umbrella-dotnet-standardize-test-projects

name	umbrella-dotnet-standardize-test-projects
description	Analyze, set up, or update .NET test project configuration across a solution to follow the shared Umbrella IsTestProject=true pattern, singular .Test naming, and xUnit v3 Microsoft Testing Platform conventions.

Standardize Test Projects

Purpose

Normalize solution-wide .NET test configuration so runnable test projects opt in with <IsTestProject>true</IsTestProject> and shared repo-level configuration provides the common runner setup, packages, output type, packing behavior, warning policy, and Microsoft Testing Platform dotnet test opt-in.

Assets

• scripts\Invoke-StandardizeTestProjects.ps1

Workflow

1. Start with Analyze mode unless the user explicitly requested edits.
2. Inspect global.json, Directory.Build.props, Directory.Build.targets, and Directory.Packages.props.
3. Inventory .csproj files under Test / test folders or with .Test / .Tests names.
4. Classify projects as runnable tests, helpers, or ambiguous:
   • Runnable tests use <IsTestProject>true</IsTestProject>.
   • Helper projects use <IsTestProject>false</IsTestProject> when they live under test folders but are not runnable tests.
   • Singular naming is required: .Test, never .Tests.
5. Run Apply only after reviewing the Analyze output.
6. After Apply, run restore and full solution tests.

Command examples

Analyze the current repo:

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File {{skill_dir}}\umbrella-dotnet-standardize-test-projects\scripts\Invoke-StandardizeTestProjects.ps1 -Mode Analyze

Apply changes:

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File {{skill_dir}}\umbrella-dotnet-standardize-test-projects\scripts\Invoke-StandardizeTestProjects.ps1 -Mode Apply

Analyze another repo:

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File {{skill_dir}}\umbrella-dotnet-standardize-test-projects\scripts\Invoke-StandardizeTestProjects.ps1 -Mode Analyze -RepoRoot "D:\ProjectsGIT\BOLE\ProjectBOLE-Kernel"

Standard Pattern

Central files should provide:

• global.json: "test": { "runner": "Microsoft.Testing.Platform" } so .NET 10+ dotnet test uses the Microsoft Testing Platform runner path.
• Directory.Build.props: <Using Include="Xunit" /> in an ItemGroup conditioned on IsTestProject=true.
• Directory.Build.targets: test-only OutputType, IsPackable, NoWarn, WarningsAsErrors, PreserveCompilationContext, and UseMicrosoftTestingPlatformRunner.
• Directory.Packages.props: shared test package injection for Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.CodeCoverage, Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.TrxReport, Moq, and xunit.v3.mtp-v2. The script treats its versions as minimum baselines: it upgrades older explicit versions and preserves newer compatible explicit versions.

Runnable test projects should keep only project-specific configuration:

• <IsTestProject>true</IsTestProject>
• local TargetFramework only when existing runnable tests declare it locally; omit it when inherited from Directory.Build.props
• project-specific package references and project references
• project-specific warning suppressions, without duplicating central CS1591 or xUnit1051

Helper projects under test folders should not be runnable tests. Use <IsTestProject>false</IsTestProject> for shared/mocks/support projects and keep only packages they genuinely need.

Safety Rules

• Do not rename .Tests projects automatically. Report plural naming drift so the caller can perform a deliberate project/file/solution rename.
• Do not remove project-specific packages such as Xunit.v3.Priority, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testing, Testcontainers packages, user-secrets packages, or provider-specific test dependencies.
• Never downgrade a newer explicit shared test-package version merely to match the script baseline.
• Do not run Apply in a dirty repo without first reviewing unrelated user changes.
• After Apply, run:

dotnet restore "<SolutionFile>"
dotnet test "<SolutionFile>" --no-restore --verbosity minimal

Do not add legacy VSTest --logger arguments to Microsoft Testing Platform invocations. Use the reporting options exposed by the installed MTP extensions and confirm them with dotnet test --help.

Output

The script prints a summary and writes a JSON report with:

• centralFiles
• projects
• drift
• changedFiles
• warnings