Automated Testing using a DevOps Pipeline

Unit tests written using LogicAppUnit can be run as part of a DevOps pipeline, just like any other tests that you might write for C# or other languages. The easiest way to run tests is to use the dotnet test command.

The following sections show example pipeline definitins for GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps pipelines.

GitHub Actions

The LogicAppUnit testing framework in GitHub includes an action that builds the code and runs a set of unit tests. The action YAML file is stored in the code repo: .github/workflows/build.yml.

The key parts of the YAML file are shown below.

• Install the .NET 6.0 SDK:

- name: Setup .NET
  uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
  with:
    dotnet-version: 6.0.x

• Restore NuGet dependencies and build the solution:

- name: Restore dependencies
  run: dotnet restore

- name: Build
  run: dotnet build --no-restore

• Install and configure the Logic Apps runtime environment, this includes the Azure Functions Core tools, node and Azurite:

- name: Setup node
  uses: actions/setup-node@v3
  with:
    node-version: 18

- name: Install Functions Core tools
  run: 'npm install -g azure-functions-core-tools@4 --unsafe-perm true'

- name: Install Azurite
  run: 'npm install -g azurite@3.24.0'

- name: Start Azurite services in the background
  run: 'azurite &'
  shell: bash

• And finally, run the tests:

- name: Run tests
  run: dotnet test --no-restore --verbosity normal --logger "trx"

Azure DevOps pipelines

The key parts of the DevOps pipeline YAML file are shown below. Note that this YAML file targets a Windows build agent.

• Install the .NET 6.0 SDK:

- task: UseDotNet@2
  displayName: 'Setup .Net'
  inputs:
    packageType: sdk
    version: '6.x'
    installationPath: $(Agent.ToolsDirectory)/dotnet

• Restore NuGet dependencies and build the solution:

- task: DotNetCoreCLI@2
  displayName: 'Restore dependencies'
  inputs:
    command: restore
    verbosityRestore: Normal
    projects: '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/**/*.Tests.csproj'

- task: DotNetCoreCLI@2
  displayName: 'Build'
  inputs:
    command: build
    arguments: '--no-restore'
    projects: '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/**/*.Tests.csproj'

• Install and configure the Logic Apps runtime environment, this includes the Azure Functions Core tools, node and Azurite:

- task: NodeTool@0
  displayName: 'Install node'
  inputs:
    versionSpec: '18.x'

- task: Npm@1
  displayName: 'Install Azure Functions core tools'
  inputs:
    command: 'custom'
    customCommand: 'install -g azure-functions-core-tools@4 --unsafe-perm true'

- task: Npm@1
  displayName: 'Install Azurite'
  inputs:
    command: 'custom'
    customCommand: 'install -g azurite@3.24.0'

- task: CmdLine@2
  displayName: 'Start Azurite services in the background'
  inputs:
    script: start /b azurite --silent

• And finally, run the tests:

- task: DotNetCoreCLI@2
  displayName: 'Run tests'
  inputs:
    command: test
    arguments: '--no-restore'
    projects: '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/**/*.Tests.csproj'
    publishTestResults: true