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  • Steven Nagy
    #1

    VS2005 Web Project - No DLL for Nunit

    Hi,

    Creating a new website and building, there's no DLL. Apparently it
    builds it on first request and sticks it in some temp cache somewhere.
    That's all fine and dandy, except how do I reference my web project
    from my test project if there's no DLL to reference?

    I found the Web Application Project Template download from MS so that I
    can create traditional VS2003 style projects, and this solves the
    problem because I have a DLL.
    But MS seems to plug this project template ONLY for converting 2003
    projects to 2005.
    They make no mention of testing.

    So this makes me think that I've missed something?
    I'd rather develop my website projects using the default VS2005 web
    project rather than the new one I downloaded, because thats how MS
    wants me to develop (I'm very impressionable) . So how do I get a
    seperate test project to test my web project classes?
    (WITHOUT having to move those classes into a seperate assembly).

    Many thanks in advance,
    Steven Nagy

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    • Ben Voigt
      #2
      Re: VS2005 Web Project - No DLL for Nunit

      "Steven Nagy" <learndotnet@ho tmail.comwrote in message
      news:1157675407 .156825.156500@ m79g2000cwm.goo glegroups.com.. .
      Hi,
      >
      Creating a new website and building, there's no DLL. Apparently it
      builds it on first request and sticks it in some temp cache somewhere.
      That's all fine and dandy, except how do I reference my web project
      from my test project if there's no DLL to reference?
      >
      I found the Web Application Project Template download from MS so that I
      can create traditional VS2003 style projects, and this solves the
      problem because I have a DLL.
      But MS seems to plug this project template ONLY for converting 2003
      projects to 2005.
      They make no mention of testing.
      >
      So this makes me think that I've missed something?
      I'd rather develop my website projects using the default VS2005 web
      project rather than the new one I downloaded, because thats how MS
      wants me to develop (I'm very impressionable) . So how do I get a
      seperate test project to test my web project classes?
      (WITHOUT having to move those classes into a seperate assembly).
      Can't you use a "reference to project" instead of "reference to DLL"?...
      that way it follows the project output, whether it's debug/release, etc.
      >
      Many thanks in advance,
      Steven Nagy
      >

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        • Steven Nagy
          #3
          Re: VS2005 Web Project - No DLL for Nunit

          No it doesn't even see the project under the project references.
          And I'm assuming this is because the DLL doesn't exist for the web
          project.
          Does it work for you in VS2005, new web site?

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            • gh0st54
              #4
              Re: VS2005 Web Project - No DLL for Nunit

              The dll's are created when you publish your site

              "Steven Nagy" <learndotnet@ho tmail.comwrote in message
              news:1157675407 .156825.156500@ m79g2000cwm.goo glegroups.com.. .
              Hi,
              >
              Creating a new website and building, there's no DLL. Apparently it
              builds it on first request and sticks it in some temp cache somewhere.
              That's all fine and dandy, except how do I reference my web project
              from my test project if there's no DLL to reference?
              >
              I found the Web Application Project Template download from MS so that I
              can create traditional VS2003 style projects, and this solves the
              problem because I have a DLL.
              But MS seems to plug this project template ONLY for converting 2003
              projects to 2005.
              They make no mention of testing.
              >
              So this makes me think that I've missed something?
              I'd rather develop my website projects using the default VS2005 web
              project rather than the new one I downloaded, because thats how MS
              wants me to develop (I'm very impressionable) . So how do I get a
              seperate test project to test my web project classes?
              (WITHOUT having to move those classes into a seperate assembly).
              >
              Many thanks in advance,
              Steven Nagy
              >

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                • Steven Nagy
                  #5
                  Re: VS2005 Web Project - No DLL for Nunit

                  Ok thats cool, so how do I do testing then?
                  Its too late once I've published the site.

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                    • Ben Voigt
                      #6
                      Re: VS2005 Web Project - No DLL for Nunit


                      "Steven Nagy" <learndotnet@ho tmail.comwrote in message
                      news:1157760205 .218739.116640@ m79g2000cwm.goo glegroups.com.. .
                      No it doesn't even see the project under the project references.
                      And I'm assuming this is because the DLL doesn't exist for the web
                      project.
                      Does it work for you in VS2005, new web site?
                      >
                      Nope, you're right, the web project can't be referenced. Can you explain
                      your rationale for not putting your testable classes in a reusable assembly?


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                        • Steven Nagy
                          #7
                          Re: VS2005 Web Project - No DLL for Nunit

                          Nope, you're right, the web project can't be referenced. Can you explain
                          your rationale for not putting your testable classes in a reusable assembly?
                          But thats just it... I _am_ putting my test cases in a seperate
                          assembly.
                          But this seperate assembly is in a seperate project, so essentially I
                          have 2 projects:

                          MySite.Web
                          MySite.Tests

                          But I can't reference MySite.Web from within MySite.Tests without
                          adding a reference.

                          Unless you ment something different, in which case I'm sorry for
                          misunderstandin g the question.

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                            • Ben Voigt
                              #8
                              Re: VS2005 Web Project - No DLL for Nunit


                              "Steven Nagy" <learndotnet@ho tmail.comwrote in message
                              news:1158010073 .584564.160100@ p79g2000cwp.goo glegroups.com.. .
                              >
                              >Nope, you're right, the web project can't be referenced. Can you explain
                              >your rationale for not putting your testable classes in a reusable
                              >assembly?
                              >
                              But thats just it... I _am_ putting my test cases in a seperate
                              assembly.
                              But this seperate assembly is in a seperate project, so essentially I
                              have 2 projects:
                              >
                              MySite.Web
                              MySite.Tests
                              >
                              But I can't reference MySite.Web from within MySite.Tests without
                              adding a reference.
                              >
                              Unless you ment something different, in which case I'm sorry for
                              misunderstandin g the question.
                              >
                              No need to be sorry, but I asked why the testable classes, not the tests,
                              couldn't go into a new project.

                              So you'd have something like:

                              MyLogic
                              MyLogic.Tests
                              MySite

                              where MyLogic is referenced by both MySite and MyLogic.Tests

                              I know you already said you didn't want that, but I was trying to find out
                              why, because maybe there's another way to get the behavior you want.


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                                • Steven Nagy
                                  #9
                                  Re: VS2005 Web Project - No DLL for Nunit

                                  Ah ok I see what you are saying.

                                  Yes there are a number of work arounds, and I have already continued on
                                  with the project with one such work around. I was just more interested
                                  in the design reason for the lack of availability of the assembly for
                                  testing; the 'why' of it all, and if there is a way to do it against
                                  the web site classes, rather than the way you suggested, or resorting
                                  to the web application templates you can download from Microsoft.

                                  Cheers,
                                  SN

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