Running Specflow scenarios cross browser/devices in parallel - parallel-processing

Is that possible?
Right now, I have a couple of Specflow Features that I run using Nunit from Visual Studio.
Using [assembly: Parallelizable(ParallelScope.Fixtures)] I can run multiple features at the same time BUT with the same browser. Is there a way to setup something to run multiple browsers/mobile devices?
I saw some examples but nothing using Nunit and Specflow Features..
Thanks!

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How to Create a Selenium Test in Visual Studio to run over all the projects?

I have a generic Selenium Test which needs to run over all projects how would i do that with Visual Studio online? I can get it to work on one project at a test but not sure how to make it so this test can run on all projects?
Generally you need to write the specific Selenium test for the specific project. However if all the projects you mentioned have the same structure/components/features, then you can reuse the Selenium test project for them.
I don't think it's this is applicable if you mean create tests together which want to apply for all the different projects.
You can reference below articles about the Selenium Test in TFS:
Get started with Selenium testing in a CD pipeline
Parallel Testing in a Selenium Grid with VSTS

Can MSpec Test Adapter in Visual Studio run behaviours?

I'm setting up continuous build in TFS 2013. The build has been configured to run MSpec tests by using the dlls in the MSpec Test Adapter. After much struggle it is working but the Test Adapter can't run MSpec behaviours. To be fair this isn't a TFS thing - if the tests are run through Visual Studio 2013 then they fail if they have behaviours. Without behaviours then they work just fine.
Has anyone else noticed this? Is this a know limitation on the MSpec Test Adapter or is there something I can do to get behaviours working?
I think what you can do is check the source code of the adapter for behaviors. If there is no indication of them, contribute the code to make them work.
I haven't looked, but I doubt the adapter has support for this lesser known feature of mspec.

How to Run the Unit Test As the part of Build (Not continuous integration)

I have Nunit unit test which i need to run as the part of my MS build.. I know that running all the test will slow up the build So, i need to run only the impacted test is there any way to find that out..
AFAIK running only impacted tests is not possible yet for NUnit tests. But this is possible for MSTests in Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate/Test Professional:
Recommending Tests to Run That are Affected by Code Changes
You can use Visual Studio Ultimate or Visual Studio Test Professional
2010 to help you determine which tests might have to be run, based on
coding changes that were made to the application you are testing. To
be able to use this functionality, you have to use Team Foundation
Build to build your application and use Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
for version control for your source code
Anyway you can use MSBuild Community NUnit Task to run tests from a set of the assemblies. You can do this as dependency target of standard AfterBuild target by specifying DependsOnTargets attribute.
<NUnit Assemblies="..."
IncludeCategory="..."
ExcludeCategory="..."
ToolPath="$(NUnitDllsPath)"
ProjectConfiguration="$(Configuration)"
OutputXmlFile="$(NUnitOutputPath)\UnitTests.xml"
ContinueOnError="true">
To know the impacted tests you need to track the test case code coverage. Only this way you can examine what test is impacted by the changes you are checking in. I don't know of any tool that does what you want besides Microsofts Team Foundation Server.
Running your tests as a part of the build can be done trough the Build Events properties of your project. You can execute the command line tool for NUnit.
But as PVitt already pointed out, I don't know if NUnit can work with Test Impact analysis.

What are the differences between Microsoft TestTools' UnitTesting and NUnit?

I use NUnit for Mono/C# on my Mac, but I need to use Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting for unit testing.
How is Microsoft TestTools' UnitTesting different from NUnit? Can I just change the namespace and recompile to get the same result, or do I have to rewrite the test?
Can I copy some of the assemblies to my Mac to run tests for Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting? If so, what files should be copied?
See Migrating from NUnit to MSTest.
As to why you might try convincing your team to migrate the other way, see NUnit vs. MsTest: NUnit wins for Unit Testing.
Ask yourself - why do you need the Ms tools if you already have a working set with NUnit.
Personally I've worked with both and unless working in legacy where the MS tool was in great use, I'd choose NUnit for this toolset due to the larger community support I get in cases of problems.
MSTest can be used without installing Visual Studio. You will need to install Visual Studio Test Agent, which is a free download from Microsoft: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=1334.
I think this approach is better from a licensing perspective than manually copying MSTest.exe and its dependencies onto the build server.
My biggest problem with MSTest is that it requires the install of Visual Studio, even if you are trying to run a lean build server.
NUnit can install and run anywhere.

NUnit vs Visual Studio 2010's MSTest?

I realise that there are many older questions addressing the general question of NUnit v MSTest for versions of Visual Studio up to 2008 (such as this one).
Microsoft have a history of getting things right in their 3rd version. For MSTest, that is VS2010.
Have they done so with MSTest? Would you use it in a new project in preference to NUnit?
My specific concerns:
speed
running tests within CruiseControl.NET (either commandline or MSBuild task)
code coverage reports from CC.NET
can you run MSTest tests in debug mode
(We use ReSharper, so test-runners are not an issue for us. We have used NUnit for the last few years. We do not have TFS.)
List item speed is same, but MsTest may be a bit slower because it creates folder for test run every time
MSBuid and CC.Net is big pain. You can't run MSTest on computer without VS on it (not 100 sure about 2010, but with 2008 it is so)
not sure, sorry
yes you can, from visual studio
My recommendation is following: if NUnit satisfies you - use it, forget about MSTest
To correct some old information on the thread;
It IS possible to run 64 bit tests in 2010
From VS2008 forward it is not neccesary to have MSTEST create directories anc opy the binaries in, just disable deployment, in 2010 thats the default but you have to set it in 2008
2010 MSTEST is faster but as its a generalised test framework that also runs load/web/UI tests there are compromises in the design that will lead to it being slower. Jamie Cansdale appears to have managed to get perf increases with the lastest releases of TestDriven.net's support for MSTEST
I've mainly used NUnit, some xUnit and some MSTest. They seem functionality equivalent, but I don't like the MSTest test runner. It runs in visual studio so it either crowds the screen or is on another monitor getting in the way everytime I tab to visual studio. (I run NUnit on another monitor, but it doesn't cover everything on that monitor everytime I focus visual studio). It takes too many clicks to find out what test failed and why.
NUnit can run in the background until a test fails, at which point it shows you information about the breaking test. This seems like the ideal for keeping red/green/refactor going smoothly.
Nope. Same issues regarding appdomains and assembly resolving still exist. I would avoid unless you want the new goodness for other functional testing or integration with Team System.
I don't know much about CruseControl.net, but you can debug tests. We currently don't use TFS either, and the MSTest is working for us.
If you think you'll ever run your tests in 64 bit mode, use NUnit. MsTest is only x86.
One major difference between the two is that MSTest makes a copy of the current DLLs every time it runs a test. If you're doing TDD and running your tests frequently, this can eat up a lot of hard drive space.
If you're using MSTest, you can change this setting in Tools > Options > Test Tools > Test Execution. "Limit number of old Test Results to" is set to 25 by default in Visual Studio 2010. I usually change it to 1.
MSUnit runs your test cases under conditions that are different from the actual execution environment. Specifically, the deployed files differ from those that are deployed when you run your actual project. Nethertheless, there is the [DeploymentItem]-Attribute to specify which files shall be deployed by MSUnit. So if your application depends on any external
files, such as
database files
database configuration file
application configuration file
...
then MSUnit is not the right choice, because the MSUnit tests never cover what your file system is going to look like in execution environment. The Visual Studio Project File settings for deploying files (Copy always, Content, etc.) are ignored by the MSUnit runner. So those settings cannot be tested.

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