Using .runsettings to exclude assemblies from code coverage

Question

When running code coverage for my solution which contains multiple projects, I noticed that Code Coverage includes also my test assemblies.

I found an article which

Answer 1

I had all sorts of issues getting to work reliably (using ASP.NET Core 2.1).

In the end I found that using the was simple and more reliable and worked exactly as I needed. You still leverage the advice on the use of regex.

I include my solution path, and exclude my \tests subfolders where all my test projects live. Example for CodeCoverage element in RunSettings xml file:

  
    
      .*\\My\.Solution\.Name\.Space\\.* 
    
    
      .*\\My\.Solution\.Name\.Space\\Tests\\.* 
    
  
  

See more at: Customising Code Coverage on MS Docs