Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.PackagedApp 1.0.0-alpha.26363.8

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.NET 8.0 This package targets .NET 8.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher.
This is a prerelease version of Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.PackagedApp. 
dotnet add package Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.PackagedApp --version 1.0.0-alpha.26363.8
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.PackagedApp -Version 1.0.0-alpha.26363.8
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.PackagedApp" Version="1.0.0-alpha.26363.8" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.PackagedApp" Version="1.0.0-alpha.26363.8" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.PackagedApp" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.PackagedApp --version 1.0.0-alpha.26363.8
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.PackagedApp, 1.0.0-alpha.26363.8"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.PackagedApp@1.0.0-alpha.26363.8
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.PackagedApp&version=1.0.0-alpha.26363.8&prerelease
                    


                            Install as a Cake Addin
                        

                    

                
#tool nuget:?package=Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.PackagedApp&version=1.0.0-alpha.26363.8&prerelease
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.PackagedApp

This package is experimental and consumes the experimental ITestHostLauncher extension point of Microsoft.Testing.Platform. The API may change or be removed in a future update.

Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.PackagedApp is an extension for Microsoft.Testing.Platform that deploys a packaged Windows test host (UWP or packaged WinUI) into an isolated directory and launches it from there, instead of starting the test host in place.

It is the consumer of the platform's ITestHostLauncher extension point for packaged Windows apps. UWP and packaged WinUI ship as MSIX and share the same launch mechanism, which is why VSTest exposes a single UwpTestHostRuntimeProvider for both:

  • Deploy + launch (implemented): the app's loose layout is deployed to a deployment directory and the produced executable is launched from there.
  • Packaged AUMID activation (planned): the loose layout is registered with the PackageManager and the app is activated by Application User Model ID (AUMID) via IApplicationActivationManager — the scenario behind #2784.

Microsoft.Testing.Platform is open source. You can find Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.PackagedApp code in the microsoft/testfx GitHub repository.

Install the package

dotnet add package Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.PackagedApp

About

This package extends Microsoft.Testing.Platform with:

  • Deployment + launch: stages the packaged Windows (UWP/WinUI) test host payload into an isolated directory and launches the deployed copy.
  • Mechanism-agnostic monitoring: returns an ITestHostHandle that exposes only the lifecycle the platform needs and no local process id.

Documentation

For comprehensive documentation, see https://aka.ms/testingplatform.

Feedback & contributing

Microsoft.Testing.Platform is an open source project. Provide feedback or report issues in the microsoft/testfx GitHub repository.

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net8.0 is compatible.  net8.0-android was computed.  net8.0-browser was computed.  net8.0-ios was computed.  net8.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net8.0-macos was computed.  net8.0-tvos was computed.  net8.0-windows was computed.  net9.0 is compatible.  net9.0-android was computed.  net9.0-browser was computed.  net9.0-ios was computed.  net9.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net9.0-macos was computed.  net9.0-tvos was computed.  net9.0-windows was computed.  net10.0 was computed.  net10.0-android was computed.  net10.0-browser was computed.  net10.0-ios was computed.  net10.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net10.0-macos was computed.  net10.0-tvos was computed.  net10.0-windows was computed. 
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