Console Application to launch Specflow features by code not using ncode runner

Question

I have programmed an console application with c# for ranorex automation.

Within the exe i have build i would like to kick off the specflow feature files manually.

I believe I need to create a TestRunnerManager and trigger the run.

Can anyone help?

Answer 1

Although not familiar with nunit, I guess like with mstest, attributes are used to mark methods in an assembly as tests. You could use reflection to find these methods in the assembly and invoke them

Answer 2

This question is similar in spirit to one I asked a while back about MsTest (How do you run SpecFlow scenarios from the command line using MSTest?).

Remember that SpecFlow feature files become C# classes. Scenarios within a feature file become test methods. You can use the nunit-console command line utility to run these:

nunit-console /fixture:Your.Test.Project Your.Test.Project.dll

Which should run all the tests in the Your.Test.Project namespace.

When annotating scenarios using @CategoryName:

@Feature1
Scenario: Some cool feature
    Given ...

You should be able to run those from the command line as well:

nunit-console /include:Feature1 Your.Test.Project.dll

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Note: This is from an older version of NUnit. Current documentation: https://github.com/nunit/docs/wiki/Console-Command-Line

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I use MsTest with Specflow, so my examples might not be correct, but this should put you on the right path. Just look at the *.feature.cs files generated by the .feature file to give you some hints.

No need to create your own console application to run these tests. Worst case scenario, create a batch file or PowerShell script to kick off the tests you want.