{"id":9740,"date":"2013-08-02T18:33:08","date_gmt":"2013-08-02T18:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/visualstudioalm\/2013\/08\/02\/visual-studio-unit-test-generator-is-feature-complete-v1-release-candidate-lands\/"},"modified":"2022-08-02T00:13:21","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T08:13:21","slug":"visual-studio-unit-test-generator-is-feature-complete-v1-release-candidate-lands-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/visual-studio-unit-test-generator-is-feature-complete-v1-release-candidate-lands-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Visual Studio Unit Test Generator is feature complete \u2013 v1 Release Candidate lands!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ALM Rangers are pleased to announce the <strong>landing<\/strong> of the <strong>R<\/strong>elease <strong>C<\/strong>andidate for the Visual Studio Unit Test Generator.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSCN1729_thumb1\" style=\"border-top: 0px;border-right: 0px;border-bottom: 0px;padding-top: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin: 0px;border-left: 0px;padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"DSCN1729_thumb1\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/08\/4857.DSCN1729_thumb1_thumb_15489CAD.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p align=\"left\">\n  Once you\u2019ve moved to Visual Studio 2012, what\u2019s a developer to do without the Create Unit Tests feature?\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n  Based on the high demand on <a href=\"http:\/\/visualstudio.uservoice.com\/forums\/121579-visual-studio\/suggestions\/2748862-add-create-unit-tests-menu-option-back-\"><font color=\"#0080c0\">User Voice<\/font><\/a> for this feature to be restored, the Visual Studio ALM Rangers have introduced the Unit Test Generator Visual Studio Extension. The extension adds the \u201ccreate unit test\u201d feature back, with a focus on automating project creation, adding references and generating stubs, extensibility, and targeting of multiple test frameworks.We envision the following benefits for the Visual Studio community:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\">\n      Quickly get to writing test code, not having to worry about setting up projects and files.\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div align=\"left\">\n  Customize the unit test code generation using a context menu, ensuring that generated tests better match your naming schemes.\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\">\n      Generate unit test stubs against multiple frameworks so that you can use any framework you like.\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"center\">\n  Find the Visual Studio Extension here: <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/08\/5758.image1_0DBD2D40.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"image1\" style=\"border-top: 0px;border-right: 0px;border-bottom: 0px;padding-top: 0px;padding-left: 0px;border-left: 0px;padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"image1\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/08\/5758.image1_0DBD2D40.png\" width=\"240\" height=\"39\" \/><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<h2 align=\"left\">\n  Message from our product owner\u00a0 Joshua Weber\n<\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019m excited about the value this ALM Rangers team has delivered. This project works to not just bring back the core functionality and value from the old version but stretches to enhance it by supporting multiple frameworks and a more configurable test generation environment.<\/p>\n<h2>Please send candid feedback!<\/h2>\n<p>Which features do you need in the next version? What do you like and dislike in the current version?<\/p>\n<p>We can\u2019t wait to hear from you, and learn more about your experience using the add-in. Here are some ways to connect with us:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ask a question on the respective CodePlex <a href=\"http:\/\/vsarguidance.codeplex.com\/discussions\"><font color=\"#0080c0\">discussion<\/font><\/a> forum. <\/li>\n<li>Contact me on my <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/willy-peter_schaub\/contact.aspx\"><font color=\"#0080c0\">blog<\/font><\/a>. <\/li>\n<li>Submit a suggestion on <a href=\"http:\/\/visualstudio.uservoice.com\/\"><font color=\"#0080c0\">UserVoice<\/font><\/a>, using the <strong>Rangers Project<\/strong> category tag. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Reference Links<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/willy-peter_schaub\/archive\/2013\/07\/19\/exploring-the-unit-test-generator-vs-extension-v1-rc.aspx\"><font color=\"#0080c0\">Exploring the Unit Test Generator VS Extension v1.RC\u200e<\/font><\/a><font color=\"#0080c0\"> <\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/willy-peter_schaub\/archive\/2013\/05\/09\/unit-test-generator-under-the-bonnet-hood-aka-vsarunittestfx.aspx\"><font color=\"#0080c0\">Unit Test Generator under the bonnet (hood) \u2026 aka vsarUnitTestFx &#8230;\u200e<\/font><\/a><font color=\"#0080c0\"> <\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/vsarunderstand\"><font color=\"#0080c0\">Understanding the ALM Rangers<\/font><\/a><font color=\"#0080c0\"> <\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/vsarsolutions\"><font color=\"#0080c0\">ALM Ranger solutions<\/font><\/a><font color=\"#0080c0\"> <\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/vsarindex\"><font color=\"#0080c0\">ALM Rangers community<\/font><\/a><font color=\"#0080c0\"> <\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ALM Rangers are pleased to announce the landing of the Release Candidate for the Visual Studio Unit Test Generator. 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