[SOLVED] Vstest.console in powershell and Action Based on results

Vstest.console in powershell and Action Based on results

I'm trying to run some functional unit tests using vstest.console in PowerShell, and if any tests fails, I would perform a certain action (in this case, it would be rolling back an installation). How do I go about doing that.

Here is the current content of the PowerShell script I have.

$command = "<path_to_vstest_directory>\vstest.console.exe"
$arguments = @('<test dll>', '/Tests:"<name_of_specific_test_to_run>"')
&$command $arguments

Solution

You can use the Start-Process cmdlet to gain some control over the executed process:

$command = "<path_to_vstest_directory>\vstest.console.exe"
$testDll = "Path\with space\test.dll"
$testName = "name_of_specific_test_to_run"
$process = Start-Process $command -ArgumentList "`"$testDll`" /Tests:`"$testName`"" -PassThru -Wait

After that, you can evaluate the exit code stored in $process.ExitCode. You have also the possibility to redirect stdout and stderr, if needed.