NUnit also supports loading multiple dlls.
> >
> > If I misunderstood, please try again. :-)
> >
> > Charlie
> >
> >
> >
> > Employment Law Advisory Services Ltd
> > Tom Fanning
> > Senior Developer
> > Charles House
> > Albert Street
> > Eccles
> > Manchester
> > M30 0PW
> > Email: [email protected]
> > Web: www.employment-law.uk.com
> > Tel: 0161 785 2000
> > Fax: 0161 787 7335
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > This message contains confidential information and is intended only 
> > for [email protected]. If you are not 
> > [email protected] you should not disseminate, 
> distribute 
> > or copy this e-mail. Please notify [email protected] 
> > immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by 
> mistake and 
> > delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be 
> > guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be 
> > intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or 
> incomplete, or 
> > contain viruses. Tom Fanning therefore does not accept 
> liability for 
> > any errors or omissions in the contents of this message, 
> which arise as a result of e-mail transmission.
> >
> > Reg No. - 3041461    VAT No. - 628 8052 25
> > --------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > ________________________________________
> >
> >
> > From: [email protected]
> > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of 
> > [email protected]
> > Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 6:20 AM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: [Nunit-users] Load test dll dynamically at runtime
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am using Nunit 2.4.7. I have many .dll files which 
> contain a number 
> > of test cases. I was trying to develop an application which would 
> > allow the user to choose the .dll file whose test cases are 
> then executed.
> >
> > I am using the Nunit GUI, which is instantiated when the 
> application 
> > is initialized. I was wondering if there is any option to 
> unload the 
> > current dll from the nunit.exe and load the new dll 
> (selected by the 
> > user) into the same nunit.exe? (without using the manual 
> > intervention). I specifically do not want to close the GUI 
> and open it 
> > again. Nor can multiple .exe files can be invoked.
> >
> > I was playing around the idea of combining all the test 
> cases across 
> > multiple dlls into a single dll, but again I have no leads 
> on how to 
> > dynamically mask and unmask certain suite of test cases without 
> > restarting the Nunit exe.
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated,
> >
> > Regards,
> > Grishma Khandwalla
> > 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move 
> Developer's 
> > challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with 
> Moblin SDK & 
> > win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open 
> Source event 
> > anywhere in the world 
> > 
> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/____________
> > ______
> > _____________________________
> > Nunit-users mailing list
> > [email protected]
> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nunit-users
> >
> > 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move 
> Developer's 
> > challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with 
> Moblin SDK & 
> > win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open 
> Source event 
> > anywhere in the world 
> > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/
> > _______________________________________________
> > Nunit-users mailing list
> > [email protected]
> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nunit-users
> >
> >
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> -----------
> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move 
> Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based 
> applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize 
> is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the 
> world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/
> _______________________________________________
> Nunit-users mailing list
> [email protected]
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nunit-users
> 



-------------------------------------------------------------------------
This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge
Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes
Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world
http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/