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ASP.NET Core integration tests with docker-compose on GitHub Actions

This is the forth (and last) post in the Integration tests in ASP.NET Core series. Part 1: Limitations of the EF Core in-memory database providers Part 2: Using docker-compose for your ASP.NET + EF Core integration tests Part 3: ASP.NET Core integration tests with docker-compose on Azure Pipelines Part 4: ASP.NET Core integration tests with docker-compose on GitHub Actions (this post) In the previous post of the series we saw how to create and run our tests in a CI fashion using Azure Pipelines....

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ASP.NET Core integration tests with docker-compose on Azure Pipelines

This is the third post in the Integration tests in ASP.NET Core series. Part 1: Limitations of the EF Core in-memory database providers Part 2: Using docker-compose for your ASP.NET + EF Core integration tests Part 3: ASP.NET Core integration tests with docker-compose on Azure Pipelines (this post) Part 4: ASP.NET Core integration tests with docker-compose on GitHub Actions In the last post of the series we saw how to use SQL Server on Docker as the database for our integration tests during local development....

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Using docker-compose for your ASP.NET + EF Core integration tests

This is the second post in the Integration tests in ASP.NET Core series. Part 1: Limitations of the EF Core in-memory database providers Part 2: Using docker-compose for your ASP.NET + EF Core integration tests (this post) Part 3: ASP.NET Core integration tests with docker-compose on Azure Pipelines Part 4: ASP.NET Core integration tests with docker-compose on GitHub Actions In this post, we will be looking at how you can run the integration tests of an ASP....

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Limitations of the EF Core in-memory database providers

This is the first post in the Integration tests in ASP.NET Core series. Part 1: Limitations of the EF Core in-memory database providers (this post) Part 2: Using docker-compose for your ASP.NET + EF Core integration tests Part 3: ASP.NET Core integration tests with docker-compose on Azure Pipelines Part 4: ASP.NET Core integration tests with docker-compose on GitHub Actions In this post we’ll be looking at some of the limitations you may encounter while using the EF Core in-memory database providers for your ASP....

Unit testing Fluent Validation rules against EF Core entity configuration

In this post, I will share with you a solution to a problem that I see often when developing ASP.NET Core apps that use both Fluent Validation and Entity Framework (Core). I’ll first set the scene: Show the EF Core Entity + Configuration + Fluent Validation we’ll be working on. Next, I’ll show the actual problem that emerges with this approach and in the end how can it be improved/solved....