Add TestCategories property to ITestDataRow for per-test-case categorization #5795

Copilot · 2025-06-17T08:04:27Z

This PR adds support for applying test categories to individual test data rows in parameterized tests, addressing a long-standing user request for more granular test categorization.

Changes

Core API Changes

Added TestCategories property to ITestDataRow interface
Implemented TestCategories property in TestDataRow<T> class with [DataMember] attribute
Property is nullable to maintain backward compatibility

Discovery Logic Updates

Updated TestDataSourceHelpers.TryHandleITestDataRow() to extract test categories from test data rows
Added backward-compatible overload to maintain existing API
Modified discovery logic in AssemblyEnumerator to merge test categories from test data rows with existing method/class/assembly level categories

Usage Example

[TestMethod]
[DynamicData(nameof(GetTestData), DynamicDataSourceType.Method)]
public void MyParameterizedTest(string input, string expected)
{
    Assert.AreEqual(expected, ProcessInput(input));
}

public static IEnumerable<object[]> GetTestData()
{
    // Fast unit test case
    yield return new TestDataRow<(string, string)>(("input1", "output1"))
    {
        TestCategories = new List<string> { "Unit", "Fast" },
        DisplayName = "Fast unit test"
    };
    
    // Slow integration test case
    yield return new TestDataRow<(string, string)>(("input2", "output2"))
    {
        TestCategories = new List<string> { "Integration", "Slow" },
        DisplayName = "Integration test"
    };
}

Benefits

Granular filtering: Can now filter tests by categories applied to individual test cases
Mixed scenarios: Single test method can contain both unit tests and integration tests with appropriate categories
Category inheritance: Test data row categories are merged with method/class/assembly level categories
Backward compatibility: Existing code continues to work unchanged

Test Coverage

Added comprehensive unit tests for TestDataRow and TestDataSourceHelpers
Added integration tests to verify end-to-end functionality
Created sample test project demonstrating real-world usage
Validated category filtering works correctly with test discovery

This enables scenarios like:

# Run only fast test cases
dotnet test --filter "TestCategory=Fast"

# Run only integration test cases  
dotnet test --filter "TestCategory=Integration"

Fixes #4089.

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src/TestFramework/TestFramework/TestDataRow.cs

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Copilot · 2025-06-20T09:19:16Z

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Youssef1313 · 2025-06-20T09:19:44Z

@copilot There is a merge conflict. Can you fix it?

Copilot · 2025-06-20T09:23:14Z

@copilot There is a merge conflict. Can you fix it?

The merge conflict in PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt has been resolved. I merged both the TestCategories property entries and the new Assert methods from main branch. (0ae57ea)

src/TestFramework/TestFramework/PublicAPI/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt

Copilot · 2025-06-20T14:40:02Z

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Evangelink · 2025-06-23T07:36:48Z

src/TestFramework/TestFramework/TestDataRow.cs

+    /// Gets or sets the test categories for the test case.
+    /// </summary>
+    [DataMember]
+    public IList<string>? TestCategories { get; set; }


@Youssef1313 what about using a readonly collection here? We don't really expect to modify the collection from our end. The benefit of keeping it this way is to allow users to create the TestDataRow instance and add categories after but the logic could be reverted.

I kept IList<string>? to maintain the common initialization pattern where users create a List<string> and assign it to TestCategories. Changing to IReadOnlyList<string>? would require interface changes and break the typical usage pattern shown in tests and examples. The interface already provides read-only access (IList<string>? TestCategories { get; }), so consumers through the interface can't modify the collection.

Evangelink · 2025-06-23T07:38:07Z

src/Adapter/MSTestAdapter.PlatformServices/Discovery/AssemblyEnumerator.cs

+            // Merge test categories from the test data row with the existing categories
+            if (testCategoriesFromTestDataRow is { Count: > 0 })
+            {
+                var existingCategories = discoveredTest.TestCategory ?? [];


@copilot use explicit type here please.

Changed to explicit type declaration: string[] existingCategories (41270af)

Evangelink · 2025-06-23T07:38:36Z

src/Adapter/MSTestAdapter.PlatformServices/Discovery/AssemblyEnumerator.cs

+                {
+                    mergedCategories.Add(category);
+                }
+                discoveredTest.TestCategory = [.. mergedCategories];


@copilot please add a blank line between the closing } and this line.

Added proper blank line spacing between the closing brace and the following comment (41270af)

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