AutoData attribute doesn't work with "NUnit Test Adapter"

[olegsych]

The AutoData attribute doesn't work when tests are executed by the NUnit Test Adapter Visual Studio extension. Here is how I found out:

• Install the NUnit Test Adapter extension using the Extension Manager in Visual Studio.
• git clone https://github.com/AutoFixture/AutoFixture.git
• devenv AutoFixture\Src\AutoFixture.NUnit2.sln
• Ctrl+R, A or Test -> Run -> All Tests in Visual Studio.
• All tests in Ploeh.AutoFixture.NUnit2.UnitTest.Scenario class fail.

I suspect a similar problem may exists for the NUnit Test Adapter NuGet package, however I haven't verified it.

• Is this a known problem? I've looked at the discussion in the original pull request NUnit #158, but couldn't tell if this was meant to work.

As far as I can tell, NUnit has no intrinsic knowledge of the AutoDataAttribute and AutoFixture currently relies on the AutoFixture.NUnit2.Addins to make it work. The original pull request mentions the need to have NUnit installed with an MSI and have the AutoFixture.NUnit2.Addins.dll deployed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\NUnit 2.6.2\bin\addins directory.

• Was the option of subclassing NUnit's TestCaseSourceAttribute considered as an alternative? This would require changing NUnit's ProviderReference to support passing the MethodInfo to the target method.

[ploeh]

I can't answer any of these questions. If someone else (@gertjvr?) can, I'd appreciate the help.

[gertjvr]

You dont need nunit installed anymore should work OOTB, the required/missing dll was included in the extention, @olegsych what version of NUnit and NUnit Test Adapter are you using?

[olegsych]

Latest version, released on visual studio gallery on 4/7.

[gertjvr]

@olegsych can you confirm your using the versions below?
NUnit 2.6.4
NUnit Test Adapter 2.0.0.0 - Targeting 2.6.4
Visual Studio 2013

[olegsych]

Visual Studio Ultimate 2013 Version 12.0.40629.00 Update 5
NUnit 2.6.2, same problem occurs after upgrading to v2.6.4
NUnit Test Adapter 2.0.0.0 extension

[ploeh]

Closing due to lack of activity.