xUnit.net does not capture console output

Question

I just started testing xUnit.net, but it doesn\'t seem to capture any output (Console, Debug, Trace), as I would have expected.

Is that possible? I am using a sample

Answer 1

I landed here with the same question. Here's what I ended up with. I hope it helps someone else.

How to write a custom target

    /// 

    ///     Use this to output NLog information when running test cases.
    /// 
    [Target("XUnit")]
    public class XUnitTarget : TargetWithLayout
    {
        [RequiredParameter] public ITestOutputHelper OutputHelper { get; set; }

        protected override void Write(LogEventInfo logEvent)
        {
            var logMessage = Layout.Render(logEvent);
            OutputHelper.WriteLine(logMessage);
        }

        /// 

        /// Call this in the test where you wish to enable logging.
        /// 
        /// The xUnit output helper from the test.
        public static void Configure(ITestOutputHelper testOutputHelper)
        {
            var config = new LoggingConfiguration();
            var xUnitTarget = new XUnitTarget
            {
                OutputHelper = testOutputHelper
            };
            config.AddTarget("xUnit", xUnitTarget);
            config.AddRule(LogLevel.Trace, LogLevel.Fatal, xUnitTarget);
            LogManager.Configuration = config;
        }
    }